Hoosiers Drop Match at Princeton

Friday, March 4

Princeton, N.J.

4:00 PM

Indiana University

Princeton

3/4/2016 8:43:00 PM | Men's Tennis

PRINCETON, N.J. – The east-coast road trip came to a close for the Indiana men's tennis team with a 6-1 loss to the No. 38 Princeton Tigers (10-4) at the Jadwin Gym.

In doubles, the Hoosiers (4-8) won the first match at the No. 3 spot but fell in the remaining matches at No. 2 and No. 1 doubles.

Singles wouldn't provide too much relief for the Hoosiers as the Tigers notched wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, taking a 4-0 lead to clinch the match.

Sam Monette, ranked 37^th nationally, won his second straight match with a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles. The Tigers would complete the match with wins at No. 6 and No. 4 singles.

Up next the Hoosiers open up Big Ten play with a match at Purdue. That contest in West Lafayette will be Tuesday, March 8 at 6 PM.

Results
#38 Princeton 6, #58 Indiana 1

Singles
1. #37 Sam Monette (IND) def. Vives, Diego (PRIN) 7-5, 6-4
2. #108 Day, Alexander (PRIN) def. Raheel Manji (IND) 6-3, 6-3
3. Colautti, Thomas (PRIN) def. Matthew McCoy (IND) 6-2, 6-3
4. Gamble, Luke (PRIN) def. Daniel Bednarczyk (IND) 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 (10-9)
5. Yablon, Joshua (PRIN) def. Elliott Yee (IND) 6-1, 6-3
6. Wasserman, Jimmy (PRIN) def. Afonso Salgado (IND) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-9)

Doubles
1. Day, Alexander/Gamble, Luke (PRIN) def. Chris Essick/Stefan Lugonjic (IND) 7-6
2. Colautti, Thomas/Vives, Diego (PRIN) def. Raheel Manji/Sam Monette (IND) 6-2
3. Daniel Bednarczyk/Afonso Salgado (IND) def. Wasserman, Jimmy/Yablon, Joshua (PRIN) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,1,6,4)