EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The 34^th-ranked University of Southern Indiana men's tennis team ended the regular season with a loss Saturday, when they fell to Lewis University 5-4 at the USI Tennis Courts.

Senior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) and sophomore Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) led the way for the Screaming Eagles, but it wasn't enough for the win. Barris won 6-3, 6-4 at number three singles, and Karelin added a 6-1, 6-3 win at number four. They also teamed up at number two doubles for an 8-3 win.

Number three doubles had a decisive outcome. The match was tied 8-8, but freshman Denis Davydov (Chorvatsky Grob, Slovakia) and junior Jack Lipchik (Kokomo, Indiana) came up just short, 9-8 (7-4). Lipchik picked up the other point for the Eagles at number six singles, with a 6-3, 6-4 victory.

The Eagles will now participate in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tennis Championships April 21-23 at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis, Missouri. USI is the third seed in the East, and will take on the second seed from the West.