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Hoosiers Wrap Up Fall Opener at UT Hidden Duals
9/20/2026 4:40:00 PM | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Indiana Men's Tennis team completed its opening event of the fall season Sunday at the UT Hidden Duals, hosted at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.
The Hoosiers competed against players from Memphis, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, and host Tennessee throughout the three-day event, finishing the weekend with 10 singles victories and 5 doubles victories.
Sam Scherer led Indiana with an undefeated 3-0 singles record, while Matteo Antonescu and Ariel Zauber each collected two singles victories and went unbeaten in doubles. Scherer, Antonescu, and Zauber each finished the weekend with a 5-1 overall record.
The Hoosiers will continue play through Sept. 27 at the ITA All-American Championships, where Aidan Atwood, Ben Pomeranets, Braeden Gelletich, and Sam Landau will look to make deep runs against some of the nation's top competition.
UT HIDDEN DUALS RESULTS
Day One
Doubles:
1) Loan Lestir/Benjamin Martin (MEM) def. Sam Scherer/Aryan Badlani (IU), 6-3
2) Ariel Zauber/Matteo Antonescu (IU) def. Sean O Nuallain/Aflie King (MEM), 7-6 (7-5)
Singles:
1) Zavier Augustin (IU) def. Sean O Nuallain (MEM), 6-1, 6-4
2) Sam Scherer (IU) def. Alfie King (MEM), 6-3, 6-2
3) Matteo Antonescu (IU) def. Theodor-Matei Ene (MEM), 6-1, 6-4
4) Benjamin Martin (MEM) def. Ariel Zauber (IU), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
5) Aryan Badlani (IU) def. Loan Lestir (MEM), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Day Two:
Doubles:
1) Matteo Antonescu/Zavier Augustin (IU) def. Hamza El Amine/Lucas Bazin (UL), 6-2
2) Sam Scherer/Ariel Zauber (IU) def. Russell Lokko/Jerald Carroll (UL), 7-5
Singles:
1) Russell Lokko (UL) def. Zavier Augustin (IU), 6-3, 7-6 (1)
2) Matteo Antonescu (IU) def. Artem Dmytrenko (UL), 6-3, 6-3
3) Aryan Badlani (IU) def. Jerald Carroll (UL), 0-6, 6-4, 6-3
4) Maksim Hristov (UL) def. Preston Taylor (UL), 6-4, 6-4
5) Sam Scherer (IU) def. Hamza El Amine (UL), 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
6) Ariel Zauber (IU) def. Lucas Bazin (UL), 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Day Three:
Doubles:
1) Sam Scherer/Ariel Zauber (IU) def. Martin Doskocil/Woodson McMillin (UT), 6-2
2) Matteo Antonescu/Zavier Augustin (IU) def. Clement Mayoral/ John Patrick Popowich (MTSU), 6-4
Singles:
1) Sam Scherer (IU) def. Clement Mayoral (MTSU), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
2) Shion Itsusaki (UT) def. Aryan Badlani (IU), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
3) Ariel Zauber (IU) def. John Patrick Popowich (MTSU), 7-5, 6-2
4) Aryan Saleh (MTSU) def. Matteo Antonescu (IU), 6-2, 6-2
5) Eric Crivei (MTSU) def. Zavier Augustin (IU), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
