JASPER, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Women's Tennis (0-9) dropped its Ohio Valley Conference opener against Western Illinois University, 4-2, at Jasper High School Saturday afternoon.
 
Doubles
The Screaming Eagles' sophomore duo of Sofia Davidoff and Antonia Ferrarini opened play with the team's lone doubles victory, dominating 6-2 in the number one doubles slot. The freshman duo of Libby Banet and Rylie Wilkison battled hard against the Leathernecks' number three duo, taking the match to a tiebreaker, but fell 7-6 (7-5).
 
Singles
USI managed to snag two points in singles matches, the first with Ferrarini in the number-one singles. She dominated her matchup coming out victorious 6-0, 6-3 to open singles play. The Eagles then faltered in the three and four singles, before Davidoff picked up the team's second point (6-4, 6-3) in the number two singles match. Western Illinois clinched the match after taking the number five duo game 6-0, 6-0.
 
Up Next For The Eagles
USI continues its OVC schedule March 23 as the team travels to Edwardsville, Illinois, to face SIUE. The match is scheduled to start at 2 p.m.