Hoosiers fall in conference road trip

A weekend road trip seemed to be what the Hoosiers needed after their first Big Ten loss Tuesday at home against Illinois.

Instead, No. 43 IU dropped its first Big Ten road match of the season, losing to No. 33 Minnesota and No. 64 Iowa.

Minnesota denied the Hoosiers their first chance at a road conference win in a 6-1 Gophers victory.

The Hoosiers lost all three doubles matches. IU did not do much better in singles play, losing four of six matches in straight sets.

Freshman Will Kendall had IU’s only win, beating his opponent in straight sets.

However, No. 85 sophomore Lachlan Ferguson struggled to make the match last three sets after quickly losing the first set 6-1 to No. 60 Ishay Hadash. Ferguson eventually lost in a third set tiebreak (10-7).

Sunday’s match did not go much better for IU, which lost its third straight match when itdropped a 5-2 decision to No. 64 Iowa.

After winning the doubles point against the Hawkeyes, the Hoosiers were unable to keep momentum. Freshman Jeremy Langer provided the other point for the Hoosiers. After sweeping the first set 6-0, Langer walked away with the second set in a 7-6 tiebreaker.