April 14, 2006
Men's tennis edges Rivermen,
McGuire's third-set victory keeps Eagles' tourney hopes alive
@Southern Indiana (2-14, 1-3 GLVC): 5
Missouri-St. Louis (5-9, 1-3 GLVC): 4 Box Score
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Andrew McGuire |
EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Southern Indiana men's tennis team needed a third-set victory out of sophomore
Andrew McGuire (Greenwood, Indiana) at number three singles to hold off the University of Missouri-St. Louis and notch its first GLVC victory of the season.
USI (2-14, 1-3 GLVC) won all three doubles matches, including a 9-8 (8-6) battle at number three doubles, before seeing the Rivermen win four of the first five singles matches to knot the match at 4-4.
With all other singles matches completed and the number three singles match tied at a set a piece, McGuire won four straight games to defeat UM-St. Louis's Mike Schaaf 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 and tilt the outcome into USI's favor.
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Ryan McDaniel |
The Screaming Eagles also benefited from sophomore
Ryan McDaniel's (Bargersville, Indiana) straight sets victory at number five singles.
USI closes the regular season Saturday when it hosts Quincy University at 9 a.m. A win combined with an UM-St. Louis loss at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville would ensure the Eagles a spot in the GLVC Tournament.
Dan McDonnell,
USI Sports Information
