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Indiana Falls in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals
4/30/2021 4:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Indiana men's tennis team was defeated 4-0 by No. 14-ranked Illinois on Friday afternoon at the Big Ten Tournament.
Illinois started off by taking the doubles point despite a strong effort from Bennett Crane and Luka Vukovic at No. 2 doubles.
Andrew Redding got off to a hot start by winning his first set at No. 2 singles 6-4. Vukovic pushed his first set to the brink, ultimately falling 7-5.
Illinois secured the victory by winning No. 1, No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
Singles
1. Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Bennett Crane (IND) 6-3, 6-2
2. Andrew Redding (IND) vs. #101 Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) 6-4, 2-4, unfinished
3. Carson Haskins (IND) vs. Alex Brown (ILL) 4-6, 3-5, unfinished
4. Luka Vukovic (IND) vs. #83 Zeke Clark (ILL) 5-7, 0-2, unfinished
5. Hunter Heck (ILL) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) 6-3, 6-2
6. Noe Khlif (ILL) def. Patrick Fletchall (IND) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. #28 Alex Brown/Zeke Clark (ILL) def. Patrick Fletchall/Andrew Redding (IND) 6-2
2. Bennett Crane/Luke Vukovic (IND) vs. Noe Khlif/Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) 3-4, unfinished
3. Hunter Heck/Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. William Piekarsky/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) 6-2
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Illinois started off by taking the doubles point despite a strong effort from Bennett Crane and Luka Vukovic at No. 2 doubles.
Andrew Redding got off to a hot start by winning his first set at No. 2 singles 6-4. Vukovic pushed his first set to the brink, ultimately falling 7-5.
Illinois secured the victory by winning No. 1, No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
Singles
1. Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Bennett Crane (IND) 6-3, 6-2
2. Andrew Redding (IND) vs. #101 Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) 6-4, 2-4, unfinished
3. Carson Haskins (IND) vs. Alex Brown (ILL) 4-6, 3-5, unfinished
4. Luka Vukovic (IND) vs. #83 Zeke Clark (ILL) 5-7, 0-2, unfinished
5. Hunter Heck (ILL) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) 6-3, 6-2
6. Noe Khlif (ILL) def. Patrick Fletchall (IND) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. #28 Alex Brown/Zeke Clark (ILL) def. Patrick Fletchall/Andrew Redding (IND) 6-2
2. Bennett Crane/Luke Vukovic (IND) vs. Noe Khlif/Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) 3-4, unfinished
3. Hunter Heck/Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. William Piekarsky/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) 6-2
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