Indiana falls to No. 24 Northwestern on Friday
3/31/2023 8:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––––– Indiana Men's Tennis dropped a home match to No. 24 Northwestern on Friday afternoon, 5-1, at the IU Tennis Center.
The match started out strong for the Hoosiers, winning a very close doubles point. Indiana's Patrick Fletchall and Ilya Tiraspolsky won at No. 1 doubles, 6-4, before Northwestern evened the advantage by winning the No. 3 doubles match, 6-3.
Indiana's No. 2 doubles duo of freshmen Sam Landau and Luc Boulier dug deep and went down to the wire, picking up a close win, 7-6 (9-7).
In singles, Northwestern won at No. 6, 4, 1, 2 singles to close out the match and clinch the win.
Northwestern won the No. 2 and No. 5 singles, as well, to close out the day.
After today's match, Indiana's record falls to 11-7 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten.
Indiana will be back in action on Sunday, April 2 for two home matches. The Hoosiers will play No. 22 Illinois at noon and Saint Louis at 4:30 p.m.
Final Results
NORTHWESTERN 5, INDIANA 1
Singles competition
1. Steven Forman (NU) def. Patrick Fletchall (IU), 7-5, 6-0
2. Simen Bratholm (NU) def. Luka Vukovic (IU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Trice Pickens (NU) vs. Sam Landau (IU), 6-3, 5-7, 2-1, unfinished
4. Presley Thieneman (NU) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU), 6-3, 6-3
5. Gleb Blekher (NU) def. Jagger Saylor (IU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
6. Felix Nordby (NU) def. Luc Boulier (IU), 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Steven Forman/Simen Bratholm (NU), 6-4
2. Sam Landau/Luc Boulier (IU) def. Natan Spear/Trice Pickens (NU), 7-6 (9-7)
3. Gleb Blekher/Felix Nordby (NU) def. Luka Vukovic/Jagger Saylor (IU), 6-3
Order of finish
Singles: 6, 4, 1, 2, 5, unfinished
Doubles: 1, 3, 2
The match started out strong for the Hoosiers, winning a very close doubles point. Indiana's Patrick Fletchall and Ilya Tiraspolsky won at No. 1 doubles, 6-4, before Northwestern evened the advantage by winning the No. 3 doubles match, 6-3.
Indiana's No. 2 doubles duo of freshmen Sam Landau and Luc Boulier dug deep and went down to the wire, picking up a close win, 7-6 (9-7).
In singles, Northwestern won at No. 6, 4, 1, 2 singles to close out the match and clinch the win.
Northwestern won the No. 2 and No. 5 singles, as well, to close out the day.
After today's match, Indiana's record falls to 11-7 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten.
Indiana will be back in action on Sunday, April 2 for two home matches. The Hoosiers will play No. 22 Illinois at noon and Saint Louis at 4:30 p.m.
Final Results
NORTHWESTERN 5, INDIANA 1
Singles competition
1. Steven Forman (NU) def. Patrick Fletchall (IU), 7-5, 6-0
2. Simen Bratholm (NU) def. Luka Vukovic (IU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Trice Pickens (NU) vs. Sam Landau (IU), 6-3, 5-7, 2-1, unfinished
4. Presley Thieneman (NU) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU), 6-3, 6-3
5. Gleb Blekher (NU) def. Jagger Saylor (IU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
6. Felix Nordby (NU) def. Luc Boulier (IU), 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Steven Forman/Simen Bratholm (NU), 6-4
2. Sam Landau/Luc Boulier (IU) def. Natan Spear/Trice Pickens (NU), 7-6 (9-7)
3. Gleb Blekher/Felix Nordby (NU) def. Luka Vukovic/Jagger Saylor (IU), 6-3
Order of finish
Singles: 6, 4, 1, 2, 5, unfinished
Doubles: 1, 3, 2
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