Indiana Earns Second Victory of Season Over Ball State

Saturday, January 10

Bloomington, Ind.

4:00 PM

Indiana University

Ball State

Indiana Earns Second Victory of Season Over Ball State

1/10/2026 7:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana Men's Tennis continued their strong showing by defeating Ball State 7-0 on Saturday afternoon at the IU Tennis Center.

The Hoosiers' secured the doubles point behind dominant wins. Jip van Assendelft and Sam Scherer earned Indiana's first victory of the match at No. 2 doubles, winning 6-3. The No. 1 pairing of Matteo Antonescu and Michael Andre slotted the next victory to earn the doubles point for Indiana with a 6-3 win. The duo of Yunis Facundo and Aidan Atwood were on the road to victory at 4-3 before the match went unfinished.

The momentum from doubles competition carried into singles play. Ben Pomeranets defeated Jacks Lancaster at No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-1. Yunis Facundo followed shortly after with a victory at No. 1 singles with a decisive victory over Andrei Caragea, 6-0, 6-4.

Karan Raghavendra earned Indiana's next singles point defeating his opponent 6-1, 6-3 at No. 6 singles. Braeden Gelletich defeated Drew Hayward, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 3 singles.

Aidan Atwood bested Broc Fletcher en route to securing the No. 5 singles victory. To close out the evening, Aryan Baldani slotted a win over Jeremy Milette, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 4 singles.

INDIANA 7, Ball State 0

Singles Competition

1. Facundo Yunis (IU) def. Andrei Caragea (BSU), 6-0, 6-4.

2. Ben Pomeranets (IU) def. Jacks Lancaster (BSU), 6-0, 6-1.

3. Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Drew Hayward (BSU), 6-4, 6-0.

4. Aryan Badlani (IU) def. Jeremy Milette (BSU), 6-4, 6-0.

5. Aidan Atwood (IU) def. Broc Fletcher (BSU), 6-1, 6-3.

6. Karan Raghavendra (IU) def. Nolan Hayward (BSU), 6-1, 6-3.

Doubles Competition

1. Matteo Antonescu/ Michael Andre (IU) vs Jeremy Milette/ Andrei Carageo(BSU), 6-3.

2. Sam Scherer/ Jip van Assendelft (IU) def. Nolan Hayward/ Drew Hayward (BSU), 6-3.

3. Facundo Yunis/ Aidan Atwood (IU) vs Jacks Lancaster/ Broc Fletcher (BSU), 4-3, unfinished.