April 9, 2010
Complete Results
Evansville, Ind. - The Lewis University men's tennis team's six-match winning streak came to an end on Friday (Apr. 9) afternoon, as No. 40 Southern Indiana claimed the 8-1 Great Lakes Valley Conference win over the visiting Flyers to clinch the GLVC East Division title.
With the win, Southern Indiana, who is ranked No. 3 in the Midwest Region, moves to 16-3 overall and 4-0 in conference play, while the Flyers fall to 11-5 on the season and 2-1 in GLVC action.
Lewis sophomore Uno Lapimaa (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese) provided the lone highlight for the Flyers as he pushed his singles-winning streak to 18 matches with the 7-5, 6-2 victory over USI's Diego Gimenez at No. 1 singles.
Lewis returns to action on Saturday (Apr. 10) afternoon, as they take on Brescia in a 10 AM non-conference contest in Owensboro, Kentucky.
A Catholic university sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis offers nearly 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, accelerated degree completion options for working adults, various aviation programs and 22 graduate programs in nine fields. The 9th largest private, not-for-profit university in Illinois is being honored for the sixth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit www.lewisu.edu.
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