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– F A X: 8 1 2 - 8 5 5 - 9 4 0 1
INDIANA WRAPS UP FALL AT BIG TEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS The Indiana men’s tennis team wraps up the fall season at the Big Ten Singles Championships. The competition will take place at the Michigan State Indoor Tennis Facility in East Lansing, Mich., Nov. 11-14. The event will include all 11 Big Ten teams. The Big Ten has 14 players ranked among the top 125 nationally in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) preaseason singles rankings. The conference also had eight programs ranked among the final ITA top 75 team rankings a season ago. STIFF COMPETITION The Hoosiers faced some extremely tough competition at the Wilson/ITA Midwest Regional Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 20-25. Despite only having one player advance to the second round of the 64-player main singles draw, Indiana played tough against some of the top competition in the region. All five Hoosiers in the main draw faced seeded players. Senior Dmytro Ishtuganov and junior David Bubenicek narrowly missed advancing against higher seeded foes. Ishtuganov jumped out to a lead, taking the first set, but could not hold on against the Midwest’s third-seeded (No. 42 nationally) Marko Maravic of Michigan. Bubenicek also jumped out to a one-set advantage before dropping the final two in heartbreaking fashion, 7-5, 7-6 (7), to the eighth seed Jose Orozco of Western Michigan (No. 87 nationally). In doubles, two of the three Hoosier teams faced seeded opponents in the opening round. The lone team not to face a seeded foe in the opening round was Ishtuganov and senior Neil Kenner, who were seeded 12th. The duo of freshman Peter Antons and junior David Bubenicek picked up their first victory as a team in impressive fashion, knocking off the 15th seeded team from Minnesota, 8-5, in the opening round. DOUBLE TROUBLE The Hoosiers advanced two teams to the round of 16 in the main doubles draw at the ITA Midwest Regional. The teams of freshman Peter Antons and junior David Bubenicek and seniors Neil Kenner and Dmytro Ishtuganov advanced to the round of 16. Kenner and Ishtuganov had an impressive showing at the tournament. The duo defeated three teams to advance to the quarterfinals. The IU tandem took the top-seeded duo of Jeremy Clark and Jakob Gustafssen of Louisville to the wire, falling in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (5). The Cardinal twosome entered the match ranked 19th in the country. Kenner and Ishtuganov are 5-3 as a team this season. Antons and Bubenicek defeated the 15th-ranked duo of J. Geatz and Andrew Osario of Minnesota, 8-5, in the opening round. They then moved on to the round of 16 with an 8-6 victory over Prabojo and Prakoso Imanuel of Chicago State before succumbing to the eighth seeded Ohio State team of Chris Klingemann and Devin Mullings. KNOCKING OFF THE RANKED Sophomore Dara McLoughlin upset the first nationally ranked player of his Hoosier career in the opening round of the ITA Midwest Regional Main Singles Draw. McLoughlin defeated 15th-seeded Marc Spicijaric of Illinois, 6-3, 7-5. Spicijaric was ranked 115th in the preseason ITA singles poll.
MOVING THROUGH QUALIFYING For the second straight season, sophomore Michael McCarthy mowed his way through the ITA Midwest Regional qualifying singles bracket to advance to the Main Singles Draw. In 2005, McCarthy won three matches, all in straight sets and advanced as one of eight qualifiers to the main draw. He did the same as a freshman in 2004. McCarthy, who was the 11th seed in the qualifying bracket, defeated Craig Smith (Wright State), 6-1, 6-4, and Brandon Davis (Illinois), 6-4, 6-2, to set up a seeded affair with the qualifying backet’s seventhranked player, Lachezar Kasarov of Wisconsin. Like his previous two opponent, McCarthy claimed the spot in the main draw with a straightset victory, 6-0, 6-3. In the main draw, McCarthy bailed out to the tournament’s 16th seed Christian Tempke of Northwestern, but not without a fight. After dropping the first set, 6-0, McCarthy narrowly missed forcing a third set against the 125th-ranked player nationally, falling, 7-6 (7) in the second set. PLAYING TOUGH AT THE TOP Senior Dmytro Ishtuganov and sophomore Dara McLoughlin each played solid at the top of the Hoosier lineup at the Cincinnati Collegiate Invitational. With the format of team versus team singles, Ishtuganov played at the No. 1 position, while McLoughlin played at the second spot for the Hoosiers. Ishtuganov compiled a record of 2-2 at the tournament. He defeated Jakob Gustafsson of Louisville, 6-1, 0-6, 10-7, on the opening day of the Invitational. Gustafsson was a 20-match winner for a 2004-05 Cardinal team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. He also knocked off Saurabh Kohli of Brown, 6-1, 6-4. Arguably, Ishtuganov’s best performance came in a three-set defeat to preseason No. 38 Todd Paul of Wake Forest. The Hoosier senior had Paul down a set after winning the first, 6-4, but Paul won the second set, 6-3, and claimed the win with a 10-2 third-set victory. Despite a 1-3 mark at No. 2, McLoughlin played some strong tennis in every one of his matches. The Dublin, Ireland, native played sparingly at No. 6 singles last season. He opened with a victory over Adam Monich of Michigan State, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 11-9. McLoughlin fell in tightly contested matches with Jeremy Clark of Louisville, Eric Thomas of Brown and Brett Ross of Wake Forest. STREAKS Here is a look at winning streaks the Hoosiers have had or are currently enjoying this season: SINGLES STREAKS PLAYER Dmytro Ishtuganov Dara McLoughlin Neil Kenner Michael McCarthy David Bubenicek Peter Antons
