Box Score LEXINGTON, Ky. – IUPUI men's tennis fell 4-0 at Kentucky on Tuesday (Jan. 28). The loss moves IUPUI to 1-2 on the season.
In doubles play, the duo of Michael Koch and Eric Hollingsworth fell in the No. 3 match 6-4 and Kentucky (5-1) secured the doubles point with a 6-4 win at No. 1 against Alex Jochim and Nicholas Moody.
Ethan Mardanus-Budiono fell in the first singles match at No. 2, 6-1, 6-2. Hollingsworth lost to No. 55 Alexandre LeBlanc, 6-4, 6-1 in the No. 4 match. The match ended in the No. 1 match as Jochim was defeated 6-2, 7-5.
IUPUI will travel up to Wisconsin over the weekend for matches against Cardinal Stritch (Jan. 31) and Wisconsin (Feb. 1).
Singles competition
1. Liam Draxl (UK) def. Alex Jochim (IUPUI) 6-2, 7-5
2. César Bourgois (UK) def. Ethan Mardanus-Budio (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-2
3. Gabriel Diallo (UK) vs. Sean Bailey (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-6 (1-0), unfinished
4. #55 Alexandre LeBlanc (UK) def. Eric Hollingsworth (IUPUI) 6-4, 6-1
5. Kevin Huempfner (UK) vs. Nicholas Moody (IUPUI) 2-1, unfinished
6. Michael Koch (IUPUI) vs. Parth Aggarwal (UK) no result
Doubles competition
1. César Bourgois/Liam Draxl (UK) def. Nicholas Moody/Alex Jochim (IUPUI) 6-4
2. Alexandre LeBlanc/Kevin Huempfner (UK) vs. Ethan Mardanus-Budio/Sean Bailey (IUPUI) 5-3, unfinished
3. Gabriel Diallo/Ying-Ze Chen (UK) def. Michael Koch/Eric Hollingsworth (IUPUI) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,4,1)