Kentucky Sweeps IUPUI, Dayton in Doubleheader

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Following an appearance in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend finals, Kentucky (6-1) returned home for a doubleheader sweep of IUPUI (1-2) and Dayton (0-4) each by scores of 4-0 on Tuesday.
 
“We got the job done,” said head coach Cedric Kauffmann. “All eyes are on Oklahoma (next Sunday). We need to have a great week of practice. It will be a battle, but I really like where our team is at early in the year.”
 
The Wildcats won the doubles point in both matches on Tuesday, extending their streak of doubles wins to all seven matches this season. The standout team of freshman Liam Draxl and senior César Bourgois were undefeated on the day in both doubles play and as singles competitors, defeating IUPUI’s Nicholas Moody and Alex Jochim 6-4 and Dayton’s Matt DeMarco and Connor Bruce 6-2 as a duo.
 
Bourgois defeated Ethan Mardanus-Budio 6-1, 6-2 for the first point against IUPUI in singles play before No. 55 nationally ranked Alexandre LeBlanc defeated Hollingsworth 6-4, 6-1. Draxl secured the last point of the match with a 6-2, 7-5 defeat of Jochim.
 
After a quick break, the Wildcats returned to the court against the Dayton Flyers. The pair of LeBlanc and Kevin Huempfner finished doubles play first, defeating Joe DeMarco and Will Harper 6-0. Once again, the team of Bourgois and Draxl clinched the point for the Cats with a 6-2 victory, creating a solid start heading into singles.
 
Draxl was the first to finish playing against Dayton’s Connor Bruce, who he defeated 6-0, 6-4. Following the first singles point, Ying-Ze Chen defeated Oliver Dunne 6-0, 6-1. To clinch the match for the Cats and finish off the day, Bourgois defeated Steven Karl 6-4, 6-4.
 
Kentucky will be in Lexington again Sunday at the Hilary J. Boone Varsity Tennis Complex to face No. 22 Oklahoma at noon ET.
 
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Kentucky 4, IUPUI 0
 
Singles

1. Liam Draxl (UK) def. Alex Jochim (IUPUI) 6-2, 7-5
2. César Bourgois (UK) def. Ethan Mardanus-Budio (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-2
3. Gabriel Diallo (UK) vs. Sean Bailey (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-6 (1-0), unfinished
4. #55 Alexandre LeBlanc (UK) def. Eric Hollingsworth (IUPUI) 6-4, 6-1
5. Kevin Huempfner (UK) vs. Nicholas Moody (IUPUI) 2-1, unfinished
6. Michael Koch (IUPUI) vs. Parth Aggarwal (UK) no result

 
Doubles

1. César Bourgois/Liam Draxl (UK) def. Nicholas Moody/Alex Jochim (IUPUI) 6-4
2. Alexandre LeBlanc/Kevin Huempfner (UK) vs. Ethan Mardanus-Budio/Sean Bailey (IUPUI) 5-3, unfinished
3. Gabriel Diallo/Ying-Ze Chen (UK) def. Michael Koch/Eric Hollingsworth (IUPUI) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,4,1)

Kentucky 4, Dayton 0
 
Singles

1. Liam Draxl (UK) def. Connor Bruce (UD) 6-0, 6-4
2. César Bourgois (UK) def. Steven Karl (UD) 6-4, 6-4
3. Gabriel Diallo (UK) vs. Matt DeMarco (UD) 0-2, unfinished
4. Kevin Huempfner (UK) vs. Will Harper (UD) 3-0, unfinished
5. Parth Aggarwal (UK) vs. Jayman Jhattu (UD) 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
6. Ying-Ze Chen (UK) def. Oliver Dunne (UD) 6-0, 6-1

 
Doubles

1. César Bourgois/Liam Draxl (UK) def. Matt DeMarco/Connor Bruce (UD) 6-2
2. Alexandre LeBlanc/Kevin Huempfner (UK) def. Joe DeMarco/Will Harper (UD) 6-0
3. Gabriel Diallo/Ying-Ze Chen (UK) vs. Steven Karl/Jayman Jhattu (UD) 3-3, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,6,2)