EVANSVILLE, Ind. - University of Southern Indiana Women's Tennis (4-7, 1-0 OVC) earned its first-ever Ohio Valley Conference victory at the USI Tennis Courts Saturday afternoon when the Screaming Eagles defeated Eastern Illinois University (0-16, 0-1 OVC), 5-2, with a comeback effort. The victory also snapped a 20-match losing streak in conference play for Southern Indiana, dating back to USI's membership in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Doubles: USI dropped the doubles point despite a hot start from junior Madison Windham (Clarksville, Tennessee) and freshman Antonia Ferrarini (Caxias do Sul, Brazil), who earned a 6-3 win at number three before the senior duo of Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma) and Lauren Rowe (Terre Haute, Indiana) dropped their match 7-6 following a 7-4 tiebreaker at number two.

Singles: The Eagles soared back to a clean sweep of the Panthers in singles, being led by Windham's 6-3, 6-1 victory at number six. Freshman Anais Negrail (Maisons-Alfort, France) clinched the match for USI with her thrilling 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory at number four. Closing out the match, freshman Sofia Davidoff (Lagny-sur-Marne, France) gained a three-set, come-from-behind win at number five

NEXT UP FOR THE EAGLES: 

The Eagles head on the road in an attempt to carry momentum to Peoria, Illinois, against Bradley University on Sunday at 10 a.m.