EVANSVILLE, Ind.-- The University of Southern Indiana men's tennis team defeated Saint Joseph's College, 9-0, Saturday afternoon at the USI Tennis Courts. The win is the ninth in a row for the 45
th-ranked Screaming Eagles who improve to 14-3 on the year and 4-0 in Great Lakes Valley Conference competition. The sweep is the teams sixth during the nine match win streak.
All three doubles tandems increased their win streaks in the sweep of the Knights. Junior
Paul Forichon (Nimes France) and sophomore
Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) picked up the 8-6 victory to improve their record to 10-2 on the year with their ninth straight win. Junior
Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) and freshman
James Hardiman (Blackwell Bristol, United Kingdom) also stay undefeated with their 11th win of the year. The win streak moves the doubles team into a tie for sixth in USI history for consecutive doubles wins.
Jack Joyce (Bourenmouth, England) and
Joel Stern (Mjoelby, Sweden) earned an 8-3 win to remain undefeated on the year with their tenth win together. The win also moves Joyce into a tie with Andrew Majxner for third place with 150 combined singles and doubles wins in his career. Joyce continued to impress in singles play earning a 6-1, 6-3 victory at number-two. It is the tenth consecutive win for the senior who improves his season record to 16-4. The win also moves Joyce into sole possession of third place in USI history for combined doubles and singles wins.
Hardiman's singles winning streak improved to eight matches with his 6-1, 6-0 victory at number three. At number five, Forichon picked up a 6-2, 6-3 win to earn his seventh straight win. His 16-3 season record ties Forichon with Joyce for the team lead for singles win. In the top singles match, Kiladejo defeated SJC's Reid Imel to earn his fifth straight win with a 6-4, 6-3 victory.
The Eagles will take their nine match winning streak into the final weekend of the regular season next week. On Friday, USI will travel to Romeoville, Illinois for a 2 p.m. match with Lewis University. The Eagles will stop to take on the University of Indianapolis on Saturday for an 11 a.m. match.
