Week off helps Hoosiers in pair of wins

If there was any rust from the week layoff, the No. 51 Hoosiers didn't show it as they cruised to victories over Indiana State, 6-1, and Murray State, 7-0 Saturday and Sunday at the IU Tennis Center.\nSunday, the Hoosiers matched up against the Murray State Racers. IU jumped out to a quick start by winning all three doubles matches. Junior Ryan Recht and sophomore John Stone won the one doubles match 8-0. \nThe second pair of doubles was victorious as well, as junior Jakub Praibis and sophomore Dmytro Ishtuganov won by a score of 8-2, and junior Ryan McCarthy and sophomore Neil Kenner also won 9-7. \nThe Hoosiers carried over the momentum from doubles into singles and swept the singles matches to win by a score of 7-0. At No. 1 singles was Praibis winning by a score of 6-1, 6-0. He was victorious in his match against Indiana State 6-1, 6-0. With both victories Praibis improved to 4-0 on the season.\nGetting off to a good start is something to be happy about, Praibis said.\n"It's great," Praibis said. "But it is just the beginning, it is something I should be satisfied with, but also a loss can come at any time and (I) should be prepared."\nThe Hoosiers began the weekend matches against in state rival Indiana State and came up victorious, improving its record to 2-1 on the season with a 6-1 decision. The Hoosiers swept all the doubles matches, but did run into trouble in No. 1 doubles as Recht and Stone went the distance in a 9-8 (7-5) decision.\n"It is very good to start off the singles 1-0," Stone said. "It was one of those matches you have to win if are you are going to be a good team."\nStone was also victorious in singles against Indiana State, coming back down a set to win 5-7, 6-3, 7-5.\nOver the weekend the Hoosiers turned in many solid performances throughout as Bagnato, Kenner, Praibis and Stone all finished with 2-0 marks in singles. Ishtuganov and Recht also were perfect winning their only singles matches. McCarthy finished 1-1 on the weekend.\nThe overall outcome of the matches was a bit unexpected, IU head coach Ken Hydinger said.\n"I was very surprised at the way the matches went; the scores are really deceptive," Hydinger said. "I was very pleased. It couldn't have gone any better for us."\n-- Contact staff writer Dan Click at daaclick@indiana.edu.