The University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team swept Daemen College 9-0 Wednesday afternoon at the Evansville Tennis Center. The win improved the 34th-ranked Screaming Eagles’ record to 10-5.
Sophomores Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) and Andrew Dones (Georgetown, Indiana) scored the first point of the day for USI winning at number three doubles 8-0 as the Eagles never looked back. Dones went on to win his number six singles match 6-0, 6-0, while Karelin won at number five 6-1, 6-1.
In singles, sophomore James Hardiman (Backwell Bristol, United Kingdom) tallied a 6-0, 6-0 victory at number one and freshman Denis Davydov (Chorvatsky Grob, Slovakia) grabbed the win at number two, 6-1, 6-2. Hardiman and Davydov teamed up at number one doubles for an 8-4 win.
Picking up the final point in doubles was junior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) and senior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) at number two, 8-5. Barris would go on to win at number four singles 6-1, 6-2, and Kiladejo was victorious at number three, 6-2, 6-4.
The Eagles will take part in the GLVC/GLIAC Crossover this weekend, playing Ferris State University, Northwood University and Rockhurst University in Plainfield, Illinois. USI will play Ferris State first on Friday morning at 7:30 a.m.
#34 Southern Indiana 9, Daemen 0
Mar 15, 2017 at Evansville, Indiana (Evansville Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. James Hardiman (USI) def. D Gonzalez Villegas (DAEM) 6-0, 6-0
2. Denis Davydov (USI) def. Mark Veitengruber (DAEM) 6-1, 6-2
3. Samuel Kiladejo (USI) def. Fabian Wilde (DAEM) 6-2, 6-4
4. Aaron Barris (USI) def. R Ruiz Martinez (DAEM) 6-1, 6-2
5. Ilia Karelin (USI) def. Justin Milner (DAEM) 6-1, 6-1
6. Andrew Dones (USI) def. Andrew LeMar (DAEM) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. James Hardiman/Denis Davydov (USI) def. Mark Veitengruber/Fabian Wilde (DAEM) 8-4
2. Aaron Barris/Samuel Kiladejo (USI) def. D Gonzalez Villegas/R Ruiz Martinez (DAEM) 8-5
3. Ilia Karelin/Andrew Dones (USI) def. Andrew LeMar/John LeMar (DAEM) 8-0
Match Notes
Daemen 5-12
Southern Indiana 10-5; National ranking #34
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,4,5,2,3,6)
