Box Score


EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time in school history, the 40^th ranked and top seed University of Southern Indiana men's tennis team advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. The Screaming Eagles defeated 36^th ranked and fourth seed Ferris State University 5-0 Sunday afternoon in the Midwest Preliminary Region Round.
 
USI came out on fire in doubles, taking all three points. The No. 2 team of senior Ben Boesing and freshman Jack Joyce got back on track with an 8-4 win, while junior Santiago Lopez and senior Rodrigo Flores won for the 11^th straight time at the No. 3 slot with a 8-3 victory.  
 
The Eagles then completed a doubles sweep at No. 1 when sophomore Michael Kuzaj and senior Juan Quiroz downed their foe 8-6.
 
The top three singles matches were all tight contests, but USI dominated the four and five spot.
 
Boesing won his 18^th consecutive match when he defeated Razvan Mag of FSU 6-2, 6-1. Joyce also kept his opponent off balance as he won his 13^th singles contest of the spring, downing his foe 6-1, 6-2.
 
The Eagles, who are now 17-4 on the season play the University of California, San Diego Wednesday May 8 at 11 a.m. (CDT)