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Hoosiers Tame the Wildcats, 6-1
3/28/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 28, 2010
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Hoosiers took their first Big Ten win of the season, defeating No. 45 Northwestern 6-1 on Sunday. Indiana lost only one singles match on the day and went undefeated in three doubles matches. Senior Lachlan Ferguson led the way picking up a win over No. 115 Joshua Graves at number one singles.
Ferguson defeated Graves by a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8) final tally. He also joined forces with freshman Josh MacTaggart for an 8-7 (7-5) win at number one doubles.
Indiana got straight-set wins from Santiago Gruter (No. 4) and Will Kendall (No. 6). Freshman Isade Juneau showed great resilience at number five. After failing to take a game in the first set, Juneau won the second set 6-1 and took the third set in a tiebreaker.
Indiana men's tennis hits the courts again on April 2, when they travel to Purdue to battle for a Crimson and Gold Cup point. For complete coverage of IU men's tennis, stay tuned to IUHoosiers.com.
#40 Indiana 6, #45 Northwestern 1
Singles
1. Lachlan Ferguson (IU) def. Joshua Graves (NU) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)
2. Andrew McCarthy (NU) def. Jeremy Langer (IU) 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (15-13)
3. Josh MacTaggart (IU) def. Sidarth Balaji (NU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-0
4. Santiago Gruter (IU) def. Spencer Wolf (NU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Isade Juneau (IU) def. Alex Sanborn (NU) 0-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)
6. Will Kendall (IU) def. Mark Schanerman (NU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1. Lachlan Ferguson/Josh MacTaggart (IU) def. Andrew McCarthy/Tobias Reitz (NU) 8-7 (7-5)
2. Santiago Gruter/Jeremy Langer (IU) def. Alex Sanborn/Spencer Wolf (NU) 8-5
3. Will Kendall/Stephen Vogl (IU) def. Joshua Graves/Mark Schanerman (NU) 8-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,4,5,3,1,2)
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