STREAK 2 1 3 3 4 1
DATES 9/23-9/24 10/22 and 9/23 9/23-9/24 10/20-10/21 9/23-9/25 9/25-Present
DOUBLES STREAKS TEAM Kenner/Ishtuganov McLoughlin/McCarthy Bubenicek/Antons
STREAK 5 1 2
DATES 9/24-10/23 9/24 10/21/10/23
NOVEMBER 11-14, 2005
2005-06 INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS ROSTER NAME YEAR HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Peter Antons Fr. 5-10 165 Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury David Bubenicek Jr. 5-11 155 Kromeriz, Czech Republic/Obchodni Mario Gonzalez Fr. 6-4 174 Madrid, Spain/International College D m y t ro Ishtuganov Sr. 6-2 160 Kiev, Ukraine/Indiana State Mak Kendall Fr. 5-8 165 Philadelphia, Pa./Harriton Neil Kenner Sr. 6-0 160 Dallas, Texas/Washington (St. Louis) Michael McCarthy So. 6-0 155 Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hill Dara McLoughlin So. 6-3 160 Dublin, Ireland/Belvedere HEAD COACH: Ken Hydinger (21st Season) ASSISTANT COACH: Randy Bloemendaal (First Season) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: Brandon Sieh (First Season) INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS QUICK FACTS
Location ...........................................................Bloomington, Indiana Enrollment...................................................................................38,903 Colors ..................................................................Cream and Crimson Founded..........................................................................................1820 President ................................................................Dr. Adam Herbert Director of Athletics ................................................Rick Greenspan Indoor Facility..........................................................IU Tennis Center Outdoor Facility...............................................Varsity Tennis Courts 2004-05 Overall Record ..............................................................12-12 2004-05 Big Ten Record .................................................................6-4 Final 2004-05 ITA National Ranking ...............................................58 Final 2004-05 ITA Region IV Ranking...............................................8 Lettermen Returning/Lost ..............................................................7/3 NCAA Tournament Appearances ....................................................4 Years.................................................................1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 Big Ten Championships.....................................................................5 Years.......................................................1921, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1964 All-Big Ten Selections .....................................................................35 2005 COACHING STA F F
Head Coach...................................................................Ken Hydinger Alma Mater.............................................................Pepperdine, 1974 Record at Indiana .............................................293-215-1 (20 years) Overall Record ..................................................359-260-1 (25 years) Assistant Coach................................................Randy Bloemendaal Alma Mater...........................................................Lees-McRae, 1992 Volunteer Assistant Coach.........................................Brandon Sieh Alma Mater....................................................................Nevada, 2005 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bubenicek............................................................ BOO-ben-a-check Dmytro........................................................................ DA-mee-tree-o Istuganov ................................................................... ISH-doo-gon-a Dara ........................................................................................... DAR-a Hydinger ........................................................................ High-ding-er Bloemendaal............................................................... Bloom-in-doll Sieh................................................................................................. See
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20-WIN PLAYERS Junior David Bubenicek and senior Dmytro Ishtuganov each won more than 20 matches in singles and doubles, respectively, in 2004-05. Bubenicek moved his way up the lineup throughout his sophomore campaign, before finally settling at the No. 3 singles position. The ITA All-Academic Team honoree finished the year with a 21-7 singles mark, including a 17-4 dual meet mark. He also was 7-3 in the Big Ten Conference. Ishtuganov has been one of the top Hoosier doubles players over the past two seasons. He won over 20 matches in each season, including a 20-8 mark in 2004-05. Teaming with then-senior Jakub Praibis, the duo played primarily at the No. 2 position amassing a 17-6 dual match mark with a 6-4 Big Ten ledger.
