Dartmouth Upends Indiana, 4-2

Friday, January 26

Hanover, N.H.

6:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Indiana

Henry Ren ’26

Photo by: Rohan Kalan

1/26/2024 10:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

The Big Green avenged last season’s 5-2 road loss to the Hoosiers

By: Kyle Relf

HANOVER, N.H. — Nearly a year ago, the Dartmouth men's tennis team suffered a 5-2 road loss to Indiana, it's first of the 2023 season, but the Big Green emphatically avenged that defeat on Friday night at Boss Tennis Center after downing the Hoosiers by a score of 4-2.

Last Saturday's season-opening win over Siena marked the first Dartmouth victory for John Kenfield and Chuck Kinyon Head Coach Justin DeSanto, and now Friday's triumph means the Big Green are off to a 2-0 start for a sixth straight season.

Dartmouth picked up the doubles point over the Big Ten opponent thanks to victories from Henry Ren and Alex Knox-Jones at the No. 1 position and Miles Groom and Waleed Qadir at the No. 3 spot. Groom later accounted for one of the Big Green's three singles wins that clinched the match.

Takeda, playing at the No. 3 position, sealed the Big Green's victory after topping Indiana's Michael Andre in a three-setter. Groom (No. 4) and Yujiro Onuma (No. 5) both picked up straight-set wins to set the stage for Takeda's clincher. Ren was locked in a three-set battle at the No. 2 position when the match was decided.

Dartmouth is back in action at Boss Tennis Center on Sunday, Jan. 28 for two matches against Boston University. The first begins at 10 a.m. with the second following at 3 p.m.

DOUBLES
Henry Ren/Alex Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) def. Sam Landau/Michael Andre (Indiana), 6-4
Facundo Yunis/Luc Boulier (Indiana) def. Hikaru Takeda/Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth), 6-3
Miles Groom/Waleed Qadir (Dartmouth) def. Ilya Tirapolsky/Carson Haskins (Indiana), 7-5

SINGLES
Sam Landau (Indiana) def. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth), 6-1, 6-4
Facundo Yunis (Indiana) vs. Henry Ren (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-7(6), 4-3, unfinished
Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth) def. Michael Andre (Indiana), 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-3
Miles Groom (Dartmouth) def. Jagger Saylor (Indiana), 6-4, 6-4
Yujiro Onuma (Dartmouth) def. Ilya Tirapolsky (Indiana), 6-3, 6-4
Nikola Kolyachev (Indiana) def. Alex Knox-Jones (Dartmouth), 6-3, 6-0