Tuesday, 02/26/2013

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana men's tennis (6-5) won 4-3 over No. 61 Brown (3-3) on Saturday, moving the team's winning streak to five straight matches. The Hoosiers won all three doubles matches and at one, two and three singles to take the victory.

In doubles, Indiana won 8-5 at number one and number three, and took the match at number two 8-6. The Hoosiers have won the doubles point in six straight matches after dropping the point in three of the first five matches this season.

In singles, Isade Juneau played dominant tennis, winning 6-2, 6-0 at number one over Michael Riechmann. Sam Monette was the next to close out his victory, taking the win at number two by a 6-3, 6-3 score over Soufiane Azargui. Monette has won seven straight matches and nine of his last 10. The Hoosiers clinched the match by going up 4-0 on a 6-0, 6-2 win from Josh MacTaggart over William Spector at number three.

The Bears were able to take straight set wins at four five and six, but the Hoosiers had already done the necessary damage.

Indiana now hits the road for seven straight matches away from Bloomington. First up is a visit to Nashville, Tenn., to take on the Commodores of Vanderbilt on Feb. 24. For complete coverage of all things IU men's tennis, stay tuned to IUHoosiers.com.