EVANSVILLE, Ind.- The University of Southern Indiana men's tennis team defeated Austin Carson Newman University, 8-1, Friday afternoon on the road in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The 33rd ranked Screaming Eagles move to 3-2 with the win in their first of three matches this weekend.
 
Jack Joyce (Bournemouth, England) led USI picking up two nearly perfect wins. Joyce and his doubles partner Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) picked up the first decision of the day with an 8-2 win at number one doubles. Joyce would later go on to a win at number three singles only dropping one game in the match winning 6-1, 6-0. Senior Joel Stern (Mjoelby, Sweden) picked up the fifth and deciding point for USI in sealing the victory at number five singles. Stern defeated Carson-Newman's Kevin Mendes 7-5, 6-4. Stern also picked up a win in doubles play with James Hardiman (Blackwell Bristol, United Kingdom), 8-3. Hardiman was the third and final Screaming Eagle to pick up two wins, getting a singles victory at number two, 6-0, 6-3.

It is a short turnaround for USI as they travel along I-81 in Tennessee for a 10 a.m. match tomorrow morning with King University.