The University of Southern Indiana men's tennis team raised its record to 4-3 this year by winning two of three matches this weekend. The Screaming Eagles started the weekend by falling to Wayne State University, 6-3, but bounced back to break a two-match losing streak by defeating Illinois Wesleyan University, 8-1, and DePauw University, 5-4. All three matches were played at DePauw University.
The Eagles will resume the spring schedule with a dual match with Concordia College in St. Augustine, Florida, Monday, March 8.
Wayne State (MI) 6, Southern Indiana 3
Doubles
1. Rohan Singh/Miquel Cobbs (WSU) def.
Joe Epkey/Weston Phillips (USI) 9-7
2. Sebastien Foka/Goran Marijan (WSU) def.
Evan Luttrell/Ryan Hughes (USI) 8-3
3. Nim Shetty/Kyle Taylor (USI ) def.
Lech Czerwinski/Phillip Tharakan (WSU) 8-5
Singles
1. Foka (WSU) def. Epkey (USI) 7-5,7-5
2. Cobbs (WSU) def. Phillips (USI) 6-1, 6-2
3. Singh (WSU) def. Hughes (USI) 6-0, 6-1
4. Shetty (USI) def. Marijan (WSU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(8)
5. Luttrell (USI) def. Czerwinski (WSU) default
6. Greg Zilo (WSU) def. Taylor (USI) 6-3, 6-0
Southern Indiana 8, Illinois Wesleyan 1
Doubles
1. Epkey/Phillips (USI) def.
Mike Walz/Jason Love (IWU) 8-6
2. Luttrell/Hughes (USI) def.
Matt Rineberg/Chauncey Staples (IWU) 8-6
3. Shetty/ Taylor (USI) def.
Pat Fischer/Ryan Stitt (IWU) 8-2
Singles
1. Epkey (USI) def. Walz (IWU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Rineberg (IWU) def. Phillips (USI) 7-6, 7-6
3. Hughes (USI) def. Staples (IWU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Shetty (USI) def. Love (IWU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Luttrell (USI) def. Fischer (IWU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Taylor (USI) def. Stitt (IWU) 7-5, 6-2
Southern Indiana 5, DePauw 4
Doubles
1. Epkey/Phillips (USI) def.
Donald Person/Billy Elliott (DU) 9-8 (5)
2. Darren Eboivi/Aaron Gress (DU) def.
Luttrell/Hughes (USI) 8-3
3. Ryan Golden/Jeff Zanchelli (DU) def.
Shetty/Taylor (USI) 9-7
Singles
1. Epkey (USI) def. Marshall Kurensman (DU) 6-3,6-2
2. Phillips (USI) def. Person (DU) 6-2,3-6, 6-4
3. Evan Webeler (DU) def. Hughes (USI) 6-4,6-2
4. Shetty (USI) def. Eblovi (DU) 7-6, 6-1,6-4
5. Gress (DU) def. Luttrell (USI) 6-7(5), 3-6
6. Taylor (USI) def. Elliott (DU) 6-3,6-1
Ray Simmons, USI Sports Information