Indiana University Athletics
Thursday, April 27
Bloomington, Ind.
11:00 AM
Indiana University
vs
No. 8 Seed Penn State
Indiana to Open Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament Play
4/25/2023 11:30:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– The 2023 Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament hosts will also play in the event's opening match.
The No. 9 seed Indiana Hoosiers will face No. 8 seed Penn State in the tournament's first round on Thursday at 11 AM. Depending on weather, the match will either be inside at the IU Tennis Center, or outside at the outdoor Varsity Tennis Courts.
The match will be a rematch as the Hoosiers and Nittany Lions just played one another last Saturday. Penn State won it in dramatic fashion, 4-3, in State College.
Indiana enters the match with a 12-14 record and a 1-8 conference mark. Penn State is is 15-11 and 2-7 in the Big Ten.
Indiana has really excelled in doubles play all year. As a team, Indiana is 38-26 in doubles matches across all combinations this spring.
The Hoosiers are led by a dominant doubles duo in Patrick Fletchall and Ilya Tirasposky who are 11-5 on the season at No. 1 doubles.
In singles, freshman Sam Landau has been impressive all year and is 12-4 while playing at the No. 2 and 3 positions. Tiraspolsky has been a consistent force at No. 4 singles, too, charting an 11-8 record.
If Indiana advances on Thursday, it will face No. 1 Ohio State at 9 AM on Friday in the quarterfinal.
The entire tournament schedule is as follows:
Thursday, April 27:
No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Penn State – 11 a.m.
No. 10 Purdue vs. No. 7 Michigan State – 2 p.m.
Friday, April 28:
Winner of No. 9 Indiana/No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 1 Ohio State – 9 a.m.
No. 5 Nebraska vs. No. 4 Illinois – 11 a.m.
Winner of No. 10 Purdue/No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Michigan – 1:30 p.m.
No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Northwestern – 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 29:
TBA vs. TBA (Semi-Final #1) – 11 a.m.
TBA vs. TBA (Semi-Final #2) – 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 30:
TBA vs. TBA (Championship) – 12 p.m.
There will be live streaming and live scoring available for all tournament matches.
Indiana vs. Penn State (Live Scoring): http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=465082
Indiana vs. Penn State (Live Streaming): https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/schedule?date=2023-04-27
The No. 9 seed Indiana Hoosiers will face No. 8 seed Penn State in the tournament's first round on Thursday at 11 AM. Depending on weather, the match will either be inside at the IU Tennis Center, or outside at the outdoor Varsity Tennis Courts.
The match will be a rematch as the Hoosiers and Nittany Lions just played one another last Saturday. Penn State won it in dramatic fashion, 4-3, in State College.
Indiana enters the match with a 12-14 record and a 1-8 conference mark. Penn State is is 15-11 and 2-7 in the Big Ten.
Indiana has really excelled in doubles play all year. As a team, Indiana is 38-26 in doubles matches across all combinations this spring.
The Hoosiers are led by a dominant doubles duo in Patrick Fletchall and Ilya Tirasposky who are 11-5 on the season at No. 1 doubles.
In singles, freshman Sam Landau has been impressive all year and is 12-4 while playing at the No. 2 and 3 positions. Tiraspolsky has been a consistent force at No. 4 singles, too, charting an 11-8 record.
If Indiana advances on Thursday, it will face No. 1 Ohio State at 9 AM on Friday in the quarterfinal.
The entire tournament schedule is as follows:
Thursday, April 27:
No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Penn State – 11 a.m.
No. 10 Purdue vs. No. 7 Michigan State – 2 p.m.
Friday, April 28:
Winner of No. 9 Indiana/No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 1 Ohio State – 9 a.m.
No. 5 Nebraska vs. No. 4 Illinois – 11 a.m.
Winner of No. 10 Purdue/No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Michigan – 1:30 p.m.
No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Northwestern – 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 29:
TBA vs. TBA (Semi-Final #1) – 11 a.m.
TBA vs. TBA (Semi-Final #2) – 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 30:
TBA vs. TBA (Championship) – 12 p.m.
There will be live streaming and live scoring available for all tournament matches.
Indiana vs. Penn State (Live Scoring): http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=465082
Indiana vs. Penn State (Live Streaming): https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/schedule?date=2023-04-27
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