IU Edged by Memphis

Friday, February 17

Bloomington, IND.

6:00 PM

Indiana University

Memphis

2/17/2017 8:43:00 PM | Men's Tennis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana men's tennis team dropped to 7-3 with a 4-1 loss to the Memphis Tigers on Friday in the IU Tennis Center.

The 31^st ranked duo of junior's Raheel Manji and Keivon Tabrizi won their match 6-4 at the top spot for the Hoosiers. Memphis followed with two wins of their own to claim the doubles point.

The Tigers climbed to a 3-0 match lead with a win at five and six singles. IU got on the board with sophomore Antonio Cembellin's 6-4, 6-4 win at three singles. Memphis got its win with a 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 win at the second spot.

Up next, IU visit the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 12:00 p.m.

RESULTS
Memphis 4, Indiana 1

Singles
1. Raheel Manji (IU) vs. No. 97 Ryan Peniston (MEM) 5-7, 6-0, 0-3 unfinished
2. Andrew Watson (MEM) def. Keivon Tabrizi (IU) 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
3. Antonio Cembellin (IU) def. Kai Lemke (MEM) 6-4, 6-4
4. Matthew McCoy (IU) vs. Chris Patzanovsky (MEM) 5-7, 6-2 , 0-1 unfinished
5. Jan Pallares (MEM) def. Oliver Sec (IU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Felix Rauch (MEM) def. Zac Brodney (IU) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
1. No. 31 Manji/Tabrizi (IU) def. Lemke/Watson (MEM) 6-4
2. Rauch/Peniston (MEM) def. Cembellin/Lugonjic (IU) 6-4
3. Story/Pallares (MEM) def. Crane/Brodney (IU) 7-5

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3), Singles (5,6,3,2)