Friday, February 14
Bloomington, Ind.
5:00 PM
Indiana University
7
vs
0
Drake
Indiana Men’s Tennis Sweeps Drake
2/14/2025 8:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana Men's Tennis took care of business tonight, defeating Drake 7-0 on Friday afternoon at the IU Tennis Center.
Once again, Indiana would open the day strong and take the doubles point. Braeden Gelletich & Karan Raghavendra would take the win at No. 3 doubles to put IU in a position to secure the doubles point. Matteo Antonescu & Sam Scherer would follow up with a win at no. 2 doubles to secure the lead for Indiana heading into singles play.
In singles play, Jip van Assendelft would stretch the Hoosiers' lead with a win at No. 2 singles, 6-1. 6-4. Braeden Gelletich positioned Indiana to clinch the match at No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-2.
Ben Pomeranets would clinch the match victory with his win at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-3.
Deacon Thomas, Nikola Kolyachev, and Karan Raghavendra also earned wins to cap off the 7-0 victory.
With the win, Indiana moves to 7-0 on the season.
Indiana will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 15, when the Hoosiers take on Louisville. The match will begin at 4 p.m.
INDIANA 7, DRAKE 0
Singles competition
1. Deacon Thomas (IU) def. Jose Alessandro Hernandez (DRAKE), 6-4, 6-1.
2. Jip van Assendelft (IU) def. Christian Winstead (DRAKE), 6-1, 6-4.
3. Ben Pomeranets (IU) def. Ben Johnson (DRAKE), 6-3, 6-3.
4. Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Aaron Dawson (DRAKE), 6-1, 6-2.
5. Karan Raghavendra (IU) vs. Logan Tomovski (DRAKE), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 10-8.
6. Nikola Kolyachev (IU) vs. Will Ecklund (DRAKE), 6-4, 2-6, 16-14.
Doubles competition
1. M. Andre/J. Van Assendelft (IU) vs. B. Johnson/W. Ecklund (DRAKE), 3-3, unfinished.
2. M. Antonescu/S. Scherer (IU) def. A. Dawson/C. Winstead (DRAKE), 6-1.
3. B. Gelletich/K. Raghavendra (IU) def. J. Hernandez/A. Tarquino (DRAKE), 6-0.
Order of finish
Singles: 2, 4, 3, 1, 6, 5.
Doubles: 3, 2, unfinished.
Once again, Indiana would open the day strong and take the doubles point. Braeden Gelletich & Karan Raghavendra would take the win at No. 3 doubles to put IU in a position to secure the doubles point. Matteo Antonescu & Sam Scherer would follow up with a win at no. 2 doubles to secure the lead for Indiana heading into singles play.
In singles play, Jip van Assendelft would stretch the Hoosiers' lead with a win at No. 2 singles, 6-1. 6-4. Braeden Gelletich positioned Indiana to clinch the match at No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-2.
Ben Pomeranets would clinch the match victory with his win at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-3.
Deacon Thomas, Nikola Kolyachev, and Karan Raghavendra also earned wins to cap off the 7-0 victory.
With the win, Indiana moves to 7-0 on the season.
Indiana will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 15, when the Hoosiers take on Louisville. The match will begin at 4 p.m.
INDIANA 7, DRAKE 0
Singles competition
1. Deacon Thomas (IU) def. Jose Alessandro Hernandez (DRAKE), 6-4, 6-1.
2. Jip van Assendelft (IU) def. Christian Winstead (DRAKE), 6-1, 6-4.
3. Ben Pomeranets (IU) def. Ben Johnson (DRAKE), 6-3, 6-3.
4. Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Aaron Dawson (DRAKE), 6-1, 6-2.
5. Karan Raghavendra (IU) vs. Logan Tomovski (DRAKE), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 10-8.
6. Nikola Kolyachev (IU) vs. Will Ecklund (DRAKE), 6-4, 2-6, 16-14.
Doubles competition
1. M. Andre/J. Van Assendelft (IU) vs. B. Johnson/W. Ecklund (DRAKE), 3-3, unfinished.
2. M. Antonescu/S. Scherer (IU) def. A. Dawson/C. Winstead (DRAKE), 6-1.
3. B. Gelletich/K. Raghavendra (IU) def. J. Hernandez/A. Tarquino (DRAKE), 6-0.
Order of finish
Singles: 2, 4, 3, 1, 6, 5.
Doubles: 3, 2, unfinished.
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