The University of Southern Indiana women's tennis team improved to 2-0 overall and 2-0 in the GLVC with an 8-1 victory over the University of Missouri-St. Louis Friday evening at the USI Tennis Courts in Evansville, Indiana. The Screaming Eagles swept doubles play, winning the matches 8-3, 8-3, and 8-4, before winning five of the six singles matches.

Senior Nichole Freyberger (Jasper, Indiana) highlighted the singles matches with her 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) come-from behind victory at three singles. Freyberger fought off a 0-2 deficit during the tie-breaker to come away with her second victory of the season.

USI will return to action Saturday morning to take on Quincy University at 9 a.m. The Eagles will wrap up Saturday's action with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at 3 p.m. Both matches are schedule to take place at the USI Tennis Courts.

Southern Indiana 8, Missouri-St. Louis 1
Singles
1. Ashley Rees (USI) def. Neringa Bandzeviciute 6-0, 6-0
2. Audra Bartelt (USI) def. Krissy Howard 6-2, 6-2
3. Nichole Freyberger (USI) def. Devin Foy 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
4. Kathleen Davis (USI) def. Laura Wiele 6-3, 6-1
5. Katie Duffy (UMSL) def. Kalie Ackerman 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Cassy Froderman (USI) def. Chrissy Duffy 7-6 (7-5), 6-2

Doubles
1. Rees-Bartelt (USI) def. Foy-Wiele 8-3
2. Freyberger-Davis (USI) def. Howard-Lauren Daugherty 8-3
3. Casey Clausman-Rachel Engle (USI) def. Bandzeviciute-Stephanie Bladen 8-4

Dan McDonnell,
USI Sports Information