EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis defeated the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Friday, 5-2. The Screaming Eagles used a dominant set of singles matches to take down the Tritons and improve to 3-5 on the year while UMSL moves to 2-2.
Â
Doubles:
UMSL was able to take the early point from doubles, taking the number one and two matches to claim the point. USI was able to take the number three doubles as sophomores Guy Finkelstein (Lehavim, Israel) and Quinten Gillespie (Whiteland, Indiana) took down their opponent in a tough match, 7-5.
Â
Singles:
The Eagles were soaring in singles, taking the first three sets swiftly. Freshman Alfrendo Vogelaar (Den Haag, Netherlands) got things started in the number two singles, quickly taking down his opponent, 6-2 6-1. Freshman Omar ElSamahy (Cairo, Egypt) followed in Vogelaar’s footsteps and made easy work of his opponent in the number one singles, 6-2 6-3. Junior Ruben Emmerson-Hiini (Auckland, New Zealand) secured the third straight point for USI in the number three singles, taking down his opponent in a third set tiebreaker after dropping the first set, 5-7 6-4 1-0 (10-8). UMSL tried to bounce back by taking the number four singles, but junior Dylan Brown (Evansville, Indiana) stopped the Tritons in their tracks by taking the number six singles and securing the win for the Eagles, 6-3 6-1. USI wouldn’t stop there as senior Yahor Bahdanovich (Minsk, Belarus) finished the match with a win in the number five singles in a third set tiebreaker, 6-2 2-6 1-0 (10-7).
Â
UP NEXT FOR USI:
The Eagles head on the road next weekend for a pair of matches. Starting on March 3 when they take on Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky starting at 5:30 p.m. (CST). USI then heads to Cincinnati, Ohio to take on Xavier University on March 4.
