Box Score MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – The IUPUI men's tennis team earned their first victory of the season with a big 5-2 win over Marquette, marking the first win over Marquette in program history. IUPUI took five out of six singles matches to seal the win.
Marquette jumped out to an early lead taking the doubles point defeated the partnerships of
Blessing Benibo and
Colton Morehart in the number two spot (6-3) and Nick Moody and
Kamil Kozerski in the number three spot (6-3).
IUPUI rallied after the doubles loss to secure the win with five singles points.
Tom Ciszewski earned the win in the number one spot in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3 while
Alex Jochim earned the number two win, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Sophomore Kozerski earned the number three singles win with a score of 7-5, 6-3 while Morehart sealed the number four point, 6-1, 6-4. Freshman
Eli Mercer won his number six singles match to give the Jags their fifth point.
IUPUI will now travel to Louisville on February 16 to face Bellarmine for a 3:00 PM first serve.