Indiana Men’s Tennis Defeat Dartmouth, 5-2

Sunday, February 5

Bloomington, Ind.

11:00 AM

Indiana University

Dartmouth

BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 29, 2023 - Ekansh Kumar during the match between the Butler Bulldogs and the Indiana Hoosiers at Indiana University Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Pearson Georges/Indiana Athletics

2/5/2023 4:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Men's Tennis captured their first win of the day, 5-2, against Dartmouth in their first match of their double-header at the IU Tennis Center on Sunday morning.

Indiana's No. 2 doubles pair Luc Boulier and Sam Landau won the first of two doubles point after a 6-2 win. No. 3 doubles duo, Luka Vukovic and Ekansh Kumar, clinched the doubles point for the Hoosiers after an 8-6 tiebreaker, to win the set 7-6, giving the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead.

The Hoosiers had stellar performances in the singles matches, winning three straight matches to take a 4-0 lead on Dartmouth.

In the No. 1 singles match, Fletchall earned a point for the Hoosiers with a 6-4, 6-4 victory.

Vukovic followed up with a win on No. 2, 7-6, 6-0, giving the Hoosiers a 3-0 lead.

Kumar gave the Hoosiers their fourth point of the match, with a win on No. 6, 7-5, 6-1.

Tiraspolsky lost a nailbiter after splitting sets 1-1 on No. 4, 5-7, 6-1, 14-12.

Landau followed the loss up with a win on No. 3, 7-5, 6-2, giving the Hoosiers their fifth point of the match.

Saylor closed out the morning with a loss, fighting till the end, on No. 5, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4.

The Hoosiers improve to 5-1 on the season. Up next, Indiana will compete against Xavier at 4 p.m. at the IU Tennis Center.

Final Results

Indiana 5, Dartmouth 2

Singles competition

1. Patrick Fletchall (IU) def. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dart), 6-4, 6-4