Indiana University Athletics
Friday, January 20
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
6:00 PM
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Indiana Men’s Tennis falls to Middle Tennessee State
1/20/2023 10:33:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Murfreesboro, Tenn. ––––– Indiana Men's Tennis lost at Middle Tennessee State on Friday night, 4-1.
The Hoosiers got off to a good start in Murfreesboro by winning the doubles point.
Ekansh Kumar and Luka Vukovic won at No. 3 Doubles, 6-1. To follow, Middle Tennessee State won at No. 2 Doubles to even it.
The doubles point was closed out when Patrick Fletchall and Ilya Tiraspolsky pulled through in the clutch to win in the tiebreaker, 7-5.
Middle Tennessee won at No. 5, 2, 6 and 1 singles to take the match, though.
The loss drops IU's record to 2-1. The Hoosiers will be back in action on Sunday, Jan. 29 with a double-header against Butler and Ball State.
Final Results
Middle Tennessee State 4, Indiana 1
Singles competition
1. Stijin Slump (MTSU) def. Patrick Fletchall (IU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Francisco Rocha (MTSU) def. Luka Vukovic (IU), 6-2, 6-2
3. O. Brostrom Poulsen (MTSU) vs. Sam Landau (IU), 6-0, 6-7 (4-7), 0-3, unfinished
4. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) vs. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU), 6-2, 3-6, 3-2, unfinished
5. Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) def. Luc Boulier (IU), 6-2, 6-3
6. Pavel Motl (MTSU) def. Ekansh Kumar (IU) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Fletchall/Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Brostrom Poulsen/Rocha (MTSU), 7-5
2. Motl/Slump (MTSU) def. Boulier/Landau (IU), 6-2
3. Kumar/Vukovic (IU) def. Horak/Kamrowski (MTSU), 6-1
Order of Finish:
Singles: 5, 2, 6, 1, unfinished
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
The Hoosiers got off to a good start in Murfreesboro by winning the doubles point.
Ekansh Kumar and Luka Vukovic won at No. 3 Doubles, 6-1. To follow, Middle Tennessee State won at No. 2 Doubles to even it.
The doubles point was closed out when Patrick Fletchall and Ilya Tiraspolsky pulled through in the clutch to win in the tiebreaker, 7-5.
Middle Tennessee won at No. 5, 2, 6 and 1 singles to take the match, though.
The loss drops IU's record to 2-1. The Hoosiers will be back in action on Sunday, Jan. 29 with a double-header against Butler and Ball State.
Final Results
Middle Tennessee State 4, Indiana 1
Singles competition
1. Stijin Slump (MTSU) def. Patrick Fletchall (IU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Francisco Rocha (MTSU) def. Luka Vukovic (IU), 6-2, 6-2
3. O. Brostrom Poulsen (MTSU) vs. Sam Landau (IU), 6-0, 6-7 (4-7), 0-3, unfinished
4. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) vs. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU), 6-2, 3-6, 3-2, unfinished
5. Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) def. Luc Boulier (IU), 6-2, 6-3
6. Pavel Motl (MTSU) def. Ekansh Kumar (IU) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Fletchall/Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Brostrom Poulsen/Rocha (MTSU), 7-5
2. Motl/Slump (MTSU) def. Boulier/Landau (IU), 6-2
3. Kumar/Vukovic (IU) def. Horak/Kamrowski (MTSU), 6-1
Order of Finish:
Singles: 5, 2, 6, 1, unfinished
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
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