The University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team defeated the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 8-1, Saturday afternoon in Terre Haute, Indiana for their sixth straight victory. The 45th-ranked Screaming Eagles move to 11-3 (1-0) on the year in their final non-conference match.
The Eagles continue to dominate doubles play sweeping the competition during the team’s six-match win streak. Junior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) and freshman James Hardiman (Blackwell Bristol, United Kingdom) move to 8-0 on the year with their win while the senior team of Jack Joyce (Bournemouth, England) and Joel Stern (Mjoelby, Sweden) have won all seven of their matches in 2015-16. Junior Paul Forichon (Nimes, France) and sophomore Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) won their sixth straight match together moving to 7-1 on the season.
Sophomore Anthony Van Rompay (Schilde, Belgium) was able to seal the USI victory with the fifth win of the contest earning a 6-3, 6-0 victory at number-five singles. Joyce picked up his seventh straight win and moved to 14-3 on the year with his 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 win at number-two. Also continuing his impressive singles win streak, Hardiman earned his fifth victory in a row at number-three by a score of 6-2, 6-2 for the final Eagles’ victory of the match.
The Eagles return to conference play on Friday when McKendree University makes the trip to Evansville for a 2 p.m. match up at the USI Tennis Courts.
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis
Southern Indiana vs Rose-Hulman (Apr 03, 2016)
#45 Southern Indiana 8, Rose-Hulman 1
Apr 03, 2016 at Terre Haute, Ind. (Joy Hulbert Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Samuel Kiladejo (USI) def. Georges Adam (RHIT) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 2. Jack Joyce (USI) def. Brandon Benedict (RHIT) 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 |
| 3. James Hardiman (USI) def. Cam Metzger (RHIT) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 4. Andre Adam (RHIT) def. Joel Stern (USI) 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7) |
| 5. Anthony Van Rompay (USI) def. Matt Conrad (RHIT) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 6. Aaron Barris (USI) def. Brendan Goldacker (RHIT) 6-0, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Paul Forichon/Samuel Kiladejo (USI) def. Georges Adam/Brandon Benedict (RHIT) 8-5 |
| 2. Jack Joyce/Joel Stern (USI) def. Cam Metzger/Andre Adam (RHIT) 8-3 |
| 3. Aaron Barris/James Hardiman (USI) def. Matt Conrad/Joe Kendall (RHIT) 8-0 |
| Match Notes |
| Southern Indiana 11-3; National ranking #45; Regional ranking #6 |
| Rose-Hulman 12-6 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,2,1,3,4) |
