INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indy men's tennis team welcomes the Illinois State Redbirds and Lipscomb Bison to the West Indy Racquet Club for back-to-back matches on Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 8. The men's team will begin play at 12:00 PM on Friday and 2:00 PM Saturday.
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IU Indy enters the weekend with a 2-3 overall record. The Jags are looking to bounce back this week after splitting this past weekend's results, 1-1. The men's team secured a win over Eastern Illinois on Friday then fell to Dayton on Sunday.
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The partnership of
Nate Day and
Konner Gunwall received this week's Horizon League Doubles Team of the Week after going undefeated on the weekend in No. 1 doubles. This moves their doubles record up to 2-2 on the year.
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IU Indy dominated in singles play going 5-1 against the Panthers. They also secured the doubles point earning the Jags the victory over Eastern Illinois with a final score of 6-1.
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Sunday was a different story for the Jags as they came up short in singles play against Dayton. They started the match on a high note with the doubles point, taking two out of three matches but it wasn't enough as the Flyers came out on top with a final score of 6-1. Â
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The Jags' opening match of the weekend against Illinois State on Friday, Feb. 7 is set for a 12:00 PM first serve. The Redbirds are 3-3 to start the season.
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IU Indy will then close out the weekend against Lipscomb on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2:00 PM. The Bison enter the weekend with a 3-3 overall record.
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