COCOA BEACH, Fla. – University of Southern Indiana Women's Tennis (4-2, 0-1 GLVC) used a crucial doubles point to claim a huge 4-3 win over St. Cloud State University (5-6) at the Cocoa Beach Racquet Club Wednesday afternoon. The Screaming Eagles also notched their first neutral site victory of the spring season.
DOUBLES: The Eagles swept the Huskies in doubles competition which showed to be the deciding point. Freshman
Abby Myers (Evansville, Indiana)/senior
Kylie Skepnek (Algonquin, Illinois) duo led off the Eagles with a 6-4 win before junior
Chloe McIsaac (Fairview Heights, Illinois)/freshman
Madison Windham (Clarksville, Tennessee) partners tallied a 6-2 win to capture the doubles point. The sophomore combination of
Lauren Rowe (Terre Haute, Indiana)/
Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma) closed the curtain on the Huskies and complete the sweep with the 6-2 victory.
SINGLES: It was a split between the Eagles and Huskies in singles play. Rowe started off with the 6-1, 6-0 win in the number one singles slot before McCorkle defeated her opponent (6-2, 6-1) in the number two singles space. USI lost the next three singles matches before the number six spot finished. Skepnek recorded the tiebreaker win (3-6, 6-2, 1-0) to clinch USI's fourth win.
COMING UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Eagles finish the Sunshine State road trip with a neutral site battle with Warner University Friday at the Cocoa Beach Racquet Club with an 11 a.m. start. USI has the 1-0 overall advantage over Warner after a 4-3 neutral site victory in March 2020 before COVID-19 canceled the remainder of the season.
