The University of Southern Indiana women’s tennis team earned its third consecutive victory Wednesday night by defeating Daemen College 8-1 at the Evansville Tennis Center.
USI (6-4) swept doubles play for a 3-0 lead going into singles. Taking the 8-5 win at number one doubles was junior Kelsey Shipman (Olney, Illinois) and senior Brenna Wu (Evansville, Indiana). Shipman would go on to win at number one singles, 6-3, 6-2.
At number three singles, freshman Lauren Hambrock (Terre Haute, Indiana) had a clean sweep, winning 6-0, 6-0. Senior Kymberly Brannon (Louisville, Kentucky) picked up the win at number four singles with a 6-1, 6-2 tally. Brannon and Hambrock also teamed up for an 8-2 win at number two doubles.
Freshman Alex Jamison (Floyds Knobs, Indiana) and junior Haley Jones (Ft. Branch, Indiana) grabbed the win at number three doubles by a score of 8-4. Jones also won at number six singles 6-1, 6-0, while Jamison was the victor at number five 6-0, 6-1.
Next up for the Screaming Eagles is a match against Wright State Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Wesselman Park.
Southern Indiana 8, Daemen 1
Mar 15, 2017 at Evansville, Indiana (Evansville Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Kelsey Shipman (USI) def. Hollins, Karli (DAEW) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2. Scanlan, Hayle (DAEW) def. Brenna Wu (USI) 6-2, 4-6, 10-6 |
| 3. Lauren Hambrock (USI) def. Ringler, Gretchen (DAEW) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. Kymberly Brannon (USI) def. Robins, Jessica (DAEW) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 5. Alex Jamison (USI) def. Iverson, Shaylah (DAEW) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 6. Haley Jones (USI) def. Park, Morgan (DAEW) 6-1, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Kelsey Shipman/Brenna Wu (USI) def. Hollins, Karli/Scanlan, Hayle (DAEW) 8-5 |
| 2. Kymberly Brannon/Lauren Hambrock (USI) def. Ringler, Gretchen/Robins, Jessica (DAEW) 8-2 |
| 3. Alex Jamison/Haley Jones (USI) def. Iverson, Shaylah/Park, Morgan (DAEW) 8-4 |
| Match Notes |
| Daemen 9-14 |
| Southern Indiana 6-4 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,3,5,4,1,2) |
