Indiana University Athletics
Sunday, February 19
Bloomington, Ind.
11:00 AM
Indiana University
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Western Michigan
Indiana Men’s Tennis Takes Care of Western Michigan on Sunday
2/19/2023 4:33:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––––– It was an intense Sunday at the IU Tennis Center where Indiana defeated Western Michigan, 5-2, in a very competitive match.
The match started out with strong doubles play from both sides. Luka Vukovic and Ekansh Kumar locked up No. 3 doubles quickly for Indiana, with a 6-3 victory. The freshmen duo of Sam Landau and Luc Boulier battled from a 4-4 tie to win their match at No. 2 doubles, 6-4, to secure Indiana a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
In singles, Landau kept up with his winning ways, winning in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles to give Indiana a 2-0 lead. Western Michigan bounced back to win at No. 4 and No. 2 singles to tie the match at 2-2.
From there, the Hoosiers dug deep and found momentum to win out the final three singles matches. Kumar won at No. 6 singles, 6-3, 7-5 to start the run, followed by Jagger Saylor's win at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to secure a team victory.
Patrick Fletchall's win at No. 1 singles was the cherry on top of a great win, defeating Western Michigan's Benjamin George, 7-6 (9-7), 6-4.
The win improved Indiana's season record to 9-2.
Indiana will be back in action next week on the road at Cornell.
FINAL RESULTS
INDIANA 5, WESTERN MICHIGAN 2
Singles competition
1. Patrick Fletchall (IU) def. Benjamin George (WMU), 7-6 (9-7), 6-4
2. Anton Arzhankin (WMU) def. Luka Vukovic (IU), 6-2, 6-2
3. Sam Landau (IU) def. Peter Kuszynski (WMU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Arjun Honnappa (WMU) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU), 6-2, 6-4
5. Jagger Saylor (IU) def. Fynn Lhose (WMU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
6. Ekansh Kumar (IU) def. Jackson Boone (WMU) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. P. Fletchall/I. Tiraspolsky (IU) vs. P. Kuszynski/F. Schlueter (WMU), 5-6, unfinished
2. S. Landau/L. Boulier (IU) def. F. Lohse/A. Arzhankin (WMU), 6-4
3. L. Vukovic/E. Kumar (IU) def. B. George/B. Pierce (WMU), 6-3
Order of finish
Singles: 3, 4, 2, 6, 5, 1
Doubles: 3, 2, unfinished
The match started out with strong doubles play from both sides. Luka Vukovic and Ekansh Kumar locked up No. 3 doubles quickly for Indiana, with a 6-3 victory. The freshmen duo of Sam Landau and Luc Boulier battled from a 4-4 tie to win their match at No. 2 doubles, 6-4, to secure Indiana a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
In singles, Landau kept up with his winning ways, winning in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles to give Indiana a 2-0 lead. Western Michigan bounced back to win at No. 4 and No. 2 singles to tie the match at 2-2.
From there, the Hoosiers dug deep and found momentum to win out the final three singles matches. Kumar won at No. 6 singles, 6-3, 7-5 to start the run, followed by Jagger Saylor's win at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to secure a team victory.
Patrick Fletchall's win at No. 1 singles was the cherry on top of a great win, defeating Western Michigan's Benjamin George, 7-6 (9-7), 6-4.
The win improved Indiana's season record to 9-2.
Indiana will be back in action next week on the road at Cornell.
FINAL RESULTS
INDIANA 5, WESTERN MICHIGAN 2
Singles competition
1. Patrick Fletchall (IU) def. Benjamin George (WMU), 7-6 (9-7), 6-4
2. Anton Arzhankin (WMU) def. Luka Vukovic (IU), 6-2, 6-2
3. Sam Landau (IU) def. Peter Kuszynski (WMU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Arjun Honnappa (WMU) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU), 6-2, 6-4
5. Jagger Saylor (IU) def. Fynn Lhose (WMU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
6. Ekansh Kumar (IU) def. Jackson Boone (WMU) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. P. Fletchall/I. Tiraspolsky (IU) vs. P. Kuszynski/F. Schlueter (WMU), 5-6, unfinished
2. S. Landau/L. Boulier (IU) def. F. Lohse/A. Arzhankin (WMU), 6-4
3. L. Vukovic/E. Kumar (IU) def. B. George/B. Pierce (WMU), 6-3
Order of finish
Singles: 3, 4, 2, 6, 5, 1
Doubles: 3, 2, unfinished
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