INDIANAPOLIS- The UIndy men's tennis team dropped a pair of non-Division II matches this weekend, falling 6-3 at Taylor Saturday and 7-0 at IUPUI on Sunday.
Matt Smith (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) and
Jeff Price (Muncie, Ind./Delta ) won both of their doubles matches at the top position.
Taylor 6, UIndy 3
Smith and Price earned an 8-6 win in doubles to give the Hounds their lone point in doubles play. A pair of freshmen got their first collegiate singles wins when
Alex Poe (Anderson, Ind./Frankton) beat Luke Tilden at No. 3 (6-1, 7-5) and
Steffen Good (Shipshewana, Ind./Westview) outlasted Steve Erny at No. 5 (5-7, 7-5, 11-9).
IUPUI 7, UIndy 0
Matt Smith (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) and
Jeff Price (Muncie, Ind./Delta ) scored the lone UIndy win, beating IUPUI's Deon Shafer and Nick Volz 8-4 at No. 1 doubles. The Jags won the other two doubles matches, taking the doubles team point in a match that scored doubles as one point.
Taylor Broda (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) made his opponent work for a win at top singles, pushing Shafer to a 7-6 (1), 7-6 (3) decision. Smith battled Danile Klingenberg at No. 2, pushing the score to 7-6, 6-2. The Jaguars claimed straight-set wins at each of the last four singles spots to post the 7-0 victory.
UIndy (0-2 overall) will play a pair of regional road matches next week, traveling to Ohio Dominican Saturday and Tiffin Sunday.