Knights Cruise to Win Against (RV) Indiana Wesleyan

INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian men's tennis team dominated the courts Thursday afternoon with a huge 6-1 win over (RV) Indiana Wesleyan. With the win the Knights start the year off 2-0. 

Marian made the attack first with Ashwin Bhat and Jones McNamar picking up the quick 6-1 over Ethan Gray and Fischer at the No. 3 spot, but it was Indiana Wesleyan on the match with Lennart Bengtsson and Edvin Jonnson defeating James Ashworth and Luis Sobanski 6-4 at No. 2 doubles. The Wildcats captured the doubles point after a battle at the No. 1 doubles spot, with Borja Delgado and Andrew Ilett falling to Steiner and Trey Thixton 7-6 (7-2).

Trailing 1-0, the Knights kicked it in gear in the singles action as they rolled through the Wildcats lineup. At the No. 3 spot, Sobanski made quick work of Fischer with a 6-2, 6-0 victory. Delgado was next for Marian with his 6-3, 6-4 win against Steiner at No. 1 singles. Jan Bartolome defeated Bengtsson at No. 4 singles 6-3, 6-2, while Ashworth took down Jonnson in three sets 0-6, 6-3, 7-5 to clinch the match for the Knights. Rounding out Marian's lineup was Bhat winning 7-5, 6-3 against Gray at No. 6 singles, before Jona Henze finished off the Wildcats with his 6-7 (7-2), 6-2, 1-0 (10-2) win over Thixton in the No. 5 spot. 

SINGLES RECAP
#1 Delgado (MU) def. Steiner (IWU) 6-3, 6-4
#2 Ashworth (MU) def. Jonnson (IWU) 0-6, 6-3, 7-5
#3 Sobanski (MU) def. Fischer (IWU) 6-2, 6-0
#4 Bartolome (MU) def. Bengtsson (IWU) 6-3, 6-2
#5 Henze (MU) def. Thixton (IWU) 6-7 (7-2), 6-2, 1-0 (7-2)
#6 Bhat (MU) def. Gray (IWU) 7-5, 6-3

DOUBLES RECAP
#1 Steiner/Thixton (IWU) def. Delgado/Ilett (MU) 7-6 (7-2)
#2 Bengtsson/Jonnson (IWU) def. Ashworth/Sobanski (MU) 6-4
#3 Bhat/McNamar (MU) def. Gray/Fischer (IWU) 6-1

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