Indiana University
Dayton
Indiana Men’s Tennis Takes Down Dayton in Season Opener
1/13/2024 3:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana Men's Tennis opened their season on the right note, taking down Dayton in a 5-2 match on Saturday morning at the IU Tennis Center.
The Hoosiers started the morning off hot, taking two wins in doubles play to secure a 1-0 lead. Sam Landau and Michael Andre's win at No. 1 Doubles plus Luc Boulier and Facundo Yunis' win at No. 3 Doubles was the boost IU needed to take the advantage heading into singles play.
In singles play, Facundo Yunis, Michael Andre, Sam Landau, and Ilya Tiraspolsky won their respective matches to take a 5-2 lead and clinch the victory over Dayton.
The win puts Indiana at 1-0 on the season.
The Hoosiers will finish the day with their second match of the double-header against Toledo at 4 p.m.
INDIANA 5, DAYTON 2
Singles competition
1. Sam Landau (IU) def. Connor Bruce (UD), 6-3, 6-1.
2. Facundo Yunis (IU) def. Matt DeMarco (UD), 6-2, 6-2.
3. Michael Andre (IU) def. Luis Saraiva (UD), 6-4, 6-1.
4. Kyle McNally (UD) def. Jagger Saylor (IU), 5-7, 7-5, 10-7.
5. Mikkel Zinder (UD) def. Nikola Kolyachev (IU) , 4-6, 6-3, 10-3.
6. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Eric Perkowski (UD), 6-0, 7-6 (7-5).
Doubles competition
1. Sam Landau/Michael Andre (IU) def. Connor Bruce/Nikola Puric (UD), 6-1.
2. Ilya Tiraspolsky/Nikola Kolyachev (IU) vs. Eric Perkowski/Mikkel Zinder (UD), 4-4, unfinished.
3. Luc Boulier/Facundo Yunis (IU) def. Ronit Hiryur/Matt DeMarco (UD), 6-3.
Order of Finish
Singles: 2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4.
Doubles: 1, 3, unfinished.
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