The University of Southern Indiana women’s tennis team fell 8-1 Wednesday morning to Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.
Junior Kelsey Shipman (Olney, Illinois) picked up the only point of the day for USI, defeating Maria Chun 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 10-4, at number one singles. Freshman Lauren Hambrock (Terre Haute, Indiana) battled at number three singles, but was defeated 6-2, 6-4.
The Screaming Eagles dropped all three doubles matches on the day. Juniors Jennifer Mizikar (Batavia, Illinois) and Haley Jones (Ft. Branch, Indiana) took the loss at number three 8-4.
The next match for the Eagles is tomorrow when they face Stonehill College in a neutral site matchup at 10:30 a.m. (CST) in Melbourne, Florida.
Florida Tech 8, Southern Indiana 1
Mar 08, 2017 at Melbourne Florida (Campus Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Kelsey Shipman (USI) def. Maria Chun (FIT) 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 10-4 |
| 2. Alahna Reto (FIT) def. Brenna Wu (USI) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 3. Kayla Hergott (FIT) def. Lauren Hambrock (USI) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 4. Erin Egoroff (FIT) def. Kymberly Brannon (USI) 6-0, 6-5 |
| 5. Paloma Vela (FIT) def. Alex Jamison (USI) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 6. Lauren Stuckey (FIT) def. Haley Jones (USI) 6-2, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Kayla Hergott/Meritt Rabson (FIT) def. Kelsey Shipman/Kymberly Brannon (USI) 8-2 |
| 2. Erin Egoroff/Mariana Castaneiras (FIT) def. Brenna Wu/Lauren Hambrock (USI) 8-3 |
| 3. Caroline Walter/Larissa Kiyoku (FIT) def. Jennifer Mizikar/Haley Jones (USI) 8-4 |
| Match Notes |
| Southern Indiana 3-4 |
| Florida Tech 7-2 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,4,3,1,5,6) |
| Caroline Walter (FIT) defeated Jennifer Mizikar (USI) 8-2 in an exhibition match |
