Indiana University Athletics

Indiana Drops Close Match to Penn State
4/22/2023 5:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. –––– Indiana Men's Tennis lost at Penn State, 4-3, on Saturday afternoon at the Sarni Tennis Center.
The Hoosiers got off to a good start in the match by taking the doubles point.
Penn State won at No. 2 doubles before Indiana won No. 3 doubles and Patrick Fletchall and Ilya Tiraspolsky dug deep to win a close No. 1 doubles match, 7-6 (7-4).
In singles, Penn State took a 3-1 lead by winning three-straight matches at No. 3, 2 and 1 singles.
Indiana fought back with wins from Ilya Tiraspolsky and Ekansh Kumar at No. 4 and 6 singles, respectively, to make it 3-3.
Penn State would close out the match with a win at No. 5 singles to seal it.
With the loss, Indiana's record falls to 12-13 and 1-7 in Big Ten play.
Indiana will close out the regular season tomorrow with a match vs. Ohio State at noon in Columbus.
Final Results
PENN STATE 4, INDIANA 3
Singles competition
1. Loren Byers (PSU) def. Patrick Fletchall (IU), 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
2. Miko Eala (PSU) def. Sam Landau (IU), 6-4, 6-1
3. Charl Morgan (PSU) def. Luka Vukovic (IU), 6-2, 6-4
4. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Sam Bossem (PSU) 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
5. Stefan Simeunovic (PSU) def. Jagger Saylor (IU), 7-5, 6-1
6. Ekansh Kumar (IU) def. Pranav Nemani (PSU, 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Loren Byers/Sam Bossem (PSU), 7-6 (7-4)
2. Miko Eala/Stefan Simeunovic (PSU) def. Sam Landau/Luc Boulier (IU), 6-3
3. Luka Vukovic/Ekansh Kumar (IU) def. Charl Morgan/Pranav Nemani (PSU), 6-4
Order of finish
Singles: 3, 2, 1, 4, 6, 5
Doubles: 2, 3, 1
The Hoosiers got off to a good start in the match by taking the doubles point.
Penn State won at No. 2 doubles before Indiana won No. 3 doubles and Patrick Fletchall and Ilya Tiraspolsky dug deep to win a close No. 1 doubles match, 7-6 (7-4).
In singles, Penn State took a 3-1 lead by winning three-straight matches at No. 3, 2 and 1 singles.
Indiana fought back with wins from Ilya Tiraspolsky and Ekansh Kumar at No. 4 and 6 singles, respectively, to make it 3-3.
Penn State would close out the match with a win at No. 5 singles to seal it.
With the loss, Indiana's record falls to 12-13 and 1-7 in Big Ten play.
Indiana will close out the regular season tomorrow with a match vs. Ohio State at noon in Columbus.
Final Results
PENN STATE 4, INDIANA 3
Singles competition
1. Loren Byers (PSU) def. Patrick Fletchall (IU), 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
2. Miko Eala (PSU) def. Sam Landau (IU), 6-4, 6-1
3. Charl Morgan (PSU) def. Luka Vukovic (IU), 6-2, 6-4
4. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Sam Bossem (PSU) 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
5. Stefan Simeunovic (PSU) def. Jagger Saylor (IU), 7-5, 6-1
6. Ekansh Kumar (IU) def. Pranav Nemani (PSU, 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Loren Byers/Sam Bossem (PSU), 7-6 (7-4)
2. Miko Eala/Stefan Simeunovic (PSU) def. Sam Landau/Luc Boulier (IU), 6-3
3. Luka Vukovic/Ekansh Kumar (IU) def. Charl Morgan/Pranav Nemani (PSU), 6-4
Order of finish
Singles: 3, 2, 1, 4, 6, 5
Doubles: 2, 3, 1
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