Indiana University Athletics

11/1/2026 11:26:00 AM | Men's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Indiana men's tennis team wrapped up competition at the Big Ten Individual Championships at the Varsity Tennis Center up in Ann Arbor this weekend, earning six singles victories and three doubles wins.
Braeden Gelletich led the Hoosiers with quarterfinal appearances in both singles and doubles. Following a first-round bye in singles, Gelletich defeated Wisconsin's Sachiv Kumar, 7-6 (7-1), 2-6, [10-5], before rallying past fourth-seeded Ilija Palavestra of Ohio State, 2-6, 6-4, [10-6]. His run ended against Michigan's Naoto Tomizawa in another three-set match, 5-7, 6-4, [5-10].
In doubles, Gelletich partnered with Matteo Antonescu to defeat Michigan's Arnav Bhandari and Pierce Shaya, 6-3, before falling to Wisconsin's Edouard Aubert and Matthew Fullerton, 3-6, in the quarterfinals.
BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
Singles
Ariel Zauber
Doubles
Sam Scherer / Ariel Zauber
Braeden Gelletich led the Hoosiers with quarterfinal appearances in both singles and doubles. Following a first-round bye in singles, Gelletich defeated Wisconsin's Sachiv Kumar, 7-6 (7-1), 2-6, [10-5], before rallying past fourth-seeded Ilija Palavestra of Ohio State, 2-6, 6-4, [10-6]. His run ended against Michigan's Naoto Tomizawa in another three-set match, 5-7, 6-4, [5-10].
In doubles, Gelletich partnered with Matteo Antonescu to defeat Michigan's Arnav Bhandari and Pierce Shaya, 6-3, before falling to Wisconsin's Edouard Aubert and Matthew Fullerton, 3-6, in the quarterfinals.
BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
Singles
Ariel Zauber
- Round of 64: def. Arnav Bhandari (Michigan), 4-6, 6-4, [10-6]
- Round of 32: fell to Victor Lilov (Ohio State), 1-6, 3-6
- Round of 64: def. Owen Megargee (Northwestern), 6-3, 6-2
- Round of 32: fell to Evan Burnett (Michigan), 4-6, 3-6
- Round of 64: def. Kelly Giese (Nebraska), 4-6, 6-4, [10-4]
- Round of 32: fell to Edouard Aubert (Wisconsin), 5-7, 3-6
- Round of 64: fell to Maj Premzl (Purdue), 2-6, 2-6
- Round of 64: def. Vincent Yang (Northwestern), 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), [10-6]
- Round of 32: fell to Naoto Tomizawa (Michigan), 1-6, 0-6
- Round of 64: Bye
- Round of 32: def. Sachiv Kumar (Wisconsin), 7-6 (7-1), 2-6, [10-5]
- Round of 16: def. Ilija Palavestra (Ohio State), 2-6, 6-4, [10-6]
- Quarterfinals: fell to Naoto Tomizawa (Michigan), 5-7, 6-4, [5-10]
- Round of 64: fell to Enzo Champigneulle (Nebraska), 6-4, 4-6, [5-10]
- Round of 64: Bye
- Round of 32: fell to Jan Sebesta (Nebraska), 3-6, 6-4, [6-10]
Doubles
Sam Scherer / Ariel Zauber
- Round of 32: fell to Collin Beduhn / Jens Holger Nissen (Wisconsin), 6-7 (6-8)
- Round of 32: def. Thomas Nelson / Lincoln Battle Linc (Michigan State), 6-4
- Round of 16: fell to Henry Lamchinniah / Calin Stirbu (Nebraska), 4-6
- Round of 32: Bye
- Round of 16: def. Arnav Bhandari / Pierce Shaya (Michigan), 6-3
- Quarterfinals: fell to Edouard Aubert / Matthew Fullerton (Wisconsin), 3-6
- Round of 32: def. Aniss Rafiq / Jan Sebesta (Nebraska), 6-4
- Round of 16: fell to Taym Alazmeh / Danial Rakhmatullayev (Michigan State), 2-6
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