Indiana University Athletics

Hoosiers Win 4-3 Thriller to Advance in Big Ten Tournament
4/28/2022 7:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MADISON, Wis. – The No. 10 seed Indiana men's tennis team came back from a 3-2 deficit to beat No. 7 seed Penn State 4-3 and advance in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday.
The Hoosiers advance to the quarterfinals where they will take on No. 2 seed Michigan on Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET.
The Hoosiers (6-17) won the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to start the match against the Nittany Lions.
Indiana won by default at No. 6 singles to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Penn State came back to win three singles matches and take a 3-2 lead.
At No. 5 singles Michael Andre dropped his first set 6-3, but came back to win the second set, 7-5.
Patrick Fletchall won a third set tiebreak to bring the Hoosiers even with the Nittany Lions 3-3.
Andre delivered for the Hoosiers with a commanding performance in the third set as he won the set 6-1 to clinch the match for the Hoosiers. On match point Andre finished it off with an ace.
Indiana (#10) 4, Penn State (#7) 3
Singles competition
1. Miko Eala (PSU) def. Carson Haskins (IND) 6-3, 6-0
2. Patrick Fletchall (IND) def. Bora Sengul (PSU) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2)
3. Sam Bossem (PSU) def. Luka Vukovic (IND) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
4. Loren Byers (PSU) def. Vikash Singh (IND) 6-1, 6-1
5. Michael Andre (IND) def. Malik Bhatnagar (PSU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
6. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Charl Morgan (PSU), by default
Doubles competition
1. Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Miko Eala/Bora Sengul (PSU) 6-4
2. Sam Bossem/Malik Bhatnagar (PSU) def. Vikash Singh/Carson Haskins (IND) 6-0
3. Luka Vukovic/Michael Andre (IND) def. Loren Byers/Chikaya Sato (PSU) 6-3
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The Hoosiers advance to the quarterfinals where they will take on No. 2 seed Michigan on Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET.
The Hoosiers (6-17) won the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to start the match against the Nittany Lions.
Indiana won by default at No. 6 singles to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Penn State came back to win three singles matches and take a 3-2 lead.
At No. 5 singles Michael Andre dropped his first set 6-3, but came back to win the second set, 7-5.
Patrick Fletchall won a third set tiebreak to bring the Hoosiers even with the Nittany Lions 3-3.
Andre delivered for the Hoosiers with a commanding performance in the third set as he won the set 6-1 to clinch the match for the Hoosiers. On match point Andre finished it off with an ace.
Indiana (#10) 4, Penn State (#7) 3
Singles competition
1. Miko Eala (PSU) def. Carson Haskins (IND) 6-3, 6-0
2. Patrick Fletchall (IND) def. Bora Sengul (PSU) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2)
3. Sam Bossem (PSU) def. Luka Vukovic (IND) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
4. Loren Byers (PSU) def. Vikash Singh (IND) 6-1, 6-1
5. Michael Andre (IND) def. Malik Bhatnagar (PSU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
6. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Charl Morgan (PSU), by default
Doubles competition
1. Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Miko Eala/Bora Sengul (PSU) 6-4
2. Sam Bossem/Malik Bhatnagar (PSU) def. Vikash Singh/Carson Haskins (IND) 6-0
3. Luka Vukovic/Michael Andre (IND) def. Loren Byers/Chikaya Sato (PSU) 6-3
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