Crucial doubles point lifts Eagles to victory USI defeats St. Cloud State, 4-3

COCOA BEACH, Fla. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis (4-2, 0-1 GLVC) used a crucial doubles point to claim a huge 4-3 win over St. Cloud State University (5-6) at the Cocoa Beach Racquet Club Wednesday afternoon. The Screaming Eagles also notched their first neutral site victory of the spring season.
 
DOUBLES: The Eagles swept the Huskies in doubles competition which showed to be the deciding point. Freshman Abby Myers (Evansville, Indiana)/senior Kylie Skepnek (Algonquin, Illinois) duo led off the Eagles with a 6-4 win before junior Chloe McIsaac (Fairview Heights, Illinois)/freshman Madison Windham (Clarksville, Tennessee) partners tallied a 6-2 win to capture the doubles point. The sophomore combination of Lauren Rowe (Terre Haute, Indiana)/Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma) closed the curtain on the Huskies and complete the sweep with the 6-2 victory.

SINGLES: It was a split between the Eagles and Huskies in singles play. Rowe started off with the 6-1, 6-0 win in the number one singles slot before McCorkle defeated her opponent (6-2, 6-1) in the number two singles space. USI lost the next three singles matches before the number six spot finished. Skepnek recorded the tiebreaker win (3-6, 6-2, 1-0) to clinch USI’s fourth win.