Indiana Falls at Drake, 4-1

Saturday, February 16

Des Moines, IA

6 P.M.

Indiana University

Drake University

2/16/2019 8:24:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score (PDF)

Des Moines, Iowa – The Indiana men's tennis team (4-5) began its road trip with a 4-1 loss to the Drake Bulldogs (6-3) on Saturday night inside the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

IU's lone match win in the effort came from freshman Carson Haskins at No. 3 singles.

In doubles, the No. 2 and No. 3 spots belonged to Drake for the day's first point. At No. 1, Brandon Lam and Haskins were paired and trailed by a game in the unfinished match.

Drake jumped out to a 3-0 lead after winning singles matches at the No. 2 and No. 6 spots.

On court No. 3, Haskins put the Hoosiers on the scoreboard with his straight-set win. The Ballwin, Mo. native is now 6-2 on the season.

Shortly after the Haskins win, the Bulldogs clinched their sixth victory with a win at No. 4 after needing a second-set tiebreaker.

The Hoosiers are back in action tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 17 against Utah State (7-4). First serve is set for 1 p.m.

RESULTS
Drake 4, Indiana 1
Singles
1. Vinny Gillespie (DU) vs. Antonio Cembellin (IND) 6-7, 4-3, unfinished
2. Tom Hands (DU) def. Bennett Crane (IND) 6-0, 6-3
3. Carson Haskins (IND) def. Barny Thorold (DU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Bayo Philips (DU) def. Zac Brodney (IND) 6-4, 7-6
5. Calum MacGeoch (DU) vs. Andrew Redding (IND) 7-6, 6-5, unfinished
6. Ben Clark (DU) def. Vikash Singh (IND) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
1. Vinny Gillespie/Barny Thorold (DU) vs. Brandon Lam/Carson Haskins (IND) 3-2, unfinished
2. Bayo Philips/Finley Hall (DU) def. Bennett Crane/Vikash Singh (IND) 6-2
3. Calum MacGeoch/Tom Hands (DU) def. Andrew Redding/Zac Brodney (IND) 6-3

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

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