Gonzalez comes to Indiana with a lot of clay court experience in Spain. The 6-4, 174-pound player was a semifinalist in the 2005 Los Rozas el Abojon Tournament (Madrid, Spain) and a quarterfinalist in the Villanueve de la Canada (Madrid, Spain). He is an athlete who played both tennis and soccer at the International College of Spain. SENIOR LEADERS Indiana returns a duo of senior leaders this season in Neil Kenner and Dmytro Ishtuganov. Both have enjoyed success during their Hoosier careers and are expected to make a jump in the line up during the 2005-06 season. Indiana must replace the graduation of its top two singles players from a season ago. Kenner saw the most action at No. 3 for the Hoosiers last season. He finished the year with an 11-9 mark overall, including an 8-8 record in dual matches. Ishtuganov has been a vital part of the Hoosiers' doubles contingent over the past two seasons. He has won 20-plus matches in doubles in 2003-04 and 2004-05. He played up and down the line up last season, making a stop at every singles position with the exception of No. 1. He finished with a 6-3 dual match record in winning 12 singles matches
FRESHMEN JOIN THE FOLD The Hoosiers welcome a pair of freshmen to the fold for the 2005-06 season. Peter Antons (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury) and Mario Gonzalez (Madrid, Spain/International College of Spain) join seven Hoosier returners for the upcoming season. Antons was ranked eighth in the New England region, and as high as 185th in the country by the USTA in the 18-and-under division. At the USTA New England Junior Sectional Championships, he teamed with Luke Rassow-Kantor of Westport, Conn., to claim the doubles championship. Antons also won the consolation singles title at the event. Antons excelled in the classroom, as well as on the court in high school. He was named All-Scholastic by the Boston Globe, Duxbury Clipper and Patriot Ledger.
2005-06 SEASON STATISTICS SINGLES PLAYER Peter Antons David Bubenicek Mario Gonzalez Dmytro Ishtuganov Mak Kendall Neil Kenner Michael McCarthy Dara McLoughlin TEAM TOTALS
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SINGLES RESULTS DMYTRO ISHTUGANOV 10/22 - Lost to No. 42 Matko Maravic (Michigan), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 9/25 - Lost to No. 38 Todd Paul (Wake Forest), 4-6, 6-3, 10-2 9/24 - Defeated Saurabh Kohli (Brown), 6-1, 6-4 9/23 - Defeated Jakob Gustafsson (Louisville), 6-1, 0-6, 10-7 9/23 - Lost to Nick Rinks (Michigan State), 6-2, 6-3
2-3
DARA MCLOUGHLIN 10/22 - Lost to Ross Wilson (Ohio State), 6-2, 6-3 10/22 - Defeated No. 115 Marc Spicijaric (Illinois), 6-3, 7-5 9/25 - Lost to Brett Ross (Wake Forest). 6-4, 6-3 9/24 - Lost to Eric Thomas (Brown), 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 9/23 - Lost to Jeremy Clark (Louisville), 6-4, 7-5 9/23 - Defeated Adam Monich (Michigan State), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 11-9
2-4
NEIL KENNER 10/22 - Lost to No. 108 Brett Nelgeson (Notre Dame), 6-4, 6-2 9/25 - Lost Marius Adamski (Wake Forest), 7-5, 6-1 9/24 - Defeated Phil Charm (Brown), 6-4, 6-2 9/23 - Defeated Jhonny Berrido (Louisville), 6-4, 6-3 9/23 - Defeated Michael Flowers (Michigan State), 6-1, 6-0
