University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis notched another win for the 2017-18 season with a 8-1 decision over William Jewell College Friday at the Evansville Tennis Center.
The Screaming Eagles (4-1) came out strong with a 3-0 sweep in the doubles competition. The pairing of freshman Alexander Lawrenz (Hamburg, Germany) and freshman Spencer Blandford (Louisville, Kentucky) was the first to win, 8-0, in the number two doubles. The duo of junior Andrew Dones(Georgetown, Indiana) and Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) secured another win in number three doubles 8-1. USI captured the 3-0 doubles victory with a final win from the number one group of senior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) and freshman Martim Cafe (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) with a final score of 9-7.
Singles competition saw Karelin winning the first match in straight sets at number three singles, while Lawrenz earned a 6-3, 6-3 victory at number two. The Eagles finished out the rest of the matches in the win column with freshman Yahor Bahdanovich (Minsk, Belarus) securing a 6-1, 6-3 win at the number four singles slot; Blandford winning in 6-3, 6-1 at number five; and Café posting a 6-3, 6-0 decision at number six.
USI returns to action Thursday with a trip to Michigan for a match with the Timberwolves of Northwood University.
