The 34th-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team picked up a pair of 7-2 wins, defeating the University of Charleston on Friday evening and defeating Fairmont State University on Saturday.
In the match against Charleston, USI took a 2-1 lead after doubles play thanks to 8-4 wins by the duos of sophomore James Hardiman (Backwell Bristol, United Kingdom) and freshman Denis Davydov (Chorvatsky Grob, Slovakia) and sophomores Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) and Andrew Dones (Georgetown, Indiana).
The Screaming Eagles would then go on to win five of the six singles matches. Hardiman won at number one, Davydov at number two and Karelin at number five. Also winning tor the Eagles were senior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) at number four and junior Jack Lipchik (Kokomo, Indiana).
Against Fairmont State on Saturday, USI again picked up two doubles wins from the duos of Hardiman and Davydov and Barris and junior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England).
In singles play, USI once again won five of the six matches. Picking up victories for the Eagles were Hardiman, Davydov, Kiladejo, Barris and Karelin.
USI is back in action tomorrow morning when they visit West Virginia Wesleyan at 7:00 a.m. (CST) in Buckhannon, West Virginia.