3-2
MCLOUGHLIN/MCCARTHY 10/21 - Lost to Koniecko/Wilson (Ohio State), 8-3 9/25 - Lost to Teufel/Berrido (Louisville), 8-3 9/24 - Lost to Brown/Flowers (Michigan State), 9-7 9/24 - Defeated Bates/ Hammar (Wake Forest), 8-5 9/23 - Lost to Kohli/Thomas (Brown), 8-5
1-4
BUBENICEK/ANTONS 10/23 – Lost to Klingemann/Mullings (Ohio State), 8-2 10/23 – Defeated Imanuel/Imanuel (Chicago State), 8-6 10/21 – Defeated Geatz/Osario (Minnesota), 8-5 9/25 - Lost to Comacho/Gustafsson (Louisville), 8-4 9/24 - Lost to Rasmussen/Allare (Michigan State), 8-6 9/24 - Lost to Ross/Strauss (Wake Forest), 8-3 9/23 - Lost to Garland/Blumenkranz (Brown), 8-2
2-5
GONZALEZ/MCCARTHY 9/24 - Lost to Sartor/Staton (Wake Forest), 8-1
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9/23-25 - Cincinnati Collegiate Invitational (Cincinnati, Ohio) 10/20-25 - Wilson/ITA Midwest Regional Championships (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
MICHAEL MCCARTHY 5-3 10/22 - Lost to No. 125 Christian Tempke (Northwestern), 6-0, 7-6 (7) 10/21 - Defeated Lachezar Kasarov (Wisconsin), 6-0, 6-3 10/21 - Defeated Brandon Davis (Illinois), 6-4, 6-2 10/20 - Defeated Craig Smith (Wright State), 6-1, 6-4 9/25 - Lost to Cory Parr (Wake Forest), 6-1, 6-1 9/24 - Lost to Mike Scherer (Brown), 2-6, 7-6 (6), 10-3 9/23 - Defeated Nicolas Houard (Louisville), 6-4, 5-7, 11-9 9/23 - Defeated Scott Rasmussen (Michigan State), 6-1, 7-6 (4) DAVID BUBENICEK 4-0 10/22 - Lost to No. 87 Jose Orozco (Western Michigan), 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3) 9/25 - Defeated Liron Strauss (Wake Forest), 6-3, 6-1 9/24 - Defeated Luke Tedaldi (Brown), 6-4, 6-3 9/23 - Defeated Tony Teufel (Louisville), 6-0, 6-1 9/23 - Defeated John Allare (Michigan State), 6-2, 6-2 PETER ANTONS 9/25 - Defeated Joe Bates (Wake Forest), 3-6, 6-3, 10-5 9/24 - Lost to Sam Garland (Brown), 6-4, 6-2 9/23 - Lost to Robert Rotaru (Louisville), 7-6, 6-2 9/23 - Lost to Mike Brown (Michigan State), 6-3, 6-3
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MARIO GONZALEZ 9/25 - Lost to Jon Staton (Wake Forest), 6-2, 6-2 9/24 - Lost to Chris Lee (Brown), 6-0, 6-0 9/23 - Lost to Michael Sherer (Brown), 8-2 9/23 - Lost to Pablo Comacho (Louisville), 7-6, 6-2
0-3
DOUBLES RESULTS KENNER/ISHTUGANOV 10/24 – Lost to No. 19 Clark/Gustafssen (Louisville), 9-8 (5) 10/23 – Defeated Monich/Rinks (Michigan State), 8-3 10/23 – Defeated Edlefsen/Wilkins (Minnesota), 8-4 10/21 – Defeated Glendenning/Lockhart (Illinois-Chicago), 9-8 (4) 9/25 - Defeated Clark/Naughton (Louisville), 8-3 9/24 - Defeated Rinks/Monich (Michigan State), 9-7 9/24 - Lost to Parr/Adamski (Wake Forest), 8-5 9/23 - Lost to Charm/Hanegby (Brown), 8-6
NOVEMBER 11-14, 2005
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2005-06 H O O S I E R S C H E D U L E Overall: 0-0-0
Home: 0-0-0
Road: 0-0-0
Neutral: 0-0-0
9/23-25/05
Cincinnati Collegiate Invitational NTS at ATP Tennis Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) Wilson/ITA Midwest Regional NTS (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Big Ten Singles Championships All Day (East Lansing, Mich.)
