Hoosiers close season with series of wins

The Hoosiers headed up to Ann Arbor, Mich., this past weekend to participate in the Big Ten Singles Championships, in which every player was able to pick up at least one victory, and one was able to win a bracket. \nJunior Ryan Recht, ranked 93rd in the country, was able to win the second round consolation bracket by defeating Chuck Perrin from Northwestern. The match went to three sets in which Recht had to rally from a loss in the first set 6-4. Recht was able to rebound and win the final two sets by a score of 6-2, 6-4.\nTo advance to the finals, Recht had to face-off against Mark Barry from Penn State. The match went to three sets including a final set Recht won 7-6 (12). Recht was able to advance to the quarters by default and won his first round match of the second round consolation bracket in straight sets against Steve Peretz from Michigan. Recht was in the main draw and advanced to the round of 32 before being defeated and moving to the second round consolation bracket.\nThere were also two other Hoosiers who were able to advance to the round of 32: freshman David Bubenicek and sophomore Neil Kenner. Both were defeated in the second round of the main draw and continued play in the second round consolation. Both lost their first round matches of that bracket.\nSophomores Dymtro Ishtuganov and John Stone, and juniors Tom Bagnato and Ryan McCarthy also participated in the tournament. After failing to win their first round matches in the main draw, all were able to rebound by winning their first matches in the first round consolation bracket. McCarthy was able to advance to the quarterfinals by defeating Anthony Stefani of Michigan State and Carey Rubin of Michigan.\nThe Big Ten Singles Championships ended the fall season for the Hoosiers. The Hoosiers will start regular season play with a home match against Notre Dame, Jan. 17.