Eagles drop ranked matchup with Greyhounds

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 With first-place on the line in the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division, the 34th-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team fell 8-1 to the 16th-ranked University of Indianapolis Friday afternoon at the USI Tennis Courts.
The Screaming Eagles trailed only 2-1 after doubles play, when junior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) and senior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) won at number two 9-7. USI lost 8-5 at number one and 8-4 at number three.In singles, the Eagles lost all six matches. Sophomore James Hardiman (Backwell Bristol, United Kingdom) took his match all three sets. He won the first set 6-3, before dropping the next two 6-1 and 10-3. Sophomore Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) also went three sets, but lost 6-4, 3-6, 4-10.

The Eagles conclude the regular season tomorrow when they host Lewis University at 10 a.m. at the USI Tennis Courts.

 

#16 Indianapolis 8, #34 Southern Indiana 1
Apr 14, 2017 at Evansville, Indiana (USI Tennis Courts)

Singles competition
1. #21 A. Huertas Del Pino (UINDY-M) def. #23 James Hardiman (USI) 3-6, 6-1, 10-3
2. #30 Christoph Drechsler (UINDY-M) def. Samuel Kiladejo (USI) 6-1, 6-3
3. Nils Hoffacker (UINDY-M) def. Denis Davydov (USI) 6-0, 6-1
4. Magnus Mueller (UINDY-M) def. Aaron Barris (USI) 6-4, 6-2
5. Andrea Morlet (UINDY-M) def. Ilia Karelin (USI) 4-6, 6-3, 10-4
6. Marco Razo (UINDY-M) def. Andrew Dones (USI) 6-2, 6-1

 

Doubles competition
1. #17 A. Huertas Del Pino/Andrea Morlet (UINDY-M) def. James Hardiman/Denis Davydov (USI) 8-5
2. Samuel Kiladejo/Aaron Barris (USI) def. Christoph Drechsler/Magnus Mueller (UINDY-M) 9-7
3. Nils Hoffacker/Marco Razo (UINDY-M) def. Andrew Dones/Ilia Karelin (USI) 8-4

 

Match Notes
Indianapolis 11-4, 5-0 GLVC; National ranking #16
Southern Indiana 16-8, 4-1 GLVC; National ranking #34
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,2,3,4,1,5)

 

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