FALL SEASON
10/20-25/05 11/11-14/05
SPRING SEASON 1/21/06 1/21/06 1/28/06 1/28/06 2/10/06 2/11/06 2/18/06 2/19/06 2/25/06 2/26/06 3/4/06 3/7/06 3/13/06 3/15/06 3/16/06 3/18/06 3/25/06 3/31/06 4/2/06 4/7/06 4/14/06 4/15/06 4/21/06 4/23/06 4/27-30/06 5/13-14/06 5/18-29/06
Butler Bradley Toledo IPFW at Louisville at Middle Tennessee State Murray State Ball State at Illinois * at Purdue * at Penn State * Notre Dame vs. Colgate % at South Florida vs. Army$ at Central Florida Vincennes Wisconsin * Northwestern * Ohio State * at Iowa * at Minnesota * Michigan State * Michigan * Big Ten Championships (Minneapolis, Minn.) NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships (Palo Alto, Calif.)
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– F A X: 8 1 2 - 8 5 5 - 9 4 0 1
INDIANA WRAPS UP FALL AT BIG TEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS The Indiana men’s tennis team wraps up the fall season at the Big Ten Singles Championships. The competition will take place at the Michigan State Indoor Tennis Facility in East Lansing, Mich., Nov. 11-14. The event will include all 11 Big Ten teams. The Big Ten has 14 players ranked among the top 125 nationally in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) preaseason singles rankings. The conference also had eight programs ranked among the final ITA top 75 team rankings a season ago. STIFF COMPETITION The Hoosiers faced some extremely tough competition at the Wilson/ITA Midwest Regional Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 20-25. Despite only having one player advance to the second round of the 64-player main singles draw, Indiana played tough against some of the top competition in the region. All five Hoosiers in the main draw faced seeded players. Senior Dmytro Ishtuganov and junior David Bubenicek narrowly missed advancing against higher seeded foes. Ishtuganov jumped out to a lead, taking the first set, but could not hold on against the Midwest’s third-seeded (No. 42 nationally) Marko Maravic of Michigan. Bubenicek also jumped out to a one-set advantage before dropping the final two in heartbreaking fashion, 7-5, 7-6 (7), to the eighth seed Jose Orozco of Western Michigan (No. 87 nationally). In doubles, two of the three Hoosier teams faced seeded opponents in the opening round. The lone team not to face a seeded foe in the opening round was Ishtuganov and senior Neil Kenner, who were seeded 12th. The duo of freshman Peter Antons and junior David Bubenicek picked up their first victory as a team in impressive fashion, knocking off the 15th seeded team from Minnesota, 8-5, in the opening round. DOUBLE TROUBLE The Hoosiers advanced two teams to the round of 16 in the main doubles draw at the ITA Midwest Regional. The teams of freshman Peter Antons and junior David Bubenicek and seniors Neil Kenner and Dmytro Ishtuganov advanced to the round of 16. Kenner and Ishtuganov had an impressive showing at the tournament. The duo defeated three teams to advance to the quarterfinals. The IU tandem took the top-seeded duo of Jeremy Clark and Jakob Gustafssen of Louisville to the wire, falling in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (5). The Cardinal twosome entered the match ranked 19th in the country. Kenner and Ishtuganov are 5-3 as a team this season. Antons and Bubenicek defeated the 15th-ranked duo of J. Geatz and Andrew Osario of Minnesota, 8-5, in the opening round. They then moved on to the round of 16 with an 8-6 victory over Prabojo and Prakoso Imanuel of Chicago State before succumbing to the eighth seeded Ohio State team of Chris Klingemann and Devin Mullings. KNOCKING OFF THE RANKED Sophomore Dara McLoughlin upset the first nationally ranked player of his Hoosier career in the opening round of the ITA Midwest Regional Main Singles Draw. McLoughlin defeated 15th-seeded Marc Spicijaric of Illinois, 6-3, 7-5. Spicijaric was ranked 115th in the preseason ITA singles poll.
