Indiana Falls in Close Match at Penn State

Saturday, March 6

State College, Pa

12:00 PM

Indiana University

Penn State

3/6/2021 3:04:00 PM | Men's Tennis

University Park, Pa– The Indiana men's tennis team battled to the final match but would ultimately drop a 4-3 match to Penn State in Happy Valley.

IU got off to a strong start by winning the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.

Andrew Redding continued his hot start to the season with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles to give IU a 2-0 lead. That win improved Redding's season record in dual matches to 4-1.

Bennett Crane played a tough match at No. 1 singles, winning the first set before falling in a third-set tiebreaker.

Luka Vukovic tallied his fourth dual match win of the season with a strong 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 5 singles to put IU and Penn State back on level terms.

Penn State would win the point at No. 6 singles to secure the victory.

The Hoosiers will continue their road trip tomorrow in Columbus against No. 7 Ohio State at 12:00 p.m. EST.

Doubles
1. Bennett Crane/Michael Andre (IND) def. #40 Christian Lakoseljac/Christos Antonopoulo (PSU) 6-4
2. Charl Morgan/Tim Ruetzel (PSU) vs. Andrew Redding/Patrick Fletchall (IND) 5-4, unfinished
3. Ilya Tiraspolsky/William Piekarsky (IND) def. Bora Sengul/Alp Sentay (PSU) 6-2

Singles
1. Christian Lakoseljac (PSU) def. #48 Bennett Crane (IND) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6
2. Andrew Redding (IND) def. Bora Sengul (PSU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Christos Antonopoulo (PSU) def. Vikash Singh (IND) 6-2, 6-4
4. Miko Eala (PSU) def. Carson Haskins (IND) 7-5, 6-2
5. Luka Vukovic (IND) def. Charl Morgan (PSU) 6-3, 6-0
6. Tim Ruetzel (PSU) def. Michael Andre (IND) 6-2, 6-4