University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis fell to Wright State University, 7-0, Saturday afternoon at the Evansville Racquet Club.
Freshman Lauren Hambrock (Terre Haute, Indiana) and senior Kymberly Brannon (Louisville, Kentucky) teamed up at number-two doubles to give the Screaming Eagles their only win of the match. In a close contest, the duo came away with the 7-5 victory in the final doubles decision. In the process, the two moved to 3-0 on the year together in doubles matches.
Wright State was able to come away with all six points in singles action. Junior Kelsey Shipman (Olney, Illinois) was competitive at number-one singles, pushing her opponent to a close decision in the second set. Eventually, Shipman would fall 6-2, 7-5.
It is a quick turnaround for the Eagles as the University of Missouri-St. Louis comes to Evansville for another afternoon matchup Sunday at 1 p.m. The nonconference contest is scheduled to take place at the USI Tennis Courts.
University of Southern Indiana Tennis
Wright State University vs Southern Indiana (Mar 18, 2017)
Wright State University 7, Southern Indiana 0
Mar 18, 2017 at Evansille, Indiana (Evansville Raquet Club)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Karoline Haller (WSU) def. Kelsey Shipman (USI) 6-2, 7-5 |
| 2. Linsey Verstrepen (WSU) def. Lauren Hambrock (USI) 6-1, 6-3 |
| 3. Elaine Colern (WSU) def. Brenna Wu (USI) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 4. Taylor Culbertson (WSU) def. Kymberly Brannon (USI) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 5. Vanessa Madrigal (WSU) def. Alex Jamison (USI) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 6. Aby Madrigal (WSU) def. Haley Jones (USI) 6-2, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Tori Turner/Taylor Culbertson (WSU) def. Kelsey Shipman/Brenna Wu (USI) 6-2 |
| 2. Lauren Hambrock/Kymberly Brannon (USI) def. Karoline Haller/Linsey Verstrepen (WSU) 7-5 |
| 3. Elaine Colern/Haily Morgan (WSU) def. Alex Jamison/Jennifer Mizikar (USI) 6-1 |
