DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University men's tennis team collected its fourth-straight win over Indiana with a 4-1 victory against the Hoosiers Saturday afternoon at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center. The win improved the Bulldogs to 6-3 this season.
 
Bayo Philips again collected the fourth point to secure the win with a 6-4, 7-6 win at No. 4 singles.
 
Tom Hands opened up singles play with a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles followed by a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles by Ben Clark.
 
The Bulldogs picked up the doubles point as the tandems of Philips and Finley Hall won their match, 6-2. Calum MacGeoch and Hands also earned a doubles win with a 6-3 victory.
 
Indiana collected its lone point at No. 3 singles when Carson Haskins defeated Barny Thorold, 6-2, 6-3.
 
The Bulldogs continue their three-match weekend homestand Sunday afternoon when they host UC Santa Barbara at 4 p.m.
 
Drake 4, Indiana 1
Feb 16, 2019 at Des Moines, Iowa (Roger Knapp Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Vinny Gillespie (DU) vs. Antonio Cembellin (IND) 6-7, 4-3, unfinished
2. Tom Hands (DU) def. Bennett Crane (IND) 6-0, 6-3
3. Carson Haskins (IND) def. Barny Thorold (DU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Bayo Philips (DU) def. Zac Brodney (IND) 6-4, 7-6
5. Calum MacGeoch (DU) vs. Andrew Redding (IND) 7-6, 6-5, unfinished
6. Ben Clark (DU) def. Vikash Singh (IND) 6-1, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
1. Vinny Gillespie/Barny Thorold (DU) vs. Brandon Lam/Carson Haskins (IND) 3-2, unfinished
2. Bayo Philips/Finley Hall (DU) def. Bennett Crane/Vikash Singh (IND) 6-2
3. Calum MacGeoch/Tom Hands (DU) def. Andrew Redding/Zac Brodney (IND) 6-3
 
Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (2,6,3,4)