ANN ARBOR, MI.– University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis bows out of its first Horizon League Tournament in the Quarterfinals round after a 4-0 defeat to Youngstown State University Friday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Screaming Eagles finish their historic season with a 5-10 (2-2 Horizon) record and a postseason appearance, the team’s first since transitioning to Division I. Head Coach Chris Crawford was named Horizon League Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year for the team’s turnaround. At the same time, freshman Jy Hibbert and junior Axel Sabourin earned the league’s doubles team of the week honors in early April.
Doubles
Southern Indiana dropped the first two doubles matches, securing the point for Youngstown. Freshman Adam Koon and junior Mathys Bove battled in the number three doubles match, but fell 6-4, while senior Quinten Gillespie and sophomore Eytan Michaeli dropped the number two doubles match 6-3.
Singles
The Eagles’ struggles continued into the singles matches. Bove lost the number one singles match 6-2, 6-0, before Michaeli lost in the number three singles 6-2, 6-4. Gillespie closed out his collegiate career in the number five singles, getting bested 6-2, 6-4.
Sabourin and Hibbert were ahead in the number two and number four singles matches before they were declared unfinished after Youngstown clinched the victory.
