Men’s Tennis Falls At Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Penn State men’s tennis team dropped their match to Indiana. The squad traveled for their first conference road match of the season, but ultimately fell 5-2. 

DOUBLES 

Partners Nolan Ranger and Ari Cotoulas took court No. 1 against Michael Andre and Ilya Tiraspolsky, but dropped their match, 6-1. At No. 2, Stefan Simeunovic and Jack Martuccio played a close match, but fell 6-4 against Sam Landau and Carson Haskins. 

On court No. 3, Miko Eala and Alex Sterin were down 5-4 against Facundo Yunis and Luc Boulier when the match went unfinished as Indiana had already clinched the doubles point. 

SINGLES 

On the No. 1 court, Eala brought his match against Yunis to a tiebreaker, winning 2-6, 6-3, 11-9. Cotoulas took the No. 4 spot, defeating Jagger Saylor, 7-5, 6-4, in straight sets.

At No. 2, Simeunovic dropped 6-3, 6-1 against Landua. Ranger took the No. 3 spot, but  fell to Andre, 6-3, 6-2. On court No. 5, Sterin dropped his match, 6-0, 6-2, to Tiraspolsky. Ritvik Nadikude played at No. 6, but fell to Deacon Thomas, 6-1, 6-2. 

UP NEXT 

The Nittany Lions continue their weekend on the road, facing Purdue on Sunday Mar. 31. The match will be held at the Schwartz Tennis Center at noon.

RESULTS 

Doubles 

1. Andre/Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Ranger/Cotoulas (PSU), 6-1 

2. Landau/Haskins (IU) def. Simeunovic/Martuccio (PSU), 6-4 

3. Eala/Sterin (PSU) vs. Facundo/Boulier (IU), 4-5, uf. 

Order of Finish: 1,2 

Singles 

1. Eala (PSU) def. Yunis (IU), 2-6, 6-3, 11-9 

2. Landua (IU) def. Simeunovic (PSU), 6-3, 6-1 

3. Andre (IU) def. Ranger (PSU), 6-3, 6-2 

4. Cotoulas (PSU) def. Saylor (IU), 7-5, 6-4 

5. Tiraspolsky (IU) def. Sterin (PSU), 6-0, 6-2 

6. Thomas (IU) def. Nadikude (PSU), 6-1, 6-2 

Order of Finish: 5,6,3,2,1,4