USI men’s tennis begins Feb. 5, and the team is ranked 32nd in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll nationally, and fourth in the midwest.

This is the fourth straight season the Eagles are ranked in this position.

The team finished 15-7 overall last season and were 5-1 in matches against other GLVC teams.

Two other GLVC teams, Drury University and the University of Indianapolis, are also ranked in the poll at 15th and 22nd respectively.

The team has five upperclassmen on its nine-man roster, including senior Jack Joyce, who ended last season 23-4 in singles.

Joyce is ranked sixth as an individual in the poll.

Also returning are junior Aaron Barris and senior Joel Stern, who rank sixth and ninth respectively.

The Eagles face Indiana University Southeast at the Evansville Tennis Center in their first match of the spring season.