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Men's Tennis Jostun Pomplun, USI Graduate Assistant

Men's Tennis comes up short in ranked matchup

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The 34th-ranked University of Southern Indiana dropped a matchup of ranked teams Wednesday afternoon, falling to 11th-ranked Georgia College 7-2 at the Centennial Center Tennis Facility in Milledgeville, Georgia.

USI won one doubles match, as the duo of senior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) and junior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) picked up the victory at number two doubles 8-6.

The other point for the Screaming Eagles came at number four singles, where sophomore Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) won the first set 6-2 and was leading set two 5-3 before his opponent retired from the match. Barris went all three sets at number five, but came up just short 7-6, 3-6, 10-12. Sophomore James Hardiman (Backwell Bristol, United Kingdom) saw his winning streak come to an end, as he was defeated at number one 3-6, 4-6.

The Eagles hit the court again tomorrow in a match at Alabama-Huntsville at 5 p.m. in Huntsville, Alabama.
 
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Players Mentioned

Aaron  Barris

Aaron Barris

6' 3"
Senior
James Hardiman

James Hardiman

6' 2"
Sophomore
Ilia Karelin

Ilia Karelin

5' 11"
Sophomore
Samuel Kiladejo

Samuel Kiladejo

6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Aaron  Barris

Aaron Barris

6' 3"
Senior
James Hardiman

James Hardiman

6' 2"
Sophomore
Ilia Karelin

Ilia Karelin

5' 11"
Sophomore
Samuel Kiladejo

Samuel Kiladejo

6' 1"
Junior