The 34th-ranked University of Southern Indiana dropped a matchup of ranked teams Wednesday afternoon, falling to 11th-ranked Georgia College 7-2 at the Centennial Center Tennis Facility in Milledgeville, Georgia.
USI won one doubles match, as the duo of senior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) and junior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) picked up the victory at number two doubles 8-6.
The other point for the Screaming Eagles came at number four singles, where sophomore Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) won the first set 6-2 and was leading set two 5-3 before his opponent retired from the match. Barris went all three sets at number five, but came up just short 7-6, 3-6, 10-12. Sophomore James Hardiman (Backwell Bristol, United Kingdom) saw his winning streak come to an end, as he was defeated at number one 3-6, 4-6.
The Eagles hit the court again tomorrow in a match at Alabama-Huntsville at 5 p.m. in Huntsville, Alabama.
#11 Georgia College 7, #34 Southern Indiana 2
Mar 08, 2017 at Milledgeville, Ga. (Centennial Center Tennis Facility)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Christian Graff (GC-M) def. #43 James Hardiman (USI) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2. Pedro Ecenarro (GC-M) def. Denis Davydov (USI) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 3. Anton Waern (GC-M) def. Samuel Kiladejo (USI) 6-4, 6-0 |
| 4. Ilia Karelin (USI) def. Vincent Castermans (GC-M) 6-2, 5-3, retired |
| 5. Kyle Kinsler (GC-M) def. Aaron Barris (USI) 6-7, 6-3, 12-10 |
| 6. Mattia Campus (GC-M) def. Andrew Dones (USI) 6-3, 6-3 |
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| Doubles competition |
| 1. Christian Graff/Kyle Kinsler (GC-M) def. Denis Davydov/James Hardiman (USI) 8-2 |
| 2. Aaron Barris/Samuel Kiladejo (USI) def. Mattia Campus/Pedro Ecenarro (GC-M) 8-6 |
| 3. Anton Waern/Vincent Castermans (GC-M) def. Andrew Dones/Ilia Karelin (USI) 8-5 |
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| Match Notes |
| Southern Indiana 7-5; National ranking #34 |
| Georgia College 5-3; National ranking #11 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (6,3,2,4,1,5)
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