Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 29 Michigan State

Saturday, March 22

Bloomington, Ind.

12:00 PM

Indiana University

Michigan State

3/22/2025 4:13:00 PM | Men's Tennis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –– Indiana Men's Tennis suffered a setback to No. 29 Michigan State, 4-0, in its first match of the weekend at the IU Tennis Center on Saturday (March 22) afternoon.

MSU (9-6, 4-1 B1G) opened play by earning the doubles point, securing an early advantage on courts 1 & 2, as both matches ended 1-6.

In singles play, Indiana (9-7, 0-5 B1G) was unable to keep pace with the Spartans. MSU's Max Sheldon took No. 2 singles (1-6, 1-6) and earned the first singles point. Soon after, wins at No. 3 (4-6, 0-6) and No.4 (3-6, 4-6) singles claimed the match victory.

The Hoosiers continue their homestand on Sunday, March 23 as they face No. 22 Michigan at the IU Tennis Center. The match will begin at 12 p.m.

No. 29 MICHIGAN STATE 4, INDIANA 0
Singles competition
Jip Van Assendelft (IND) vs.Ozan Baris (MSU) (2-6, 5-4, unfinished)
Max Sheldon (MSU) def. Deacon Thomas (IND) (1-6, 1-6)
Matthew Forbes (MSU) def. Ben Pomeranets (IND) (4-6, 0-6)
Vuk Radienovic (MSU) def. Braeden Gelltich (IND) (3-6, 4-6)
Sam Scherer (IND) vs Mitchell Sheldon (MSU) (4-6, 4-2, unfinished)
Karan Raghavendra (IND) vs David Saye (MSU) (4-6, 0-2, unfinished)

Doubles competition
Aristotelis Thanos/Ozan Baris(MSU) def. Jip Van Assendelft/Sam Scherer (IND) (1-6)
Max Sheldon/Mitchell Sheldon (MSU) def. Braeden Gelletich/Ben Pomeranets (IND) (1-6)
Matteo Antonescu/Karan Raghavendra (IND) vs Matthew Forbes/Taym Alazmeh (MSU) (1-5, unfinished)

Order of finish:
Singles: 2, 3, 4, 1 (unfinished), 5 (unfinished), 6 (unfinished)
Doubles: 1, 2, 3 (unfinished)