PADUCAH, Ken. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis (4-15, 0-6 OVC) completed its first NCAA Division I season Friday afternoon after falling in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference Championship to Eastern Illinois University, 4-0. The Screaming Eagles competed in DI athletics for the first time in program history, winning four matches under newly-hired head coach Chris Crawford.
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Doubles:Â USI found no success in doubles play, dropping at number one and two while number three went unfinished.
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Singles: Only numbers one, three, and five were completed as the Panthers took all three to sweep the Eagles. Despite not finishing, sophomore Abby Brown (Evansville, Indiana) held a 6-0, 5-2 lead until the match was called.
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