SOUTH BEND, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Men's Tennis dropped the Sunday afternoon matchup to the University of Notre Dame (13-11, 1-9 ACC), 7-0, in South Bend, Indiana. The Screaming Eagles fall to 4-8 (1-1 Horizon) on the season.
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Doubles
The teams of senior
Quinten Gillespie and sophomore
Eytan Michaeli, as well as
Mathys Bove and freshman
Adam Koon dropped the number two and number three doubles matches 6-1, securing the point for the Irish.
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Junior
Axel Sabourin and freshman
Jy Hibbert had their game declared unfinished while trailing 5-2.
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Singles
Bove was the only Eagle who forced a third set. Dropping the first set 6-2, then winning the second set 7-5, the junior dropped the third 1-0 (10-2), giving the number one singles match to Notre Dame.
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Gillespie fought early in the number five singles game, but fell in the first set 7-5 before dropping the second 6-2. After a slow start, falling in the first set 6-2, Hibbert made a late push in the second set, ultimately relinquishing the set 7-5 in the number four singles.
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Up Next For The Eagles
USI returns to Horizon League action against Tennessee Tech University on April 5 in Cookeville, Tennessee. The match will begin at 1 p.m.
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