Hoosiers Win Fifth Straight, Prevail Over No. 25 Dartmouth

Saturday, February 29

Bloomington, Ind.

1:00 PM

Indiana University

#25 Dartmouth

BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 17, 2020 - Zac Brodney and Bennett Crane during the match against the Memphis Tigers and the Indiana Hoosiers at the IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Lauren Bacho/Indiana Athletics

Hoosiers Win Fifth Straight, Prevail Over No. 25 Dartmouth

2/29/2020 5:49:00 PM | Men's Tennis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The No. 49 Indiana men's tennis team took down No. 25 Dartmouth 5-2 on Saturday at the IU Tennis Center. With the win the Hoosiers equaled their best 11 match start since the 2010-11 season.

The Hoosiers (8-3) have now won five straight matches and beat a Dartmouth team that came in with a 9-2 record.

The doubles point was pivotal and the Hoosiers needed a pair of 7-5 wins at No. 1 and No. 1 doubles to secure the point.

The Hoosiers split the first two singles matches as No. 86 Bennett Crane improved to 12-5 in singles, including 5-2 in dual match play.

Andrew Redding put the Hoosiers up 3-1 with a 6-4, 6-1 win and freshman Luka Vukovic won a tiebreak 7-0 in the second set to clinch the match for the Hoosiers. Vukovic improved to 12-4 overall in singles and has won his last five matches.

Vikash Singh added an additional point for Indiana to complete the 5-2 victory.

The Hoosiers get an extended break from competition, before they travel to Northwestern for a match on March 14.

The Hoosiers host the Big Ten Championships, April 23-26 in Bloomington, Ind.

Indiana 5, Dartmouth 2
Singles competition
1. #86 Bennett Crane (IU) def. Dan Martin (DART) 6-1, 6-1
2. Charlie Broom (DART) def. Zac Brodney (IU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Peter Conklin (DART) def. Carson Haskins (IU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
4. Luka Vukovic (IU) def. Casey Ross (DART) 6-0, 7-6 (7-0)
5. Andrew Redding (IU) def. Pierce Widdecombe (DART) 6-4, 6-1
6. Vikash Singh (IU) def. Andres Gibbons (DART) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #42 Bennett Crane/Zac Brodney (IU) def. #41 Charlie Broom/David Horneffer (DART) 7-5
2. Carson Haskins/William Piekarsky (IU) def. Peter Conklin/Casey Ross (DART) 7-5
3. Dan Martin/Pierce Widdecombe (DART) def. Payam Ahmadi/Patrick Fletchall (IU) 6-3