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Friday, April 19
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PREVIEW: No. 49 Indiana Closes Out Regular Season with Two Ranked Opponents
4/18/2019 1:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Bloomington, Ind. – The No. 49 ranked Indiana men's tennis team (13-9, 6-3 B1G) ends its regular season with road matches at No. 34 Penn State and No. 1 Ohio State. The Hoosiers will be playing their eighth and ninth ranked opponents this season.
The Schedule
Friday, April 19 at 5:00 PM ET
No. 49 Indiana vs. No. 34 Penn State (16-7, 6-3 B1G)
University Park, Pa.
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/2InMZ1Q(Password: psumten)
Sunday, April 21 at 12:00 PM ET
No. 49 Indiana vs. No. 1 Ohio State (24-2, 9-0 B1G)
Columbus, Ohio
Live Stream: https://bit.ly/2Ml7Thl
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/2ScPARL
Last Weekend Recap
The Hoosiers took care of business against all three schools they faced this past weekend. On Saturday, IU beat Nebraska 5-2. On a Sunday doubleheader, the Hoosiers upset No. 46 Iowa, 4-0, and then proceeded to beat Saint Louis, 7-0. In between the matches on Sunday, senior Antonio Cembellin was recognized for his contributions to the program.
Season Recap
Indiana has wins this year over Ball State, Toledo, Ole Miss, Middle Tennessee State, Purdue, No. 41 Northwestern, Washington, No. 32 Texas Tech, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, No. 46 Iowa and Saint Louis, but has dropped matches to Dartmouth, No. 7 UCLA, UCF, Arizona State, Drake, Utah State, No. 15 Illinois, No. 21 Michigan, and No. 36 Minnesota.
Top IU Singles Records
Antonio Cembellin: 13-4
Vikash Singh: 11-4
Zac Brodney: 10-4
Andrew Redding: 10-6
Hoosiers in the Rankings
• For the first time since the end of last season, Indiana jumped into the team rankings at No. 49.
• Antonio Cembellin is No. 68 in the ITA Singles Rankings.
• Brandon Lam and Carson Haskins are No. 51 in the ITA Doubles Rankings.
A Look at the Nittany Lions
• Penn State host the Hoosiers with a 9-1 home record and is coming off a 4-2 win over Northwestern.
• Ranked wins for PSU includes No. 35 Minnesota and No. 16 Michigan.
• Last season, IU beat the Nittany Lions in Bloomington, 4-0, on Senior Day. Penn State was No. 49 at the time. Bennett Crane, Zac Brodney, and Andrew Redding picked up singles wins in the sweep.
• The Hoosiers have won nine of the past 10 against Penn State.
• In the ITA singles rankings, Penn State have Constant De La Bassetiere at No. 25 and
Christian Lakoseljac at No. 101. In the doubles rankings, De La Bassetiere and Gabriel Nemeth are ranked No. 34.
A Look at the Buckeyes
• Coming off of eight straight wins, nine if they beat Purdue on Friday, Ohio State is the first No. 1 ranked opponent IU will face since 2014, also Ohio State.
• Inside the Big Ten, the Buckeyes are 9-0.
• Ranked wins for the Buckeyes came against No. 9 Stanford, No. 24 Georiga, No. 5 USC, No. 19 Tulane, No. 13 UVA, No. 6 Texas, No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 49 Kentucky, No. 12 Notre Dame, No. 36 Penn State, No. 16 Michigan, No. 35 Minnesota, and No. 14 Illinois.
• Last season, the Hoosiers fell 5-2 at home to the Buckeyes, No. 3 at the time. Antonio Cembellin beat No. 4 Mikael Torpegaard at the top spot.
• In the ITA singles rankings, OSU has the No. 1 player in JJ Wolf, John McNally at No. 23, Kyle Seelig at No. 56, and James Trotter at No. 103. In the doubles rankings, Hunter Tubert and Martin Joyce are No. 9, Seelig and Alex Kobelt are No. 28, Wolf and Martin Joyce are No. 30, and Kobelt/Trotter are No. 45.