MOVING THROUGH QUALIFYING For the second straight season, sophomore Michael McCarthy mowed his way through the ITA Midwest Regional qualifying singles bracket to advance to the Main Singles Draw. In 2005, McCarthy won three matches, all in straight sets and advanced as one of eight qualifiers to the main draw. He did the same as a freshman in 2004. McCarthy, who was the 11th seed in the qualifying bracket, defeated Craig Smith (Wright State), 6-1, 6-4, and Brandon Davis (Illinois), 6-4, 6-2, to set up a seeded affair with the qualifying backet’s seventhranked player, Lachezar Kasarov of Wisconsin. Like his previous two opponent, McCarthy claimed the spot in the main draw with a straightset victory, 6-0, 6-3. In the main draw, McCarthy bailed out to the tournament’s 16th seed Christian Tempke of Northwestern, but not without a fight. After dropping the first set, 6-0, McCarthy narrowly missed forcing a third set against the 125th-ranked player nationally, falling, 7-6 (7) in the second set. PLAYING TOUGH AT THE TOP Senior Dmytro Ishtuganov and sophomore Dara McLoughlin each played solid at the top of the Hoosier lineup at the Cincinnati Collegiate Invitational. With the format of team versus team singles, Ishtuganov played at the No. 1 position, while McLoughlin played at the second spot for the Hoosiers. Ishtuganov compiled a record of 2-2 at the tournament. He defeated Jakob Gustafsson of Louisville, 6-1, 0-6, 10-7, on the opening day of the Invitational. Gustafsson was a 20-match winner for a 2004-05 Cardinal team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. He also knocked off Saurabh Kohli of Brown, 6-1, 6-4. Arguably, Ishtuganov’s best performance came in a three-set defeat to preseason No. 38 Todd Paul of Wake Forest. The Hoosier senior had Paul down a set after winning the first, 6-4, but Paul won the second set, 6-3, and claimed the win with a 10-2 third-set victory. Despite a 1-3 mark at No. 2, McLoughlin played some strong tennis in every one of his matches. The Dublin, Ireland, native played sparingly at No. 6 singles last season. He opened with a victory over Adam Monich of Michigan State, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 11-9. McLoughlin fell in tightly contested matches with Jeremy Clark of Louisville, Eric Thomas of Brown and Brett Ross of Wake Forest. STREAKS Here is a look at winning streaks the Hoosiers have had or are currently enjoying this season: SINGLES STREAKS PLAYER Dmytro Ishtuganov Dara McLoughlin Neil Kenner Michael McCarthy David Bubenicek Peter Antons
STREAK 2 1 3 3 4 1
DATES 9/23-9/24 10/22 and 9/23 9/23-9/24 10/20-10/21 9/23-9/25 9/25-Present
DOUBLES STREAKS TEAM Kenner/Ishtuganov McLoughlin/McCarthy Bubenicek/Antons
STREAK 5 1 2
DATES 9/24-10/23 9/24 10/21/10/23
NOVEMBER 11-14, 2005
2005-06 INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS ROSTER NAME YEAR HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Peter Antons Fr. 5-10 165 Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury David Bubenicek Jr. 5-11 155 Kromeriz, Czech Republic/Obchodni Mario Gonzalez Fr. 6-4 174 Madrid, Spain/International College D m y t ro Ishtuganov Sr. 6-2 160 Kiev, Ukraine/Indiana State Mak Kendall Fr. 5-8 165 Philadelphia, Pa./Harriton Neil Kenner Sr. 6-0 160 Dallas, Texas/Washington (St. Louis) Michael McCarthy So. 6-0 155 Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hill Dara McLoughlin So. 6-3 160 Dublin, Ireland/Belvedere HEAD COACH: Ken Hydinger (21st Season) ASSISTANT COACH: Randy Bloemendaal (First Season) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: Brandon Sieh (First Season) INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS QUICK FACTS
Location ...........................................................Bloomington, Indiana Enrollment...................................................................................38,903 Colors ..................................................................Cream and Crimson Founded..........................................................................................1820 President ................................................................Dr. Adam Herbert Director of Athletics ................................................Rick Greenspan Indoor Facility..........................................................IU Tennis Center Outdoor Facility...............................................Varsity Tennis Courts 2004-05 Overall Record ..............................................................12-12 2004-05 Big Ten Record .................................................................6-4 Final 2004-05 ITA National Ranking ...............................................58 Final 2004-05 ITA Region IV Ranking...............................................8 Lettermen Returning/Lost ..............................................................7/3 NCAA Tournament Appearances ....................................................4 Years.................................................................1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 Big Ten Championships.....................................................................5 Years.......................................................1921, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1964 All-Big Ten Selections .....................................................................35 2005 COACHING STA F F
Head Coach...................................................................Ken Hydinger Alma Mater.............................................................Pepperdine, 1974 Record at Indiana .............................................293-215-1 (20 years) Overall Record ..................................................359-260-1 (25 years) Assistant Coach................................................Randy Bloemendaal Alma Mater...........................................................Lees-McRae, 1992 Volunteer Assistant Coach.........................................Brandon Sieh Alma Mater....................................................................Nevada, 2005 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bubenicek............................................................ BOO-ben-a-check Dmytro........................................................................ DA-mee-tree-o Istuganov ................................................................... ISH-doo-gon-a Dara ........................................................................................... DAR-a Hydinger ........................................................................ High-ding-er Bloemendaal............................................................... Bloom-in-doll Sieh................................................................................................. See
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20-WIN PLAYERS Junior David Bubenicek and senior Dmytro Ishtuganov each won more than 20 matches in singles and doubles, respectively, in 2004-05. Bubenicek moved his way up the lineup throughout his sophomore campaign, before finally settling at the No. 3 singles position. The ITA All-Academic Team honoree finished the year with a 21-7 singles mark, including a 17-4 dual meet mark. He also was 7-3 in the Big Ten Conference. Ishtuganov has been one of the top Hoosier doubles players over the past two seasons. He won over 20 matches in each season, including a 20-8 mark in 2004-05. Teaming with then-senior Jakub Praibis, the duo played primarily at the No. 2 position amassing a 17-6 dual match mark with a 6-4 Big Ten ledger.
