CHICAGO, Ill. – IUPUI men's tennis improved to 6-3 on the season after taking down Chicago State, 5-2 on Friday night (Feb. 15). The 6-3 start is the best start in program history.

The Jags dropped the first match in the double competition but came back with matching 6-4 wins by Bradley Luetschwager and Kyle Whittaker at No. 2 and Sean Bailey and Ethan Mardanus-Budiono at No. 3 to earn the doubles point. Both of those teams are now 4-0 on the season in doubles play.

To begin singles play, Mardanus-Budiono won his sixth-straight singles match, winning 7-6, 6-4. Eric Hollingsworth's 7-5, 6-0 win at No. 6 put the Jags one point away from the match win. Needing just one more win, Luetschwager closed out the match with a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 5, improving to 3-1 at the No. 5 spot.

Alex Jochim picked up the last point for IUPUI on the night, winning his No. 1 match in three sets, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0.

The Jags finish up play on the weekend tomorrow (Feb. 16) with a match at Marquette.

IUPUI 5, Chicago State 2
Singles competition
1. Alex Jochim (IUPUI) def. Jakov Suler (CHIST) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
2. Felix Savard (CHIST) def. Sean Bailey (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-4
3. George Botha (CHIST) def. Colton Morehart (IUPUI) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
4. Ethan Mardanus-Budio (IUPUI) def. Gonzalo Martinez (CHIST) 7-6, 6-4
5. Bradley Luetschwager (IUPUI) def. Nick Liddy (CHIST) 6-2, 6-0
6. Eric Hollingsworth (IUPUI) def. Cody Wurzelbacher (CHIST) 7-5, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Jakov Suler/Felix Savard (CHIST) def. Alex Jochim/Colton Morehart (IUPUI) 6-2
2. Bradley Luetschwager/Kyle Whittaker (IUPUI) def. Gonzalo Martinez/George Botha (CHIST) 6-4
3. Sean Bailey/Ethan Mardanus-Budio (IUPUI) def. Cody Wurzelbacher/Nick Liddy (CHIST) 6-4