EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana men's tennis team took a short spring trip south to Tennessee over the weekend dropping two matches, 5-4 in both to Lee University and Tennessee Wesleyan University.
 
USI vs. LEE
 
The Eagles (4-9) secured two doubles victories against the Flames in Cleveland first with the duo of freshman Alexander Lawrenz (Hamburg, Germany) and junior Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) winning 8-3 at number two doubles. The second win came at the number three slot with freshman Spencer Blandford (Louisville, Kentucky) and freshman Martim Café (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) with a 9-8 (7-1) final.
 
Lawrenz then picked up another win at number two singles, sweeping his opponent 6-4, 6-4. Blandford then followed immediately after at the number five spot with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) tally.
 
USI vs. TENNESSEE WESLEYAN
 
USI swept the doubles competition 3-0 against the Bulldogs on day two in Athens. Karelin and Lawrenze kicked things off with a 8-0 win followed by junior Andrew Dones (Georgetown, Indiana) and senior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) getting their first win at the number one spot 8-5. The final USI doubles victory came with Blandford and Café defeating their opponent 8-5.
 
The Eagles then dropped five singles competition matches to the Bulldogs with the exception of Dones who won at the number six position 7-6, 7-6 to end the Eagles' weekend.
 
The University of Missouri-St Louis is who the Eagles will play next on Tuesday, March 20 at 2 p.m. in St Louis, Missouri.