Doubles: The Screaming Eagles secured the doubles decision point after sweeping all three opponents. Sophomore partners Axel Sabourin (Marseille, France)/Mathys Bove (Lyon, France) stood tall at number one with a 6-2 win while the combination of junior Guy Finkelstein (Lehavim, Israel)/freshman Eytan Michaeli (Beer Sheva, Israel) took care of business in the three hole with a 7-6 win to seal the point. Wrapping up doubles play was the junior Quinten Gillespie (Whiteland, Indiana)/senior Dylan Brown (Evansville, Indiana) duo who squeezed past their foes in the second flight, 7-5.
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Singles: All Eagles soared in singles play against the Saints with five of the six flights winning in just two sets. Gillespie started it off at number four with a 6-4, 6-3 decision before Bove captured a 6-4, 6-4 win at number three. In close fashion, Sabourin took down his opponent at number one (7-6, 6-1) before Michaeli needed three sets and a pair of tiebreakers to score the point for USI (7-6, 6-7, 1-0). Closing out the dominant evening was Brown’s 6-2, 6-0 win at number five before junior Blake Deaton (Indianapolis, Indiana) scored a 6-3, 6-4 decision in the six spot.
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