BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Facing its second power-five opponent in as many matches, Bellarmine men's tennis fell 7-0 at Indiana on Saturday night.

Bellarmine (0-2) opened its season against Louisville on Tuesday and continued its challenging slate against the Hoosiers (2-0).  The no. 1 doubles team of Cole Groetsch/Paul Reynolds for BU fell in a competitive 6-3 match.  Cole Groetsch kept it tight with Ilya Tiraspolsky in the second set of their match at no. 1 singles, but Groetsch ultimately lost 6-2, 7-5.  The same was true for Jack Batchelor at no. 3 singles, coming close against Patrick Fletchall but dropping his match 7-5, 6-1. 
 
Next up for Bellarmine is the Knights' home opener against Xavier on Friday Jan. 28 at the Eddie Weber Tennis Complex.  Tennis begins at 3:00 p.m. that afternoon and will be followed by a home double-header against West Liberty and IU-Southeast on Saturday.

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