Saturday, January 18
Bloomington, Ind.
4 pm
Ball State University
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Indiana University
Men’s Tennis Comeback Falls Short at Indiana
January 18, 2025 | Men's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Ball State men's tennis team dropped a heartbreaker at in-state rival Indiana University Saturday evening falling to the Hoosiers by a score of 4-3.
The Cardinals lost on courts two and three in that order to give the Hoosiers the doubles point and the early 1-0 lead. Despite losing doubles, Jacks Lancaster alongside teammate Mason Tran put up a good fight on the top court as the score was knotted 5-5 against IU's Fecund Yunis and Sam Scherer before the match went unfinished.
In singles, IU won quickly at the No. 2 and No. 5 slots to expand its lead over BSU, 3-0.
After that, Nathaniel Webster tallied a straight set, 6-3, 7-5, take down against the Hoosiers' No. 1 player, Jim van Assendelft. Petar Petrovic followed suite on court No. 6 with a 6-4, 6-2 victory versus Karan Raghavendra to bridge the game to 3-2.
But the Hoosiers stopped the Cardinals in their tracks from making a comeback and would win on court No. 4 to clinch match point.
Sajin Smith ended the competition on a high note for Ball State by beating Deacon Thomas in a two-set tiebreaker, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.
INDIANA 4, BALL STATE 3
Singles competition
1. Nathaniel Webster (BSU) def. Jip van Assendelft (IU), 6-3, 7-5.
2. Facundo Yunis (IU) def. Jacks Lancaster (BSU), 6-2, 6-3.
3. Sajin Smith (BSU) def. Deacon Thomas (IU) vs. 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.
4. Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Drew Hayward (BSU), 7-6 (7-5), 6-2.
5. Nikola Kolyachev (IU) def. Mason Tran (BSU), 6-4, 6-2.
6. Petar Petrovic (BSU) def. Karan Raghavendra (IU), 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles competition
1. F. Yunis/S. Scherer (IU) vs. M. Tran/J. Lancaster (BSU), 5-5, unfinished.
2. J. van Assendelft/B. Pomeranets (IU) def. N. Webster/D. Hayward (BSU), 6-2.
3. B. Gelletich/M. Antonescu (IU) def. I. Brady/B. Fletcher (BSU), 6-3.
Order of finish
Singles: 2, 5, 1, 6, 4, 3.
Doubles: 2, 3, unfinished.
The Cardinals lost on courts two and three in that order to give the Hoosiers the doubles point and the early 1-0 lead. Despite losing doubles, Jacks Lancaster alongside teammate Mason Tran put up a good fight on the top court as the score was knotted 5-5 against IU's Fecund Yunis and Sam Scherer before the match went unfinished.
In singles, IU won quickly at the No. 2 and No. 5 slots to expand its lead over BSU, 3-0.
After that, Nathaniel Webster tallied a straight set, 6-3, 7-5, take down against the Hoosiers' No. 1 player, Jim van Assendelft. Petar Petrovic followed suite on court No. 6 with a 6-4, 6-2 victory versus Karan Raghavendra to bridge the game to 3-2.
But the Hoosiers stopped the Cardinals in their tracks from making a comeback and would win on court No. 4 to clinch match point.
Sajin Smith ended the competition on a high note for Ball State by beating Deacon Thomas in a two-set tiebreaker, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.
INDIANA 4, BALL STATE 3
Singles competition
1. Nathaniel Webster (BSU) def. Jip van Assendelft (IU), 6-3, 7-5.
2. Facundo Yunis (IU) def. Jacks Lancaster (BSU), 6-2, 6-3.
3. Sajin Smith (BSU) def. Deacon Thomas (IU) vs. 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.
4. Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Drew Hayward (BSU), 7-6 (7-5), 6-2.
5. Nikola Kolyachev (IU) def. Mason Tran (BSU), 6-4, 6-2.
6. Petar Petrovic (BSU) def. Karan Raghavendra (IU), 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles competition
1. F. Yunis/S. Scherer (IU) vs. M. Tran/J. Lancaster (BSU), 5-5, unfinished.
2. J. van Assendelft/B. Pomeranets (IU) def. N. Webster/D. Hayward (BSU), 6-2.
3. B. Gelletich/M. Antonescu (IU) def. I. Brady/B. Fletcher (BSU), 6-3.
Order of finish
Singles: 2, 5, 1, 6, 4, 3.
Doubles: 2, 3, unfinished.
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