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Men's Tennis Jostun Pomplun, USI Graduate Assistant

Men's Tennis tops UMSL 5-1

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The 34th-ranked University of Southern Indiana men's tennis team topped 43rd-ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis 5-1 Sunday evening at the Evansville Tennis Center. Three of the singles matches went unfinished.
 
USI (9-5) took a 2-1 lead after doubles play. Falling behind 1-0 after number three doubles, senior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) and junior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) tied the match at 1-1 with an 8-6 win at number two. USI then took a 2-1 lead with an 8-4 win from sophomore James Hardiman (Backwell Bristol, United Kingdom) and freshman Denis Davydov (Chorvatsky Grob, Slovakia) at number one.
 
In singles, Davydov picked up a 6-3, 6-0 win at number two to extend the Screaming Eagles' lead to 3-1. The Eagles then wrapped up the match with a 6-0, 6-1 victory at number five by sophomore Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) and a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 win at number six by sophomore Andrew Dones (Georgetown, Indiana).
 
USI hosts Daemen College (N.Y) at the Evansville Tennis Center Wednesday at noon.
 
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Players Mentioned

Aaron  Barris

Aaron Barris

6' 3"
Senior
Andrew Dones

Andrew Dones

6' 4"
Sophomore
James Hardiman

James Hardiman

6' 2"
Sophomore
Ilia Karelin

Ilia Karelin

5' 11"
Sophomore
Samuel Kiladejo

Samuel Kiladejo

6' 1"
Junior
Denis Davydov

Denis Davydov

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Aaron  Barris

Aaron Barris

6' 3"
Senior
Andrew Dones

Andrew Dones

6' 4"
Sophomore
James Hardiman

James Hardiman

6' 2"
Sophomore
Ilia Karelin

Ilia Karelin

5' 11"
Sophomore
Samuel Kiladejo

Samuel Kiladejo

6' 1"
Junior
Denis Davydov

Denis Davydov

6' 2"
Freshman