SOUTH BEND, Ind.– University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis dropped the Sunday afternoon matchup to the University of Notre Dame (13-11, 1-9 ACC), 7-0, in South Bend, Indiana. The Screaming Eagles fall to 4-8 (1-1 Horizon) on the season.
Doubles
The teams of senior Quinten Gillespie and sophomore Eytan Michaeli, as well as Mathys Bove and freshman Adam Koon dropped the number two and number three doubles matches 6-1, securing the point for the Irish.
Junior Axel Sabourin and freshman Jy Hibbert had their game declared unfinished while trailing 5-2.
Singles
Bove was the only Eagle who forced a third set. Dropping the first set 6-2, then winning the second set 7-5, the junior dropped the third 1-0 (10-2), giving the number one singles match to Notre Dame.
Gillespie fought early in the number five singles game, but fell in the first set 7-5 before dropping the second 6-2. After a slow start, falling in the first set 6-2, Hibbert made a late push in the second set, ultimately relinquishing the set 7-5 in the number four singles.
Up Next For The Eagles
USI returns to Horizon League action against Tennessee Tech University on April 5 in Cookeville, Tennessee. The match will begin at 1 p.m.