Gonzalez comes to Indiana with a lot of clay court experience in Spain. The 6-4, 174-pound player was a semifinalist in the 2005 Los Rozas el Abojon Tournament (Madrid, Spain) and a quarterfinalist in the Villanueve de la Canada (Madrid, Spain). He is an athlete who played both tennis and soccer at the International College of Spain. SENIOR LEADERS Indiana returns a duo of senior leaders this season in Neil Kenner and Dmytro Ishtuganov. Both have enjoyed success during their Hoosier careers and are expected to make a jump in the line up during the 2005-06 season. Indiana must replace the graduation of its top two singles players from a season ago. Kenner saw the most action at No. 3 for the Hoosiers last season. He finished the year with an 11-9 mark overall, including an 8-8 record in dual matches. Ishtuganov has been a vital part of the Hoosiers' doubles contingent over the past two seasons. He has won 20-plus matches in doubles in 2003-04 and 2004-05. He played up and down the line up last season, making a stop at every singles position with the exception of No. 1. He finished with a 6-3 dual match record in winning 12 singles matches
FRESHMEN JOIN THE FOLD The Hoosiers welcome a pair of freshmen to the fold for the 2005-06 season. Peter Antons (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury) and Mario Gonzalez (Madrid, Spain/International College of Spain) join seven Hoosier returners for the upcoming season. Antons was ranked eighth in the New England region, and as high as 185th in the country by the USTA in the 18-and-under division. At the USTA New England Junior Sectional Championships, he teamed with Luke Rassow-Kantor of Westport, Conn., to claim the doubles championship. Antons also won the consolation singles title at the event. Antons excelled in the classroom, as well as on the court in high school. He was named All-Scholastic by the Boston Globe, Duxbury Clipper and Patriot Ledger.
2005-06 SEASON STATISTICS SINGLES PLAYER Peter Antons David Bubenicek Mario Gonzalez Dmytro Ishtuganov Mak Kendall Neil Kenner Michael McCarthy Dara McLoughlin TEAM TOTALS
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SINGLES RESULTS DMYTRO ISHTUGANOV 10/22 - Lost to No. 42 Matko Maravic (Michigan), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 9/25 - Lost to No. 38 Todd Paul (Wake Forest), 4-6, 6-3, 10-2 9/24 - Defeated Saurabh Kohli (Brown), 6-1, 6-4 9/23 - Defeated Jakob Gustafsson (Louisville), 6-1, 0-6, 10-7 9/23 - Lost to Nick Rinks (Michigan State), 6-2, 6-3
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DARA MCLOUGHLIN 10/22 - Lost to Ross Wilson (Ohio State), 6-2, 6-3 10/22 - Defeated No. 115 Marc Spicijaric (Illinois), 6-3, 7-5 9/25 - Lost to Brett Ross (Wake Forest). 6-4, 6-3 9/24 - Lost to Eric Thomas (Brown), 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 9/23 - Lost to Jeremy Clark (Louisville), 6-4, 7-5 9/23 - Defeated Adam Monich (Michigan State), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 11-9
