The University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team defeated McKendree University, 9-0, Friday afternoon at the Evansville Tennis Center. The team’s seventh straight win moves the 45th-ranked Screaming Eagles to 12-3 in dual-matches and 2-0 in Great Lakes Valley Conference competition.
All three doubles tandems increased their win streaks in the sweep of the Bearcats. Junior Aaron Barris(Marietta, Georgia) and freshman James Hardiman (Blackwell Bristol, United Kingdom) remain undefeated on the year with an 8-0 record. The senior team of Jack Joyce (Bournemouth, England) and Joel Stern(Mjoelby, Sweden) picked up an 8-3 win to move their record together on the year to 7-0. At number-one doubles, sophomore Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) and Paul Forichon (Nimes, France) earned their sixth-consecutive win to improve their season record to 7-2. In total, USI has won 21-consecutive doubles matches, dating back to March 9.
Three Eagles have built impressive winning streaks in singles competition also. Joyce earned the win at number-two, 6-2, 6-2, to increase his streak to a team leading seven straight matches. Hardiman and Forichon picked up wins at three and five singles to increase their win streaks to five a piece. During USI’s current seven match win streak, the Eagles have a record of 41-4 in singles competition.
USI will take to the road next Friday when the team head to Louisville, Kentucky for a GLVC match-up with Bellarmine University at 1 p.m. On Saturday, the Eagles return to the USI Tennis Courts for an afternoon contest with Saint Joseph’s College at 11 a.m.
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis
McKendree University vs Southern Indiana (Apr 08, 2016)
#45 Southern Indiana 9, McKendree University 0
Apr 08, 2016 at Evansville, Indiana (Evansville Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Samuel Kiladejo (USI) def. Ben Muller (MCK) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2. Jack Joyce (USI) def. Abel Moreno (MCK) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 3. James Hardiman (USI) def. Maico Egbers (MCK) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 4. Joel Stern (USI) def. Ethan McCafferty (MCK) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 5. Paul Forichon (USI) def. Ross Price (MCK) 6-4, 6-0 |
| 6. Aaron Barris (USI) def. Alberto Montalban (MCK) 6-4, 5-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Paul Forichon/Samuel Kiladejo (USI) def. Ben Muller/Maico Egbers (MCK) 8-4 |
| 2. Jack Joyce/Joel Stern (USI) def. Ross Price/Abel Moreno (MCK) 8-3 |
| 3. Aaron Barris/James Hardiman (USI) def. Ethan McCafferty/Alberto Montalban (MCK) 8-4 |
| Match Notes |
| McKendree University 10-10 |
| Southern Indiana 12-3; National ranking #45; Regional ranking #6 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,2,1,4,5,6) |
