NASHVILLE, Tenn. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis dropped two matches this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee as they fell to Tennessee State University, 5-2, on Saturday and Belmont University, 7-0, on Sunday. The Screaming Eagles fall to 5-14 (1-6 Horizon League) while the Tigers go to 10-12 (6-2 Horizon) and the Bruins improve to 18-5 (9-0 Horizon).
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USI vs Tennessee State
Doubles:
After the Tigers took the number two doubles to open the match, the Eagles bounced right back and earned a win in one doubles, as freshman Omar ElSamahy (Cairo, Egypt) and senior Lucas Sakamaki (Louisville, Kentucky) took down their opponent 7-5. Tennessee State would take the number three doubles match to secure the point.
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Singles:
The Tigers stayed hot as they took the number three, four, and six singles matches to claim the match victory early. USI would not back down as ElSamahy would earn a win by default in number two singles while senior Yahor Bahdanovich (Minsk, Belarus) would earn a victory of his opponent in number five singles, 1-6 6-3 7-5.
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USI vs Belmont
Doubles:
Belmont would take both the number two and three doubles matches to claim the point while the number one doubles would go unfinished.
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Singles:
The Bruins would stay hot and take all six singles matches in straight sets to earn a match victory.
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Up Next for the Eagles:
USI returns home for their final two matches of the regular season as they play host to Lindenwood University on April 22 at 1 pm and Eastern Illinois University on April 23 at noon. The Eagles will celebrate Senior Day when they host Eastern Illinois. Both matches will be played at the USI Tennis Courts.
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The USI match with Tennessee Tech University that was previously postponed will not be made up and will go as a no contest for both teams.
