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Hoosiers Drop Michigan, 5-2
4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The No. 43 Indiana men's tennis team won the first four points of the match and cruised to a 5-2 victory over Michigan on Friday at the IU Varsity Tennis Courts.
 
The Hoosiers (17-9, 6-4) got wins at No. 1 doubles (8-3) and No. 3 doubles 8-4 to secure the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead in the match.
 
Junior Daniel Bednarczyk and sophomore Matthew McCoy worked quickly to straight set wins to put the Hoosiers within a point of clinching the match.
 
Junior Sam Monette won his first set 6-2, but had to battle back after falling behind 3-0 in the second set. Monette came back to win the second set 7-5 and clinch the match for the Hoosiers.
 
With the win the Hoosiers surpass their win total from a season ago and have three more Big Ten wins than last season.
 
Up next Indiana closes out the Big Ten regular season with a senior day matchup with Michigan State on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
 
#43 Indiana 5, Michigan 2
Singles competition
- Sam Monette (IND) def. Michael Zhu (MICH) 6-2, 7-5
- Daniel Bednarczyk (IND) def. Alex Petrone (MICH) 6-1, 6-1
- Runhao Hua (MICH) def. Sven Lalic (IND) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
- Raheel Manji (IND) def. Alex Knight (MICH) 6-2, 7-5
- Matthew McCoy (IND) def. Carter Lin (MICH) 6-1, 6-1
- Kevin Wong (MICH) def. Stefan Lugonjic (IND) 7-5, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
- Daniel Bednarczyk/Sam Monette (IND) def. Alex Petrone/Michael Zhu (MICH) 8-3
- Stefan Lugonjic/Chris Essick (IND) vs. Runhao Hua/Alex Knight (MICH) 4-3, unfinished
- Raheel Manji/Sven Lalic (IND) def. Davis Crocker/Tyler Gardiner (MICH) 8-4
 
 
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