Upcoming Schedule
Thursday, April 25-Sunday, April 28 – Ann Arbor, Mich.
Big Ten Tournament
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The Schedule
Friday, April 19 at 5:00 PM ET
No. 49 Indiana vs. No. 34 Penn State (16-7, 6-3 B1G)
University Park, Pa.
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/2InMZ1Q(Password: psumten)
Sunday, April 21 at 12:00 PM ET
No. 49 Indiana vs. No. 1 Ohio State (24-2, 9-0 B1G)
Columbus, Ohio
Live Stream: https://bit.ly/2Ml7Thl
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/2ScPARL
Last Weekend Recap
The Hoosiers took care of business against all three schools they faced this past weekend. On Saturday, IU beat Nebraska 5-2. On a Sunday doubleheader, the Hoosiers upset No. 46 Iowa, 4-0, and then proceeded to beat Saint Louis, 7-0. In between the matches on Sunday, senior Antonio Cembellin was recognized for his contributions to the program.
Season Recap
Indiana has wins this year over Ball State, Toledo, Ole Miss, Middle Tennessee State, Purdue, No. 41 Northwestern, Washington, No. 32 Texas Tech, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, No. 46 Iowa and Saint Louis, but has dropped matches to Dartmouth, No. 7 UCLA, UCF, Arizona State, Drake, Utah State, No. 15 Illinois, No. 21 Michigan, and No. 36 Minnesota.
Top IU Singles Records
Antonio Cembellin: 13-4
Vikash Singh: 11-4
Zac Brodney: 10-4
Andrew Redding: 10-6
Hoosiers in the Rankings
• For the first time since the end of last season, Indiana jumped into the team rankings at No. 49.
• Antonio Cembellin is No. 68 in the ITA Singles Rankings.
• Brandon Lam and Carson Haskins are No. 51 in the ITA Doubles Rankings.
A Look at the Nittany Lions
• Penn State host the Hoosiers with a 9-1 home record and is coming off a 4-2 win over Northwestern.
• Ranked wins for PSU includes No. 35 Minnesota and No. 16 Michigan.
• Last season, IU beat the Nittany Lions in Bloomington, 4-0, on Senior Day. Penn State was No. 49 at the time. Bennett Crane, Zac Brodney, and Andrew Redding picked up singles wins in the sweep.
• The Hoosiers have won nine of the past 10 against Penn State.
• In the ITA singles rankings, Penn State have Constant De La Bassetiere at No. 25 and
Christian Lakoseljac at No. 101. In the doubles rankings, De La Bassetiere and Gabriel Nemeth are ranked No. 34.
A Look at the Buckeyes
• Coming off of eight straight wins, nine if they beat Purdue on Friday, Ohio State is the first No. 1 ranked opponent IU will face since 2014, also Ohio State.
• Inside the Big Ten, the Buckeyes are 9-0.
• Ranked wins for the Buckeyes came against No. 9 Stanford, No. 24 Georiga, No. 5 USC, No. 19 Tulane, No. 13 UVA, No. 6 Texas, No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 49 Kentucky, No. 12 Notre Dame, No. 36 Penn State, No. 16 Michigan, No. 35 Minnesota, and No. 14 Illinois.
• Last season, the Hoosiers fell 5-2 at home to the Buckeyes, No. 3 at the time. Antonio Cembellin beat No. 4 Mikael Torpegaard at the top spot.
• In the ITA singles rankings, OSU has the No. 1 player in JJ Wolf, John McNally at No. 23, Kyle Seelig at No. 56, and James Trotter at No. 103. In the doubles rankings, Hunter Tubert and Martin Joyce are No. 9, Seelig and Alex Kobelt are No. 28, Wolf and Martin Joyce are No. 30, and Kobelt/Trotter are No. 45.
Upcoming Schedule
Thursday, April 25-Sunday, April 28 – Ann Arbor, Mich.
Big Ten Tournament
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#GoIU
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