Indiana Men’s Tennis Falls to USC
3/9/2025 5:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES, Calif. –––– Indiana Men's Tennis suffered their fourth consecutive loss on Sunday afternoon, falling to USC, 6-1, at the David X. Marks Tennis Stadium.
USC would open the match by securing the doubles point. The Trojans would take wins at No. 3 & 1 doubles to secure the lead going into singles play.
In singles play, USC would secure wins at No. 4, 2, and 6 singles in that order to clinch the match victory.
Braeden Gelletich would earn himself a win at No. 5 singles in two sets, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5).
With the loss, Indiana moves to 9-4 on the season and 0-2 in conference play.
Indiana will be back in action on Friday, March 14, when the Hoosiers host Northwestern at the IU Tennis Center. That match will begin at 6 p.m.
INDIANA 1, USC 6
Singles competition
1. Peter Makk (USC) def. Jip van Assendelft, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0.
2. Nathan Trouve (USC) def. Deacon Thomas (IU), 6-4, 6-0.
3. Volodymyr Iakubenko (USC) def. Ben Pomeranets (IU) 6-4, 5-7, 10-6.
4. Matteo Morazzi (USC) def. Sam Scherer (IU), 6-1, 6-0.
5. Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Karl Lee (USC) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5).
6. Connor Church (USC) def. Matteo Antonescu (IU), 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles competition
1. T. Bradley/P. Makk (USC) def. J. van Assendelft/B. Pomeranets (IU) 6-3.
2. S. Scherer/M. Antonescu (IU) vs. V. Iakubeunko/O. Weightman (USC), 4-5, unfinished.
3. M. Morazzi/N. Trouve (USC) def. B. Gelletich/K. Raghavendra (IU), 6-1.
Order of finish
Singles: 4, 2, 6, 1, 3, 5.
Doubles: 3, 1, unfinished.
USC would open the match by securing the doubles point. The Trojans would take wins at No. 3 & 1 doubles to secure the lead going into singles play.
In singles play, USC would secure wins at No. 4, 2, and 6 singles in that order to clinch the match victory.
Braeden Gelletich would earn himself a win at No. 5 singles in two sets, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5).
With the loss, Indiana moves to 9-4 on the season and 0-2 in conference play.
Indiana will be back in action on Friday, March 14, when the Hoosiers host Northwestern at the IU Tennis Center. That match will begin at 6 p.m.
INDIANA 1, USC 6
Singles competition
1. Peter Makk (USC) def. Jip van Assendelft, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0.
2. Nathan Trouve (USC) def. Deacon Thomas (IU), 6-4, 6-0.
3. Volodymyr Iakubenko (USC) def. Ben Pomeranets (IU) 6-4, 5-7, 10-6.
4. Matteo Morazzi (USC) def. Sam Scherer (IU), 6-1, 6-0.
5. Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Karl Lee (USC) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5).
6. Connor Church (USC) def. Matteo Antonescu (IU), 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles competition
1. T. Bradley/P. Makk (USC) def. J. van Assendelft/B. Pomeranets (IU) 6-3.
2. S. Scherer/M. Antonescu (IU) vs. V. Iakubeunko/O. Weightman (USC), 4-5, unfinished.
3. M. Morazzi/N. Trouve (USC) def. B. Gelletich/K. Raghavendra (IU), 6-1.
Order of finish
Singles: 4, 2, 6, 1, 3, 5.
Doubles: 3, 1, unfinished.
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