
Men’s Tennis Falls at No. 52 Illinois
4/22/2022 6:56:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. –––– Indiana Men's Tennis won two singles matches and the doubles point, but lost at No. 52 Illinois on Friday afternoon, 4-3.
The Hoosiers got off to a good start by taking the doubles point, winning at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to go up 1-0.
From there, a back-and-forth match ensued. Illinois won three consecutive matches to go up 3-1. Indiana got back into it, though, with Michael Andre and Ilya Tiraspolsky winning at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, to even the score 3-3.
The Illini closed it out by taking No. 4 singles to win the match.
Up next, the Hoosiers will stay on the road for an away match at No. 28 Northwestern on Sunday to close out the regular season.
Illinois 4, Indiana 3
Singles competition
1. Hunter Heck (ILL) def. Carson Haskins (IND) 6-1, 6-3
2. Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) def. Patrick Fletchall (IND) 6-4, 6-4
3. Oliver Stuart (ILL) def. Luka Vukovic (IND) 6-1, 6-1
4. Alex Brown (ILL) def. Vikash Singh (IND) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
5. Michael Andre (IND) def. Nic Meister (ILL) 7-5, 6-1
6. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Gabrielius Guzauskas (ILL) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Alex Brown/Gabrielius Guzauskas (ILL) 6-1
2. Hunter Heck/Lucas Horve (ILL) vs. Vikash Singh/Carson Haskins (IND) 5-2, unfinished
3. Michael Andre/Luka Vukovic (IND) def. Siphosthando Montsi/Nic Meiser (ILL) 6-3
Order of Finish:
Singles: 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4
Doubles: 1, 3, unfinished
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The Hoosiers got off to a good start by taking the doubles point, winning at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to go up 1-0.
From there, a back-and-forth match ensued. Illinois won three consecutive matches to go up 3-1. Indiana got back into it, though, with Michael Andre and Ilya Tiraspolsky winning at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, to even the score 3-3.
The Illini closed it out by taking No. 4 singles to win the match.
Up next, the Hoosiers will stay on the road for an away match at No. 28 Northwestern on Sunday to close out the regular season.
Illinois 4, Indiana 3
Singles competition
1. Hunter Heck (ILL) def. Carson Haskins (IND) 6-1, 6-3
2. Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) def. Patrick Fletchall (IND) 6-4, 6-4
3. Oliver Stuart (ILL) def. Luka Vukovic (IND) 6-1, 6-1
4. Alex Brown (ILL) def. Vikash Singh (IND) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
5. Michael Andre (IND) def. Nic Meister (ILL) 7-5, 6-1
6. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Gabrielius Guzauskas (ILL) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Alex Brown/Gabrielius Guzauskas (ILL) 6-1
2. Hunter Heck/Lucas Horve (ILL) vs. Vikash Singh/Carson Haskins (IND) 5-2, unfinished
3. Michael Andre/Luka Vukovic (IND) def. Siphosthando Montsi/Nic Meiser (ILL) 6-3
Order of Finish:
Singles: 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4
Doubles: 1, 3, unfinished
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