Men’s Tennis tops UMSL 5-1

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The 34th-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team topped 43rd-ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis 5-1 Sunday evening at the Evansville Tennis Center. Three of the singles matches went unfinished.

USI (9-5) took a 2-1 lead after doubles play. Falling behind 1-0 after number three doubles, senior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) and junior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) tied the match at 1-1 with an 8-6 win at number two. USI then took a 2-1 lead with an 8-4 win from sophomore James Hardiman (Backwell Bristol, United Kingdom) and freshman Denis Davydov (Chorvatsky Grob, Slovakia) at number one.

In singles, Davydov picked up a 6-3, 6-0 win at number two to extend the Screaming Eagles’ lead to 3-1. The Eagles then wrapped up the match with a 6-0, 6-1 victory at number five by sophomore Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) and a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 win at number six by sophomore Andrew Dones (Georgetown, Indiana).

USI hosts Daemen College (N.Y) at the USI Tennis Courts Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

#34 Southern Indiana 5, #43 Missouri-St. Louis 1
Mar 12, 2017 at Evansville, Indiana (Evansville Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. James Hardiman (USI) vs. Ben Kasprzak (UMSLM) unfinished
2. Denis Davydov (USI) def. Nathan Pinto (UMSLM) 6-3, 6-0
3. Samuel Kiladejo (USI) vs. Alberto Maza (UMSLM) unfinished
4. Aaron Barris (USI) vs. Rob White (UMSLM) unfinished
5. Ilia Karelin (USI) def. Milan Kovacs (UMSLM) 6-0, 6-1
6. Andrew Dones (USI) def. Dario Vidaurre (UMSLM) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

 

Doubles competition
1. James Hardiman/Denis Davydov (USI) def. Kristoffer Lindal/Rob White (UMSLM) 8-4
2. Aaron Barris/Samuel Kiladejo (USI) def. Ben Kasprzak/Alberto Maza (UMSLM) 8-6
3. Dario Vidaurre/Milan Kovacs (UMSLM) def. Andrew Dones/Ilia Karelin (USI) 8-3

 

Match Notes
Missouri-St. Louis 3-1; National ranking #43
Southern Indiana 9-5; National ranking #34
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,5,6)

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