Two Hoosiers advance to Big Ten Quarterfinals

Result:
Top overall seed junior Josh MacTaggart lost in the Big Ten Singles Championship quarterfinals Sunday against Iowa’s Jonas Dierckx.

His teammate, senior Will Kendall, lost to Michigan State’s Aaron Pfister in the same round.

The Action:
MacTaggart defeated Harry Jadun of Michigan State in the opening round in straightforward fashion, 6-2, 6-1. He then survived a major scare in the next round, dropping the first set against Wisconsin’s Alex Teppert before recovering to win 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.

Kendall overpowered Iowa’s Mitch Beckert and Northwestern’s Raleigh Smith, 6-3, 6-3 and 6-1, 6-1, respectively, to reach the same stage as his teammate. After both players took their round of 16 matches in straight sets, MacTaggart fell to Dierckx 6-4, 6-4 and Kendall lost 6-1, 6-2.

Notable Number:
Three — MacTaggart has already come back to win three singles matches this year in which he lost the first set.

Up Next:
The ITA National Championships begin Thursday in Flushing, N.Y.