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Indiana Men’s Tennis Wraps up Play at The Duke Bonk Invitational
9/18/2022 5:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CARY, N.C. ––– The Indiana Men's Tennis program finished competition in their first tournament of the fall season this weekend in at The Duke Bonk Invitational at the Cary Tennis Park.
The Hoosiers had four players participate over the weekend, including Senior+ Patrick Fletchall, junior Michael Andre, junior Ilya Tiraspolsky and freshman Ekansh Kumar. Each player participated in singles and doubles competition.
Andre and Fletchall competed in the Singles A Draw bracket, Tiraspolsky was in the Singles B Draw bracket and Kumar was in the Singles C Draw. For doubles play, Tiraspolsky and Fletchall played together in the Doubles A Draw while Andre and Kumar played together in the Doubles B Draw.
The team was highlighted by some impressive play across the board amongst its participants.
The team's standouts included Michael Andre, who earned fifth place in the Singles A Draw bracket, and Ekansh Kumar, who won the Consolation Finals of the Singles C Draw. In doubles, the duo of Andre and Kumar won the Consolation Finals of the Doubles B Draw.
FULL INDIANA RESULTS
Singles:
Michael Andre – Singles A Draw:
Patrick Fletchall – Singles A Draw:
Ilya Tiraspolsky – Singles B Draw:
Ekansh Kumar – Singles C Draw:
Doubles:
Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky – Doubles A Draw:
Michael Andre/Ekansh Kumar – Doubles B Draw:
The Hoosiers had four players participate over the weekend, including Senior+ Patrick Fletchall, junior Michael Andre, junior Ilya Tiraspolsky and freshman Ekansh Kumar. Each player participated in singles and doubles competition.
Andre and Fletchall competed in the Singles A Draw bracket, Tiraspolsky was in the Singles B Draw bracket and Kumar was in the Singles C Draw. For doubles play, Tiraspolsky and Fletchall played together in the Doubles A Draw while Andre and Kumar played together in the Doubles B Draw.
The team was highlighted by some impressive play across the board amongst its participants.
The team's standouts included Michael Andre, who earned fifth place in the Singles A Draw bracket, and Ekansh Kumar, who won the Consolation Finals of the Singles C Draw. In doubles, the duo of Andre and Kumar won the Consolation Finals of the Doubles B Draw.
FULL INDIANA RESULTS
Singles:
Michael Andre – Singles A Draw:
- Michael Andre (IND) def. Andrew Dale (DUKE), 6-3, 6-3
- Dan Martin (MIAMI) def. Michael Andre (IND), 6-4, 6-2
- Michael Andre (IND) def. Alvaro Ariza (VT), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 10-2
- Michael Andre (IND) def. Martin Vergara (MIAMI), 6-4, 6-3
Patrick Fletchall – Singles A Draw:
- Theo Dean (YALE) def. Patrick Fletchall (IND), 6-2, 6-3
- Patrick Fletchall (IND) def. Ivan Dreycopp (CLT), 6-2, 6-2
- Manuel Goncalves (VT) def. Patrick Fletchall (IND), 6-2, 6-1
Ilya Tiraspolsky – Singles B Draw:
- Vasco Prata (CLT) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND), 6-4, 6-4
- Ryan Morgan (VT) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND), 6-4, 7-5
Ekansh Kumar – Singles C Draw:
- Leo Bierbaum (MIAMI) def. Ekansh Kuamr (IND), 3-6, 6-2, 3-0 (ret)
- Ekansh Kumar (IND) advances on BYE
- Ekansh Kumar (IND) def. Etienne Marty (VCU), 6-3, 4-6, 10-5
- Ekansh Kumar (IND) def. Jackson Armistead (MIAMI), 7-5, 3-6, 10-8
Doubles:
Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky – Doubles A Draw:
- A. Dale/A. Zhang (DUKE) def. P. Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND), 6-1
- D. Martin/N. Campbell (ELON) def. P. Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND), 6-3
Michael Andre/Ekansh Kumar – Doubles B Draw:
- A. Ariza/J. Chrysostom (VT) def. M. Andre/E. Kumar (IND), 6-4
- M. Andre/E. Kumar (IND) def. D. Innocenti/T. Mallory (UNCW), 6-0
- M. Andre/E. Kumar (IND) def. W. Oberg/L. Neal (YALE), 6-2
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