Indiana Men’s Tennis Falls to Cornell

Sunday, March 24

Bloomington, Ind.

3:00 PM

Indiana University

#36 Cornell

BLOOMINGTON, IN - March 23, 2024 - Sam Landau during the meet between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Grace Waggoner/IU Athletics

3/24/2024 4:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana Men's Tennis suffered their first home loss of the season to Cornell on Sunday afternoon at the IU Varsity Courts.

Indiana would come out strong in doubles play to start the afternoon. Michael Andre and Ilya Tiraspolsky would open up the day with a win at No. 1 doubles, 6-3. Facundo Yunis and Luc Boulier would follow that up with a win at No. 2 doubles, 6-3.

Cornell would win at No. 1, 3, 4, and 6 singles to clinch the match, in that order.

With the loss, Indiana's record moves to 12-5 on the season.

The Hoosiers will be back in action on Friday, March 29, as the Hoosiers host Penn State at the IU Tennis Center.

Final Results

INDIANA 1, CORNELL 4
Singles competition
1. Radu Papoe (COR) def. Sam Landau (IU), 6-2, 6-2.
2. Facundo Yunis (IU) vs. Adit Sinha (COR), 6-4, 6-5, unfinished.
3. Petar Teodorovic (COR) def. Michael Andre (IU), 6-4, 6-4.
4. Eric Verdes (COR) def. Jagger Saylor (IU), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
5. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU) vs. Nathan Mao (COR), 7-5, 2-6, 1-4, unfinished.
6. Felipe Pinzon (COR) def. Deacon Thomas (IU), 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles competition
1. Michael Andre/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Adit Sinha/Nathan Mao (COR), 6-3.
2 Facundo Yunis/Luc Boulier (IU) def. Eric Verdes/Petar Teodorovic (COR), 6-3.
3. Sam Landau/Carson Haskins (IU) vs. Radu Papoe/Samuel Paquette (COR), 3-3, unfinished.

Order of finish
Singles: 1, 3, 4, 6, unfinished
Doubles: 1, 2, unfinished