Indiana Opens Big Ten Play Against No. 26 UCLA

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—The Indiana men's tennis team turns its attention to the first weekend of Big Ten play when it hosts No. 26 UCLA at the IU Tennis Center this Friday, Mar. 6.

Indiana is 6-3 this season and has won four of its last five matches. Most recently, the Hoosiers swept Texas Tech 4-0 at home, which helped push Indiana to No. 46 in the ITA team rankings.

Through nine matches this season, Indiana has captured the doubles point in seven of their matches. The Hoosiers boast the No. 33-ranked duo of Sam Landau and Jip van Assendelft at No. 1 doubles, and playing next to them at No. 2 doubles is the No. 57-ranked duo of Michael Andre and Matteo Antonescu.

UCLA enters the match with a 6-3 record, and the Bruins improved to No. 26 in the ITA rankings after a 4-3 win at No. 9 San Diego in their last match. The ITA has three Bruins ranked in singles: No. 35 Emon Van Loben Sels, No. 57 Spencer Johnson, and No. 104 Rudy Quan. In doubles, Spencer Johnson and Emon Van Lobel Sels mark the No. 35-ranked team, with Rudy Quan and Aardarsh Tripathi coming in just five places behind them at No. 40.

Following Friday's match, Indiana will host No. 22 USC at the IU Tennis Center on Sunday, Mar. 8.

The match will have a live stream and live stats available.

Live stream: https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/2018/2/22/tennis-playsight

Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=654456

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Players Mentioned

Michael Andre

Matteo Antonescu

Sam Landau

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