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Comeback Falls Just Short Against Indiana, 4-3
4/6/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Gopher Men's Tennis team could not complete the comeback against Indiana, falling 4-3 at the IU Tennis Center on Friday night.
No. 31 Minnesota (11-6, 4-2 Big Ten) stumbled for the first time on the road in conference play as Indiana (10-10, 3-3 Big Ten) edged out a victory in the final decision of the day.
The Gophers claimed the first victory of doubles play as Eli Ogilvy and Matic Spec continued their growth as a pair, winning 6-2, but the Hoosiers would go on to win the final two decisions to claim the point and start singles play with a 1-0 lead.
Minnesota would claim first-set victories in each of the top-three singles positions, but needed a bounce-back on the bottom of the line-up in order to stay alive. Their top three singles took care of business, as No. 86 Matic Spec defeated Antonio Cembellin, 6-3, 6-2 and No. 101 Felix Corwin defeated Raheel Manji, 6-2, 6-4 to give the Gophers a lead. Indiana held serve at both #4 and #5 singles positions to regain the advantage.
No. 95 Stefan Milicevic won a tiebreaker in the second set to walk away with a 6-1, 7-6 (8) victory on the day and pull Minnesota even. Vlad Lobak gave Minnesota the chance it needed as he rebounded to force a third set at #6 singles, but he was edged out in the final set, falling 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in a valiant effort.
Singles
1. #101 Felix Corwin (MINN) def. Raheel Manji (IND) 6-2, 6-4
2. #86 Matic Spec (MINN) def. Antonio Cembellin (IND) 6-3, 6-2
3. #95 Stefan Milicevic (MINN) def. Keivon Tabrizi (IND) 6-1, 7-6 (10-8)
4. Bennett Crane (IND) def. Josip Krstanovic (MINN) 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
5. Zac Brodney (IND) def. Eli Ogilvy (MINN) 6-4, 6-3
6. Andrew Redding (IND) def. Vlad Lobak (MINN) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Doubles
1. Bennett Crane / Keivon Tabrizi (IND) def. Josip Krstanovic / Felix Corwin (MINN) 6-3
2. Eli Ogilvy / Matic Spec (MINN) def. Antonio Cembellin / Afonso Salgado (IND) 6-2
3. Zac Brodney / Raheel Manji (IND) def. Stefan Milicevic / Marino Alpeza (MINN) 7-5
Order of Finish
Doubles (2, 1, 3) … Singles (2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 6)
UP NEXT
Minnesota will conclude its Indiana road trip Sunday as the team travels to West Lafayette to take on Purdue. Opening serve is set for 12 p.m.
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