PREVIEW: Indiana Continues Home Stretch with Northwestern, Washington

Friday, March 1

Bloomington, Ind.

6 P.M.

Indiana University

Northwestern

PREVIEW: Indiana Continues Home Stretch with Northwestern, Washington

2/28/2019 12:37:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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Bloomington, Ind. – The Indiana men's tennis team (5-6, 1-0) will try to build off of last weekend's Big Ten opening win against Purdue when it hosts Northwestern and Washington.

The Schedule
Friday, March 1 at 6:00 PM ET
Indiana vs. No. 41 Northwestern (8-6, 1-0)
IU Tennis Center
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Live Stats: https://bit.ly/1obtzOM
Promotion: Free Chipotle Burritos

Sunday, March 3 at 11:00 AM ET
Indiana vs. Washington (3-5 as of Feb. 28)
IU Tennis Center
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Live Stats: https://bit.ly/1obtzOM
Promotion: Free Donuts and Coffee

Last Week Recap
The Hoosiers snapped a losing streak last weekend when they beat in-state rival Purdue, 4-2, for the third straight year. After falling in the doubles point, IU rebounded with wins from Antonio Cembellin (No. 1), Carson Haskins (No. 3), Andrew Redding (No. 5), Vikash Singh (No. 6).

Season Recap
Indiana has wins this year over Ball State, Toledo, Ole Miss, Middle Tennessee State, and Purdue but has dropped matches to Dartmouth, No. 7 UCLA, UCF, Arizona State, Drake, and Utah State.

Top IU Singles Records
Carson Haskins: 7-3
Antonio Cembellin: 6-2
Andrew Redding: 5-2
Zac Brodney: 4-3

A Look at the Wildcats
• Northwestern comes to Bloomington ranked No. 41 in the ITA rankings and 8-6 on the season with a Big Ten win over Purdue under its belt.
• Before falling to Columbia last weekend in New York, the Wildcats were riding a six-match winning streak.

• Away from Evanston, the Wildcats are 1-5.

• Last season, IU fell on the road to NW, 4-2. Bennett Crane and Zac Brodney were apart of doubles teams that secured the first point.

A Look at the Huskies
• Washington will make a stop in Minnesota on the way to Bloomington to play the Golden Gophers. Before that match, the Huskies are 3-5 on the season and 0-3 on the road.

• The Huskies have victories over Portland, Liberty and last weekend beat San Diego State. They have fallen to Wisconsin, Michigan, Santa Clara, Utah State and Texas.

• In the latest ITA rankings, the doubles pair of Jack Davis and Piers Foley are ranked No. 28.

• The last time these two programs faced each other was Feb. 26, 2017 when IU knocked off the No. 32 ranked Huskies in Seattle for arguably the biggest win of the season.

Upcoming Schedule
Friday, March 8– Bloomington, Ind.
Indiana vs. Texas Tech – 6 PM

Sunday, March 10 – Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
Indiana vs. Illinois– 1 PM

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