MELBOURNE, Fla. – The University of Southern Indiana women's tennis team fell 8-1 Wednesday morning to Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.

Junior Kelsey Shipman (Olney, Illinois) picked up the only point of the day for USI, defeating Maria Chun 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 10-4, at number one singles. Freshman Lauren Hambrock (Terre Haute, Indiana) battled at number three singles, but was defeated 6-2, 6-4.

The Screaming Eagles dropped all three doubles matches on the day. Juniors Jennifer Mizikar (Batavia, Illinois) and Haley Jones (Ft. Branch, Indiana) took the loss at number three 8-4.

The next match for the Eagles is tomorrow when they face Stonehill College in a neutral site matchup at 10:30 a.m. (CST) in Melbourne, Florida.