University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis cruised to a 7-0 win over host Kentucky Wesleyan College Tuesday afternoon in its 2018-19 season-opener.
Playing under the new scoring rules—doubles counts as one point and all doubles matches are played to six—the Screaming Eagles cruised to three straight wins in doubles play to earn a 1-0 lead over the Panthers heading into singles competition.
USI (1-0) breezed to straight-set wins over KWC (1-1) in all six singles matches, including the match-clincher at No. 5 singles.
Two-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree Lauren Hambrock (Terre Haute, Indiana) was one of six players to earn a pair of wins for the Eagles as she won at No. 1 singles after teaming with sophomore Lauren Thompson (Evansville, Indiana) for a win at No. 1 doubles.
Thompson also was victorious at No. 2 singles, while junior Alex Jamison (Floyds Knobs, Indiana) and freshman Rachel Anderson (Racine, Wisconsin) earned wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively.
Jamison and Anderson paired for a win at No. 2 doubles, while freshmen Shelby Braselton (Haubstadt, Indiana) and Kylie Skepnek (Algonquin, Illinois) combined for a win at No. 3 doubles. Braselton and Skepnek rounded out USI’s efforts with wins at No. 6 and No. 5 singles, respectively, while fellow classmate Lindsey McCord (Greenfield, Indiana) posted a straight-set win in an exhibition contest.
USI returns to action Saturday when it competes at the ITA Midwest Regional in Allendale, Michigan. The Eagles’ next dual match is September 22 when they host the University of Charleston at the USI Tennis Courts.
