EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's tennis team took a trip to the Hoosier State and defeated Southern Indiana by a score of 4-1 on Friday evening at the USI Tennis Center.
 
With the win, EKU (7-11) has won consecutive matches heading into the start of Atlantic Sun Conference play next week.  The Colonels decisively won the doubles point over the Screaming Eagles and took three singles courts for the win.
 
The Colonels took doubles with a 6-1 win on the top flight and followed with a 6-3 results on the second.  In singles, Nuno Pinheiro continued his stellar play with a straight set 6-3, 6-1 win on court No. 1 over Mathys Bove. 
 
Fernando Bulnes would follow with another straight set 6-2, 6-3 win over Axel Sabourin on court No. 2.  After dropping a result on four, USI's only point of the match, Ryan Kitchin clinched the win for the Colonels taking down Adam Koon in two sets with a 7-6, 6-4 win.
 
EKU 4, Southern Indiana 1
 
Doubles
1. Fernando Bulnes and Nuno Pinheiro (EKU) def. Axel Sabourin and Jy Hibbert (USI) 6-1
2. Ryan Kitchin and Adrian Contreras (EKU) def. Eytan Michaeli and Quinten Gillespie (USI) 6-3
3. Kartik Parhar and Pepe Miralles (EKU) vs. Mathys Bove and Adam Koon (USI) 5-3, unf.
 
Order of Finish: 1,2
 
Singles
1. Nuno Pinheiro (EKU) def. Mathys Bove (USI) 6-3, 6-1
2. Fernando Bulnes (EKU) def. Axel Sabourin (USI) 6-2, 6-3
3. Eytan Michaeli (USI) vs. Adrian Contreras (EKU) 2-6, 7-5, 4-0, unf.
4. Jy Hibbert (USI) def. Kartik Parhar (EKU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Romeo Elfving Navarro (EKU) vs. Quinten Gillespie (USI) 6-3, 1-6, 5-1, unf.
6. Ryan Kitchin (EKU) def. Adam Koon (USI) 7-6, 6-4
 
Order of Finish: 2,1,4,6
 
Next Up
EKU men's tennis returns to action on March 16 in the ASUN Conference opener against North Florida at home.