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NEIL KENNER 10/22 - Lost to No. 108 Brett Nelgeson (Notre Dame), 6-4, 6-2 9/25 - Lost Marius Adamski (Wake Forest), 7-5, 6-1 9/24 - Defeated Phil Charm (Brown), 6-4, 6-2 9/23 - Defeated Jhonny Berrido (Louisville), 6-4, 6-3 9/23 - Defeated Michael Flowers (Michigan State), 6-1, 6-0
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MCLOUGHLIN/MCCARTHY 10/21 - Lost to Koniecko/Wilson (Ohio State), 8-3 9/25 - Lost to Teufel/Berrido (Louisville), 8-3 9/24 - Lost to Brown/Flowers (Michigan State), 9-7 9/24 - Defeated Bates/ Hammar (Wake Forest), 8-5 9/23 - Lost to Kohli/Thomas (Brown), 8-5
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BUBENICEK/ANTONS 10/23 – Lost to Klingemann/Mullings (Ohio State), 8-2 10/23 – Defeated Imanuel/Imanuel (Chicago State), 8-6 10/21 – Defeated Geatz/Osario (Minnesota), 8-5 9/25 - Lost to Comacho/Gustafsson (Louisville), 8-4 9/24 - Lost to Rasmussen/Allare (Michigan State), 8-6 9/24 - Lost to Ross/Strauss (Wake Forest), 8-3 9/23 - Lost to Garland/Blumenkranz (Brown), 8-2
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GONZALEZ/MCCARTHY 9/24 - Lost to Sartor/Staton (Wake Forest), 8-1
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9/23-25 - Cincinnati Collegiate Invitational (Cincinnati, Ohio) 10/20-25 - Wilson/ITA Midwest Regional Championships (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
MICHAEL MCCARTHY 5-3 10/22 - Lost to No. 125 Christian Tempke (Northwestern), 6-0, 7-6 (7) 10/21 - Defeated Lachezar Kasarov (Wisconsin), 6-0, 6-3 10/21 - Defeated Brandon Davis (Illinois), 6-4, 6-2 10/20 - Defeated Craig Smith (Wright State), 6-1, 6-4 9/25 - Lost to Cory Parr (Wake Forest), 6-1, 6-1 9/24 - Lost to Mike Scherer (Brown), 2-6, 7-6 (6), 10-3 9/23 - Defeated Nicolas Houard (Louisville), 6-4, 5-7, 11-9 9/23 - Defeated Scott Rasmussen (Michigan State), 6-1, 7-6 (4) DAVID BUBENICEK 4-0 10/22 - Lost to No. 87 Jose Orozco (Western Michigan), 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3) 9/25 - Defeated Liron Strauss (Wake Forest), 6-3, 6-1 9/24 - Defeated Luke Tedaldi (Brown), 6-4, 6-3 9/23 - Defeated Tony Teufel (Louisville), 6-0, 6-1 9/23 - Defeated John Allare (Michigan State), 6-2, 6-2 PETER ANTONS 9/25 - Defeated Joe Bates (Wake Forest), 3-6, 6-3, 10-5 9/24 - Lost to Sam Garland (Brown), 6-4, 6-2 9/23 - Lost to Robert Rotaru (Louisville), 7-6, 6-2 9/23 - Lost to Mike Brown (Michigan State), 6-3, 6-3
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MARIO GONZALEZ 9/25 - Lost to Jon Staton (Wake Forest), 6-2, 6-2 9/24 - Lost to Chris Lee (Brown), 6-0, 6-0 9/23 - Lost to Michael Sherer (Brown), 8-2 9/23 - Lost to Pablo Comacho (Louisville), 7-6, 6-2
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DOUBLES RESULTS KENNER/ISHTUGANOV 10/24 – Lost to No. 19 Clark/Gustafssen (Louisville), 9-8 (5) 10/23 – Defeated Monich/Rinks (Michigan State), 8-3 10/23 – Defeated Edlefsen/Wilkins (Minnesota), 8-4 10/21 – Defeated Glendenning/Lockhart (Illinois-Chicago), 9-8 (4) 9/25 - Defeated Clark/Naughton (Louisville), 8-3 9/24 - Defeated Rinks/Monich (Michigan State), 9-7 9/24 - Lost to Parr/Adamski (Wake Forest), 8-5 9/23 - Lost to Charm/Hanegby (Brown), 8-6
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