Late Rally Not Enough as Hoosiers Fall at Cornell

Thursday, March 3

Ithaca, N.Y.

3:00 PM

Indiana University

Cornell

Late Rally Not Enough as Hoosiers Fall at Cornell

3/3/2016 6:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis

ITHACA, N.Y. – The No. 58 Indiana men's tennis team fell 4-3 in a tight match Thursday afternoon against No. 65 Cornell at the Reis Tennis Center.

The afternoon for the Hoosiers (4-7) didn't start off on a high note as the Big Red (4-7) won at all three doubles spots.

In singles, IU's Sam Monette, ranked 37^th nationally, got the Hoosiers going with a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 1 singles. With the team match score knotted at 1-1, the Big Red eclipsed the Hoosiers with wins at the No. 4 and No. 5 spots.

Despite a 3-1 deficit, the Hoosiers didn't give in just yet. At No. 2 singles Raheel Manji beat Colin Sinclair 6-3, 6-3 to keep the Hoosiers alive. The deficit would be no longer when IU's Matthew McCoy defeated Bernando Casares Rosa, 6-3, 6-2. The deciding match would lie at the No. 6 singles spot in which Karlo Lozic won two close sets for Cornell clinching the match victory for the Big Red.

The Hoosiers will have a quick turnaround as they travel to Princeton, N.J. tomorrow to take on the Princeton Tigers. That match will begin at 4 PM.

Results

#65 CORNELL 4, #58 INDIANA 3
Singles
1. #37 Sam Monette (I) def. David Volfson, 6-3, 7-5
2. Raheel Manji (I) def. Colin Sinclair, 6-3, 6-3
3. Matthew McCoy (I) def. Bernardo Casares Rosa, 6-3, 6-2
4. Chris Vrabel (C) def. Daniel Bednarczyk, 7-6(7), 6-4
5. Stefan Vinti (C) def. Afonso Salgado, 6-3, 6-2
6. Karlo Lozic (C) def. Antonio Cembellin, 6-4, 7-5
Doubles
1. Casares Rosa/Vrabel (C) def. Chris Essick/Stefan Lugonic, 6-1
2. Sinclair/Volfson (C) def. Monette/Manji, 6-3
3. Dylan Brown/Vinti (C) def. Bednarczyk/Salgado, 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3), Singles (1,4,5,2,3,6)