EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Women's Tennis falls 0-2 to Austin Peay State University and Murray State University in the opening weekend of play for the 2026 season.
 
AGAINST APSU:
The Screaming Eagles dropped the first match of the weekend, 0-7, to the Austin Peay Governors on Friday afternoon.  
 
Juniors Sofia Davidoff and Antonia Ferrarini managed to take a point from the Governors in the doubles one match (6-1). First to finish on doubles was the number three court, where juniors Claire Meyer and Anais Negrail fell 6-0 to the Austin Peay pair.
 
The Eagles put up a strong fight in the singles side, taking several sets from the Governors' players. Davidoff was the only one to pull off a set win in the singles three-game, but ultimately fell in the third set tiebreaker (6-0, 7-5, 10-6).
 
AGAINST MURRAY STATE:
In the second match of the weekend, the Eagles faced the Murray State Racers and lost 5-2. To start the competition, number two (Enna Krnjic/Rylie Wilkinson) and three (Negrail/Meyer) doubles pairs lost hard-fought battles, both finishing 6-2.  
 
Ferrarini (6-2, 6-3) and Davidoff (6-4, 3-0, WR) won the first singles matches of the season to pick up the Eagles' two points.
 
NEXT UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Screaming Eagles are back in action next weekend, where they host Western Kentucky University at the Evansville Tennis Center on Saturday, February 7^th at 1 p.m. Then they hit the road to battle the University of Louisville on Sunday at 11 a.m. For updates on USI WTEN, fans can follow USI Athletics on Facebook, Instagram, and X for game coverage, as well as online at usiscreamingeagles.com.