No. 59 IU sweeps weekend opponents

The IU men's tennis team swept through its weekend matches, posting a 6-1 record in wins against Marquette and Northern Illinois. \nThe No. 59 Hoosiers improved their spring record to 6-1 with Saturday's victories. The only loss of the season came last week against Notre Dame, where the Hoosiers fell 7-0.\n"(Saturday) was a good day, we had a well-rounded effort," coach Ken Hydinger said in a statement. "Both teams came at us hard. We came out ready to play and played with a higher energy than we did against Notre Dame earlier this week. It was good to see that improvement."\nAn injury forced No. 1 singles player Dave Bubenicek to play the No. 2 spot, and the senior swept his weekend's opponents. Junior Dara McLoughlin filled in for Bubenicek at No. 1 singles. McLoughlin beat Marquette's Trent Hagen in three sets but fell in straight sets to Brian Livingston of Northern Illinois. \n"Dara had good exposure against tough competition at No. 1 today," Hydinger said.\nThe Hoosiers lost the doubles point against Marquette, falling in No. 2 and No. 3 doubles action.\nThe doubles teams bounced back, claiming two of three matches against Northern Illinois to take the doubles point.