Indiana Men's Tennis Falls 4-3 to No. 68 Northwestern in Evanston

Sunday, April 5

Evanston, Ill.

11:00 AM

Indiana University

Northwestern

Jip van Assendelft of the Indiana Hoosiers during the meet between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN.

Indiana Men's Tennis Falls 4-3 to No. 68 Northwestern in Evanston

4/5/2026 4:13:00 PM | Men's Tennis

EVANSTON, Ill. — The No. 62 Indiana men's tennis team fell 4-3 on the road Sunday to No. 68 Northwestern in Evanston.

Northwestern grabbed the first point by winning at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Indiana's No. 68-ranked duo of Sam Landau and Braeden Gelletich won at No. 2 doubles, 6-4, over Owen Megargee and Cooper Han. Gelletich and Landau now improve to 5-0 as a doubles team this season. At No. 1 doubles, Northwestern's Cyrus Mahjoob and Ethan Schiffman defeated Facundo Yunis and Jip van Assendelft 7-6 (8-6), while at No. 3, Greyson Casey and Chad Miller topped Matteo Antonescu and Aidan Atwood 7-6 (7-3) to clinch the point for Northwestern.

In singles play, Indiana won three of six courts but could not overcome the early deficit. Northwestern got its three points with wins at singles Nos. 1, 2, and 3. At No. 3, Northwestern's Ethan Schiffman defeated Facundo Yunis 7-5, 6-1 for the first singles point of the day.

Indiana fought back to win three points at singles Nos. 4, 5, and 6. Aryan Badlani gave Indiana life with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) win over Owen Megargee at No. 6, while Braeden Gelletich defeated Chad Miller 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 and Aidan Atwood rallied to beat Cooper Han 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 5. Greyson Casey then defeated Indiana's Jip van Assendelft in two tiebreaks, 7-6 (7-4) and 7-6 (7-3), at No. 2 singles, earning Northwestern its third point of the game.

With the match tied at 3-3, Cyrus Mahjoob clinched the match for Northwestern with a tight 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Sam Landau at No. 1 singles.

Indiana falls to 9-9 overall and 3-6 in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers return home next weekend against Wisconsin and Nebraska.

No. 68 NORTHWESTERN 4, No. 62 INDIANA 3

Singles Competition

1. Cyrus Mahjoob (NU) def. Sam Landau (IU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3

2. Greyson Casey (NU) def. Jip van Assendelft (IU) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3)

3. Ethan Schiffman (NU) def. Facundo Yunis (IU) 7-5, 6-1

4. Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Chad Miller (NU) 6-3, 6-3

5. Aidan Atwood (IU) def. Cooper Han (NU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0

6. Aryan Badlani (IU) def. Owen Megargee (NU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)

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

Doubles Competition