Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers dominate in pair of matches
2/28/1998 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Hoosiers dominate in pair of matches
Bloomington, IN--Indiana men's tennis team continued to play strong tennis, defeating Murray State and Northern Illinois in convincing fashion. The Hoosiers took all twelve singles matches and lost only one doubles match in each contest as they cruised to a pair of 7-0 victories.
In the morning contest, Indiana came out strong and never looked back. Despite playing without two of their top players, Derek Pope and George McGill, the Hoosiers were able to dominate early and often in the singles. Gabriel Montilla stepped into the number one spot for the first time this year and defeated Tony Hardman, 6-4,6-3. Freshmen Paul Jacobson and Brenden Storey stepped into the lineup at the five and six positions respectively, and performed admiraly. Jacobson won in straight sets, 7-5,6-1, as did Storey, who defeated Sebastian Ventor, 7-6,6-3.
The Hoosiers took two out of the three doubles matches to earn the lone doubles point. Andrew Held and Scott Lippitt played at the one spot for the first time this year and won, 8-4. Montilla and Storey teamed up to win the third position and clinch the doubles point, 8-1.
In the nightcap, the Hoosiers struggled, but still overcame a pesky Northern Illinois club. Pope and McGill returned to action as Pope earned a 6-0,6-7,7-6 victory at the top spot while McGill struggled early but eventually cruised to a 7-6,6-2 win at the four spot. The duo of Pope and Montilla teamed up to defeated Carl Bengtsson and Mattias Ardfelt in a hard-fought 8-6 decision at the number one spot. Lippitt and Held played in their normal two position and continued to have the same result, winning 8-6. The lone defeat for the Hoosiers was at the three hole where Jacobson and Ian Arons dropped an extremely close 9-7 contest.
"We played well in the morning match," said head coach Ken Hydinger. "In the second match I don't think that all of our guys were mentally prepared and that's something we're going to have to work on."
The Hoosiers are back in action next on March, 12 as they travel to Kentucky. The 1:00 p.m. matchup features a pair of schools that played earlier this season in the Indiana Winter Invitational.
Complete results following...
Indiana Murray State Winner Score
1. Gabriel Montilla vs. Tonry Hardman IU 6-4,6-3
2. Scott Lippitt vs. Chris Hayed IU 7-5,6-2
3. Andrew Held vs. Anlti Hyrtinen IU 6-2,6-1
4. Ian Arons vs. Raul Bax IU 6-3,6-0
5. Paul Jacobson vs. Alex Sundstrom IU 7-5,6-7
6. Brenden Storey vs. Sebastian Ventor IU 7-6,6-3
Doubles:
1. Andrew Held/ vs. Jason Miller/ IU 8-4
Scott Lippitt Chris Haydon
2. Ian Arons/ vs. Raul Bax MSU 9-8
Paul Jacobson Tony Hardman
3. Gabriel Montilla/ vs. Sebastian Ventor IU 8-1
Brenden Storey Alex Sundstrom
Indiana Northern Illinois Winner Score
1. Derek Pope vs. Carl Bengtsson IU 6-0,6-7,7-6
2. Gabriel Montilla vs. Mattias Ardfelt IU 6-1,2-1ret.
3. Scott Lippitt vs. Ryan Rader IU 7-5,4-6,6-3
4. George McGill vs. Tyler Refling IU 7-6,6-2
5. Andrew Held vs. Wolf Oswald IU 6-2,6-3
6. Ian Arons vs. Nick Gryfakis IU 6-2,4-6,6-2
Doubles:
1. Derek Pope/ vs. Carl Bengtsson/ IU 8-6
Gabriel Montilla Mattias Ardfelt
2. Scott Lippitt/ vs. Ryan Rader IU 8-6
Andrew Held Tyler Refling
3. Paul Jacobson/ vs. Wolf Oswald/ NIU 7-9
Ian Arons Nick Gryfakis
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