
Indiana Men’s Tennis Concludes Play at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships
10/15/2023 8:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ––––– The Indiana Men's Tennis team was in action at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships over the weekend.
The Hoosiers were represented by Nishanth Badavareddy, Luc Boulier, Sam Landau, Deacon Thomas, Ilya Tiraspolsky, and Jagger Saylor. Sam Landau did not compete in the singles event.
In the singles event, sophomore Deacon Thomas secured a win in the opening round, topping Butler's Nicolas Arts, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) .
Sophomore Sam Landau and senior Ilya Tiraspolsky put together a strong performance in the doubles event. Landau/Tiraspolsky advanced to the quarterfinals by securing a win against IUPUI's Steven Paz and Noah Viste, 8-3.
The doubles team of Boulier/Saylor also had a solid performance in the event. Boulier/Saylor won their second match in the round of 32 against Igor Mandou Berranger and Karim Al-Amin (MTSU), 8-5.
FULL INDIANA RESULTS
Singles:
Deacon Thomas:
Nishanth Basavareddy:
Luc Boulier:
Ilya Tiraspolsky:
Jagger Saylor:
Doubles:
Basavareddy/Thomas:
Boulier/Saylor:
Landau/Tiraspolsky
The Hoosiers were represented by Nishanth Badavareddy, Luc Boulier, Sam Landau, Deacon Thomas, Ilya Tiraspolsky, and Jagger Saylor. Sam Landau did not compete in the singles event.
In the singles event, sophomore Deacon Thomas secured a win in the opening round, topping Butler's Nicolas Arts, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) .
Sophomore Sam Landau and senior Ilya Tiraspolsky put together a strong performance in the doubles event. Landau/Tiraspolsky advanced to the quarterfinals by securing a win against IUPUI's Steven Paz and Noah Viste, 8-3.
The doubles team of Boulier/Saylor also had a solid performance in the event. Boulier/Saylor won their second match in the round of 32 against Igor Mandou Berranger and Karim Al-Amin (MTSU), 8-5.
FULL INDIANA RESULTS
Singles:
Deacon Thomas:
- R128: Deacon Thomas (IND) def. Nicolas Arts (BU), 7-5, 7-6 (7-4).
- R64: Joubert Klopper (VU) def. Deacon Thomas (IND), 6-1, 6-1.
Nishanth Basavareddy:
- R128: Moritz Kudernatsch (UM) def. Nishanth Basavareddy (IND), 6-1, 6-2.
- C-R64-Q: Henrique Ushizima (LU) def. Nishanth Basavareddy (IND), 6-2, 7-5.
Luc Boulier:
- R128: Ian Cruz (BEL) def. Luc Boulier (IND), 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-4.
- C-R64-Q: Juan Lombisano (LU) def. Luc Boulier (IND), 2-0, Inj. (Injury).
Ilya Tiraspolsky:
- R128: Matthew Rankin (UK) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.
- C-R64-Q: Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Charlie Barry (UM), 6-3, 6-4.
- C-R64: Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) advanced on bye.
- C-R32: Kristoffer Stahlbrand (EKU) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND), Ret. (Retired).
Jagger Saylor:
- R128: Christophe Clement (UK) def. Jagger Saylor (IND), 6-2, 7-5.
- C-R64-Q: Paulo Guillermo Ramos Martin (TTU) def. Jagger Saylor (IND), 1-6, 6-3, 10-8.
Doubles:
Basavareddy/Thomas:
- R64: P. Ramos Martin/ D. Spaks (TTU) def. N. Basavareddy/D. Thomas (IND), 8-6.
Boulier/Saylor:
- R64: L. Boulier/ J.Saylor (IND) def. M. Rankin/ C. Clement (UK), 8-7 (9-7).
- R32: L. Boulier/ J. Saylor (IND) def. I. Mandou Berranger/ K. Al-Amin (MTSU), 8-5.
- R16: P. Kalocsai/ A. Nagoudi (ETSU) def. L. Boulier/ J. Saylor (IND), 8-6.
Landau/Tiraspolsky
- R64: S. Landau/ I. Tiraspolsky (IND) def. J.Dziopak/ T. Hibbert (TSU), 8-4.
- R32: S. Landau/ I. Tiraspolsky (IND) def. C. Temming/ M. Pennelli (XU), 8-2.
- R16: S. Landau/ I. Tiraspolsky (IND) def. S. Paz/ N. Viste (IUPUI), 8-3.
- QF: N. Cox/ J. Casabon (VU) def. S. Landau/ I. Tiraspolsky (IND), 8-4.
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