Hoosiers hope to sustain Big Ten streak

Eight away matches have led the Hoosiers to their final road trip this weekend against Penn State and No. 43 Ohio State.

IU won last weekend against conference opponents Minnesota and Iowa, both matches by a 4-3 score.

Although the No. 38 Hoosiers are 7-1 in 4-3 matches, they hope to walk away with a bigger winning margin this weekend, junior Lindsey Stuckey said.

“It’s a little stressful,” Stuckey said. “We know that one of the main problems that we’re having ... is that we’re not winning the doubles point, and that’s what’s making it really tight in the singles.”

All three teams enter the weekend on an even playing field with no ranked players. But home-court advantage in the Big Ten is key.

“We have to travel all day,” Stuckey said. “We get just a little exhausted from all the traveling, so we’re just going to have overcome that.”

IU (12-7, 4-2) is on a roll, winning its last three Big Ten matches.