The University of Southern Indiana women’s tennis team was defeated by the University of Indianapolis, 9-0, Saturday afternoon at Venter Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana. The Screaming Eagles finish the regular season with a 7-12 record in dual matches along with 3-3 mark in conference play.

After USI was defeated in all three doubles matches, sophomore Haley Jones (Fort Branch, Indiana) gave her Indy opponent a challenge at number-six singles. Jones narrowly gave up the first set, 7-5 before being swept in the second 6-0.

With the regular season coming to an end, the Eagles now look towards the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. USI secured a spot in the tournament with their two wins last weekend, but with two losses this weekend, the Eagles earn the number-four seed in the GLVC East Division. Unofficially, USI will play the top seed in the West Division, Drury University in the first round of the tournament in Romeoville, Illinois.

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University of Southern Indiana
Southern Indiana vs Indianapolis (Apr 23, 2016)

#27 Indianapolis 9, Southern Indiana 0
Apr 23, 2016 at Greenwood, IN (Center Grove High School)

 It was another one of those nights for the Purple Aces offense on Friday night, as the high-scoring University of Evansville baseball team took its potent line-up on the road to pick up a 14-5 victory over 16^th-ranked Missouri State at Hammons Field.

The Aces scored early and often on the night, pushing three runs across in the second inning, five in the third and six more over the game’s final six frames. The win moved UE to 22-14 overall, including a 5-2 mark in Missouri Valley Conference play.

One of the early storylines for the Bears (27-9, 2-4 MVC) in the contest involved fielding miscues, highlighted by a Jeremy Eierman throwing error in the second inning. The play put two runners on base with one out, and Jonathan Ramon, who was making his return to the line-up after not playing in the last three contests, followed up with a single through the right side to plate the opening score.

Jeff Christen followed up with a walk to load the bases, and Shain Showers lined the second pitch he saw into right center to make it 3-0.

“Shain had a wonderful game for us tonight, and a performance like this is big for him,” UE head coach Wes Carroll said. “He had a great approach at the plate with great balance, and for him to deliver like he did to get us rolling was really nice to see. Hopefully, it’s a sign of things to come because we’re going to need him as we hit this final stretch of the season.”

Another error haunted the Bears in the third, with a wild pitch on a swinging strike three allowing a run to score, and Josh Jyawook followed up with a single to left to make it 5-0. Ramon hit into a would-be double play before an off-target throw limited the play to one out. The Aces would once again exploit the mistake as Showers and Nelson earned back-to-back walks to bring in another, and Eric McKibban followed up with a two-run single to run the total to 8-0.

MSU ended the day with four errors.

The UE quintet of seniors proved invaluable on the night as Ramon, Jyawook, Showers, McKibban and Boomer Synek combined for eight of UE’s 14 hits while scoring eight runs and knocking in another nine.

“This could be our last season playing baseball, and we have the mentality to come out and play like it,” Jyawook explained. “We try to come out like that every weekend. We try to provide the energy and the leadership, and the team really feeds off of it. That’s what works for us. I think all of us were dialed in tonight.”

From there, a pair of home runs in the third and fourth innings from Jake Burger and Eierman, respectively, cut the deficit back to five.

UE responded with three more runs over the course of the fifth and sixth frames to re-establish the lead, and it would not be seriously challenged down the stretch.

Starting pitcher Patrick Schnieders was credited with the win for UE, moving his season record to 4-2 overall. He allowed three runs on three hits over 5.2 innings, and Ryan Brady and Forrest Herrmann combined to pick up the final 10 outs.

Meanwhile, Jordan Knutson picked up the loss, allowing 10 runs (four earned) over four innings. He struck out eight.

Both UE and MSU will return to action on Saturday afternoon as the two teams are set to square off once again at Hammons Field. First pitch is slated for 2:05 p.m.

NOTES: Friday marked the highest scoring game in an MVC game for the Aces since a 14-2 win over Southern Illinois in Carbondale on May 14, 2010 … Since 1978, the first season that UE competed at the NCAA Division I level, UE is 37-48 vs. MSU … The Aces are 85-66 all-time against Missouri schools … Last season, the Aces were swept by Missouri State at Charles H. Braun Stadium.

Tournament to be played on Monday and Tuesday

This weekend, the University of Evansville men’s golf team heads west to Hutchinson, Kan. to take part in the Missouri Valley Conference men’s golf championship at Prairie Dunes Country Club.

