February 20, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. —  The 18th-ranked Tigers opened the spring portion of the season with an 8-1 win over Division II Southern Indiana at the DePauw Indoor Tennis and Track Center.

The Tigers took a 2-1 lead after winning at number two and three doubles before sweeping all six singles matches in straight sets.

DePauw hosts Indianapolis at 1 p.m. tomorrow.

Southern Indiana vs DePauw University
Feb 20, 2009 at Greencastle, Ind.
(DePauw Indoor Tennis and Track Center)

#18 DePauw University 8, Southern Indiana 1

 Singles competition 
1. Scott Swanson (DEPAUW) def. Boesing, Joseph (USI) 6-4, 6-2
2. Bryan Heck (DEPAUW) def. Sexton, Nathan (USI) 6-2, 6-2
3. Scott Sandager (DEPAUW) def. Gimenez, Diego (USI) 6-3, 6-2
4. Hunter Schouweiler (DEPAUW) def. Hamm, Ben (USI) 6-1, 6-1
5. Michael Rardon (DEPAUW) def. Roeser, Ben (USI) 6-2, 6-2
6. Evan Hunter (DEPAUW) def. Lattimer, Nathan (USI) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0

 Doubles competition 
1. Boesing, Joseph/Gimenez, Diego (USI) def. Bryan Heck/Scott Sandager (DEPAUW) 8-4
2. Will Gates/Hunter Schouweiler (DEPAUW) def. Hamm, Ben/Roeser, Ben (USI) 8-3
3. Scott Swanson/Evan Hunter (DEPAUW) def. Sexton, Nathan/Lattimer, Nathan (USI) 8-4

Match Notes:
Southern Indiana 0-1
DePauw University 1-0; National ranking #18