– University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis (8-6, 3-3 GLVC) was triumphant in the Great Lakes Valley Conference match and their assumed season finale this morning to Lewis University (9-5, 4-2 GLVC), 5-2 at the USI Tennis Courts.
DOUBLES: The Screaming Eagles duo of sophomore Preston Cameron and senior Kooper Falkenstein came out in the No. 3 doubles and rolled their opponents without dropping a game. Cameron and Falkenstein end the season with a 9-3 record in doubles play together.
Then, Sophomore Lucas Sakamaki and Junior Marvin Kromer finished off their opponents easily, only losing one game in the process. The third straight win for the combo clinched the doubles point for USI.
SINGLES: The Flyers took the No. 1 & 2 singles in straight-sets.
Sakamaki made it a two-win day when he fought off his foe for a straight-sets victory. Sakamaki recorded his team-high 13th victory on the season to get the team scores tied 2-2.
Senior Spencer Blandford followed suit as he notched a straight-sets victory in the No. 5 singles stretching the lead to 3-2 in favor of USI. Blandford finished with eight total singles win on the year.
Kromer came out taking the first set of the No. 3 singles but could not finish it off falling in next two sets evening the team totals at three a piece.
Then, for the third time this season, in the No. 6 singles slot freshman Dylan Brown crushed his opponent only losing one game to clinch the match for the Eagles. Brown ended the season with seven tallies in the win column.
GLVC Standings Breakdown: The Eagles can finish no better than fifth in the GLVC East Division and the top four from each division advance to the GLVC Tournament. Thus, this will conclude the 2020-21 season for USI Men’s Tennis.
