Indiana University Athletics
Sunday, March 27
Evanston, Ill.
12:00 PM
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Hoosiers Fall at No. 12 Northwestern
3/27/2016 4:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana men's tennis team fell 4-0 on the road at No. 12 Northwestern on Sunday at the Combe Tennis Center.
Northwestern won No. 1 and No. 2 doubles matches to claim the doubles point and build a 1-0 lead in the match.
The Wildcats (16-2) won four out of six first sets against the Hoosiers (4-12). Freshman Antonio Cembellin won his first set 7-5 and led 6-5 in set two when the match was halted. Junior Matthew McCoy also took his opening set 7-6 and was at a 4-4 score in his second set when the match was stopped.
Northwestern earned straight set victories at No. 5 and No. 3 singles to take a 3-0 lead in the match. At No. 1 singles No. 50 Sam Monette came back from a set one loss to win the second set 6-2, but ultimately fell 6-3 in the third set as Northwestern clinched the match.
Elsewhere sophomore Raheel Manji responded after dropping his first set 6-2 to win his second set by the same score. Manji led 4-2 in the third set when the match was stopped.
Up next the Hoosiers travel to Michigan to take on Michigan on Friday (6 p.m.) and Michigan State on Sunday (12:00 p.m.). The Hoosiers are next at home on Friday April 8 for a 6:00 p.m. match against Ohio State.
No. 12 Northwestern 4, Indiana 0
Doubles
Singles
Northwestern won No. 1 and No. 2 doubles matches to claim the doubles point and build a 1-0 lead in the match.
The Wildcats (16-2) won four out of six first sets against the Hoosiers (4-12). Freshman Antonio Cembellin won his first set 7-5 and led 6-5 in set two when the match was halted. Junior Matthew McCoy also took his opening set 7-6 and was at a 4-4 score in his second set when the match was stopped.
Northwestern earned straight set victories at No. 5 and No. 3 singles to take a 3-0 lead in the match. At No. 1 singles No. 50 Sam Monette came back from a set one loss to win the second set 6-2, but ultimately fell 6-3 in the third set as Northwestern clinched the match.
Elsewhere sophomore Raheel Manji responded after dropping his first set 6-2 to win his second set by the same score. Manji led 4-2 in the third set when the match was stopped.
Up next the Hoosiers travel to Michigan to take on Michigan on Friday (6 p.m.) and Michigan State on Sunday (12:00 p.m.). The Hoosiers are next at home on Friday April 8 for a 6:00 p.m. match against Ohio State.
No. 12 Northwestern 4, Indiana 0
Doubles
- Baev/Kirchheimer (NU) def. Monette/Bednarczyk (IU) 6-1
- Shropshire/Zieba (NU) def. Essick/Lugonjic (IU) 6-0
- Manji/Salgado (IU) vs. Kumar/Horoz (NU) unfinished 3-2
Singles
- No. 42 Shropshire (NU) def. Monette (IU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
- Manji (IU) vs. No. 13 Zieba (NU) unfinished 2-6, 6-2, 4-2
- No. 97 Kirchheimer (NU) def. Bednarczyk (IU) 7-6, 6-1
- McCoy (IU) vs. Baev (NU) unfinished 7-6, 4-4
- Horoz (NU) def. Salgado (IU) 6-2, 6-3
- Cembellin (IU) vs. Vandixhorn (NU) unfinished 7-5, 6-5
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