EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis (7-10) fell to a talented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (14-3) squad Sunday, 6-1. USI drops to 3-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference.
The Screaming Eagles celebrated senior day after the match for Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma) and Lauren Rowe (Terre Haute, Indiana) who played pivotal roles in the past four years. The USI community congratulates the two on their achievements and looks forward to what the rest of the season holds.
Doubles
The Eagles dug themselves into a hole early in the match losing all three doubles competitions. Junior Madison Windham (Clarksville, Tennessee) and Rowe battled to the Cougars number doubles team to the end but fell just short.
Singles
USI was victorious in one of the six singles matches. Freshman Antonia Ferrarini (Caxias do Sul, Brazil) earned the lone victory clawing out a gritty 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 win in the singles three matchup.
What’s Next
Both the men’s and women’s Eagles are back at the USI Tennis courts on Saturday taking on Tennessee State University. The men start at 11 a.m. with the women following at 2:30 p.m.
