USI Screaming Eagles | Men's Tennis

March 11, 2003

USI men’s tennis downs Division I Cleveland State

The University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team recorded its first victory of the season Monday afternoon with a 5-2 victory over NCAA Division I Cleveland State University in Orlando, Florida. USI won five of the six singles matches after losing in doubles play, 2-1.

With the win, the Screaming Eagles improve to 1-1 on the season. They will play Western New England College today.

University of Southern Indiana 5, Cleveland State University 2

Singles
1. Paulus Halim (USI) def. Eric Winn 7-6, 7-5
2. Weston Phillips (USI) def. Jay Tee 6-2, 6-2
3. Paul Haley (CSU) def. Bhavesh Chadda 6-4, 6-4
4. Ryan Hughes (USI) def. Sean Whitehouse 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
5. Daniel Halim (USI) def. Jordan Reynolds 6-0, 6-1
6. Chris McCreight (USI) def. Adam Mercurio 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
1. Winn/Tee (CSU) def. P. Halim/D. Halim 8-4
2. Phillips/Chadda (USI) def. Haley/Reynolds 9-7
3. Whitehouse/Mercurio (CSU) def. Sam Tucker/Shaun Skelton 8-6

Dan McDonnell,
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