Set for Monday and Tuesday, the teams will play 36 holes on Monday and the final 18 on Tuesday.  The Purple Aces were picked to finish seventh in the event with Wichita State being tabbed as the favorite going into the event.  Nine conference schools are set to participate.  The only school in the MVC that does not have men’s golf is Indiana State.

In the final regular season tournament, sophomore Tyler Gray was the low shooter in the final day as they Aces took seventh place in the Big Blue Invitational at Hermitage Golf Club.

Gray recorded a 74 in the final round to come home in a tie for 22nd place overall.  His final score was a 149.  Rick Voyvodic was the top finisher for the UE.  After carding a 73 on Monday, he came back with a 75 in round two.  He tied for 17th with his final score of 148.

Tying for 31st was Wil Pahud.  He notched a 77 in the final round to finish the tournament with a 151.  Following him was Will Knights.  The senior tied for 38th on the charts with his score of 153.  His rounds finished at 75 and 78.  Austin Carmack had a great improvement in round two, improving by 15 strokes.  He recorded an 81 after his opening-round total of 96.

The University of Evansville Women’s Tennis (8-18, 0-6) headed to Columbia, MO to take on the Missouri State Bears on Friday.  In the end, the Bears were able to top the Aces by a final score of 7-0. Tomorrow, against Wichita State, will mark the final regular season match for the Aces.  The match against the Shockers is slated for a 9:00 a.m. CST start time.

In the match against the Bears, three Aces players were able to take their match into the third set to fall just short in their respective match.  The three included Andjela Brguljan at flight two singles, Marine Darzyan at flight three singles, and Kennedy Craig at flight six singles.  See below for the scores from all the Aces matches against the Bears.

Singles Competition

1. Ema Turudija (MSU) def. Marina Moreno (UE) 6-2, 6-0
2. Miranda Poile (MSU) def. Andjela Brguljan (UE) 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
3. Anelisse Torrico (MSU) def. Marina Darzyan (UE) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
4. Faty Khamissi (MSU) def. Katie Delgado (UE) 6-3, 6-4
5. Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) def. Doreen Crasta (UE) 6-4, 6-2
6. Ekaterina Donetskova (MSU) def. Kennedy Craig (UE) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 10-

Doubles Competition

1. Ema Turudija/Miranda Poile (MSU) def. Marina Darzyan/Doreen Crasta (UE) 6-3
2. Anelisse Torrico/Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) def. Kennedy Craig/Katie Delgado (UE) 6-4
3. Faty Khamissi/Abbey Belote (MSU) def. Marina Moreno/Andjela Brguljan (UE) 7

Tomorrow the Aces will wrap up their regular season against the Wichita State Shockers.  The Shockers will come into the match with an overall record of 22-3 and they also boast a conference record of 5-0.  After their match with the Shockers, the Aces will come back to Evansville for 5 days just to turn around and travel back to Wichita for the MVC Tournament.

 

The University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team defeated Lewis University, 7-2, Friday afternoon in Romeoville, Illinois. The win is the tenth in a row for the 45^th ranked Screaming Eagles who improve to 15-3 on the season and 5-0 in Great Lakes Valley Conference competition. During the team’s current win streak, they have outscored opponents 84-6.

Two seniors continued their strong 2015-16 campaign in the conference win. Jack Joyce (Bournemouth, England) and Joel Stern (Mjoelby, Sweden) improved their undefeated record this year to 11-0 with their 8-3 win at number two doubles. Not to be outdone, junior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) and freshmanJames Hardiman (Blackwell Bristol, United Kingdom) earned an 8-3 win to push their record to 12-0 together this season.

Joyce was also able to pick up a win in singles play marking his 11^th consecutive win. The 6-2, 6-0 victory for the senior improves his season record to 17-4. Hardiman improved his win streak to nine matches with a 6-2, 7-5 win at number three. Sealing the fifth victory of the contest for the Eagles was Stern who picked up the win at number four to improve his season record to 15-3.

Also getting wins for USI were juniors Paul Forichon (Nimes, France) and Barris. The two picked up wins at numbers five and six, respectively. Forichon pushed his win streak to nine straight matches and moved his season record to 17-3. Barris earned his tenth win of the season.

The Eagles now prepare for their final match of the season tomorrow in Indianapolis. USI will take on the University of Indianapolis who are currently first and second in the GLVC East Division Standings. The match, which is being held at Center Grove High School, will start at 1 p.m.

University of Southern Indiana Tennis
Southern Indiana vs Lewis Flyers (Apr 22, 2016)

#45 Southern Indiana 7, #39 Lewis Flyers 2
Apr 22, 2016 at Romeoville, IL (Jack Oremus Tennis Complex)