Indiana Beats Nebraska, 5-2

Saturday, April 13

Bloomington, Ind. (OUTDOORS)

12 P.M.

Indiana University

Nebraska

4/13/2019 3:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score (PDF)

Bloomington, Ind. – The Indiana men's tennis team (11-9, 5-3 B1G) defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-14, 1-7 B1G), 5-2, on Saturday afternoon outside on the IU Varsity Courts.

The Hoosiers earned the doubles point and singles wins at the No. 1, 2, 4 and No. 6 positions.

In doubles, Zac Brodney and Bennett Crane kicked things off with a convincing 6-2 win at No. 2. The No. 39 ranked pair of Carson Haskins and Brandon Lam prevailed at No. 1, 7-5, against the No. 90 ranked duo to lock up the doubles point for IU.

Vikash Singh rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 singles win on No. 6 to put the Hoosiers up 2-0 on the scoreboard. Singh improved to 9-4 in his freshman campaign.

To begin his final weekend at home, No. 80 ranked Antonio Cembellin defeated the No. 114 ranked player from Nebraska, 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1. The win gave IU a 3-0 lead and Cembellin's 11^thwin on the season, all at the No. 1 spot.

The Cornhuskers went on to win the next two matches, at No. 3 and No. 5, to cut the IU lead to 3-2. The two remaining matches would be played out in a third set after Bennett Crane won 6-2 in the second frame and Brodney fell in the second set to his opponent, 6-4.

Indiana picked up those third sets and match wins to finish off the 5-2 victory.

Up next, the Hoosiers will close out their home schedule when they host Iowa and Saint Louis, tomorrow, April 14 at 12 & 5 PM. In between the two matches, senior Antonio Cembellin will be recognized for his contributions to the program.

RESULTS
Indiana 5, Nebraska 2
Singles
1. #80 Antonio Cembellin (IND) def. #114 Toby Boyer (NEB) 6-0, 6-3
2. Bennett Crane (IND) def. Micah Klousia (NEB) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
3. William Gleason (NEB) def. Carson Haskins (IND) 6-4, 6-1
4. Zac Brodney (IND) def. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
5. Isaac Nortey (NEB) def. Andrew Redding (IND) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
6. Vikash Singh (IND) def. Alvaro Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. #39 Carson Haskins/Brandon Lam (IND) def. #90 Toby Boyer/William Gleason (NEB) 7-5
2. Zac Brodney/Bennett Crane (IND) def. Micah Klousia/Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-2
3. Antonio Cembellin/Patrick Fletchall (IND) vs. Isaac Nortey/Chris Dean (NEB) 5-6, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (6,1,3,5,4)

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