Indiana University Athletics
Thursday, April 28
Minneapolis, Minn.
12:30 PM
Indiana University
1
vs
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Iowa
Hoosiers Fall to Iowa in Big Ten Tournament
4/28/2016 4:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Indiana men's tennis team dropped a 4-1 match against Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday in Minneapolis.
The Hoosiers (11-15) and Hawkeyes (12-16) split the first two doubles matches with Iowa winning at No. 1, 6-2 and Chris Essick and Stefan Lugonjic picking up a 6-3 win at the No. 2 spot. Iowa claimed the match at No. 3 doubles, 7-5 to earn the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Iowa pulled ahead 2-0 with a win at No. 2 singles, but IU got on the board as freshman Antonio Cembellin won his 19th singles match of the year, 7-5, 7-5 at the No. 5 position.
Three of the four remaining matches went to a third set, with Iowa clinching the match on a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win at the No. 6 singles position.
The Hoosiers closed the season winning six of their last seven matches.
Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament
April 28, 2016
Baseline Tennis Center
Minneapolis, Minn.
Match 2: Iowa 4, Indiana 1
Singles
1. Sam Monette (IU) def. Josh Silverstein (IOWA) 1-6, 6-3, 6-6 unfinished
2. Lefteris Theodorou (IOWA) vs. Raheel Manji (IU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Robin Haden (IOWA) Def. Daniel Bednarczyk 6-4, 7-5
4. Jake Jacoby (IOWA) vs. Matthew McCoy (IU) 1-6, 6-0, 2-4 unfinished
5. Antonio Cembellin (IU) def. Jonas Larsen (IOWA) 7-5, 7-5
6. Dominic Patrick (IOWA) Def. Afonso Salgado (IU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
1. Josh Silverstein / Lefteris Theodorou (IOWA) def. Sam Monette / Daniel Bednarczyk (IU) 6-2
2. Chris Essick / Stefan Lugonjic (IU) def. Jake Jacoby / Jonas Larsen (IOWA) 6-3
3. Nils Hallestrand / Dominic Patrick (IOWA) def. Raheel Manji / Afonso Salgado (IU) 7-5
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (2, 5, 3, 6)
The Hoosiers (11-15) and Hawkeyes (12-16) split the first two doubles matches with Iowa winning at No. 1, 6-2 and Chris Essick and Stefan Lugonjic picking up a 6-3 win at the No. 2 spot. Iowa claimed the match at No. 3 doubles, 7-5 to earn the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Iowa pulled ahead 2-0 with a win at No. 2 singles, but IU got on the board as freshman Antonio Cembellin won his 19th singles match of the year, 7-5, 7-5 at the No. 5 position.
Three of the four remaining matches went to a third set, with Iowa clinching the match on a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win at the No. 6 singles position.
The Hoosiers closed the season winning six of their last seven matches.
Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament
April 28, 2016
Baseline Tennis Center
Minneapolis, Minn.
Match 2: Iowa 4, Indiana 1
Singles
1. Sam Monette (IU) def. Josh Silverstein (IOWA) 1-6, 6-3, 6-6 unfinished
2. Lefteris Theodorou (IOWA) vs. Raheel Manji (IU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Robin Haden (IOWA) Def. Daniel Bednarczyk 6-4, 7-5
4. Jake Jacoby (IOWA) vs. Matthew McCoy (IU) 1-6, 6-0, 2-4 unfinished
5. Antonio Cembellin (IU) def. Jonas Larsen (IOWA) 7-5, 7-5
6. Dominic Patrick (IOWA) Def. Afonso Salgado (IU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
1. Josh Silverstein / Lefteris Theodorou (IOWA) def. Sam Monette / Daniel Bednarczyk (IU) 6-2
2. Chris Essick / Stefan Lugonjic (IU) def. Jake Jacoby / Jonas Larsen (IOWA) 6-3
3. Nils Hallestrand / Dominic Patrick (IOWA) def. Raheel Manji / Afonso Salgado (IU) 7-5
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (2, 5, 3, 6)
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