INDIANAPOLIS – This past week, members of the Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming team participated in the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis at the IU Natatorium.

Over the course of the three-day, long-course meter meet, the Hoosiers qualified five for A Finals, 16 for B Finals, 23 for C Finals and eight for D Finals.

On Thursday, Ali Khalafalla headlined the current Hoosiers’ effort, placing seventh in the A Final of the 100 LCM freestyle with a time of 50.03. In the prelims, the junior was even faster, clocking in at 49.68. In the C Final, Mohamed Samy placed second with a time of 50.27, while Anze Tavcar was sixth in 50.78.

In the men’s 400 LCM freestyle, IU postgrad Zane Grothe won the A Final with an impressive time of 3:48.14. Andrej Ivanovic placed seventh in the B Final with a time of 3:58.12, while Ethan Curl was third in the C Final in 4:00.94. Also in the C Final, Trey Hubbuch was fourth with a mark of 4:01.38, while Nicholas Carlson was eighth in 4:03.56.

In the D Final of the men’s 400 LCM freestyle, Joey Snodderly placed third in 4:05.10, while Matthew Kint was fifth with a time of 4:08.23. In the women’s 400 LCM freestyle, Hannah Sakaluk was fifth with a time of 4:24.29. 

Indiana alum Cody Miller took third in the A Final of the men’s 200 LCM breaststroke, touching the wall in a time of 2:11.94. Freshman Jack Kucharczyk placed fifth in the B Final with a time of 2:16.71, while Nikola Andjelic was second in the C Final with a mark of 2:20.21.

In the women’s 200 LCM breaststroke, Laura Morley placed fifth in the B Final with a time of 2:32.98. In the D Final, Mackenzie Atencio placed second with a time of 2:37.25.

Christine Jensen led the Hoosiers in the women’s 100 LCM butterfly, placing fifth in the B Final with a time of 1:01.03. Also in the B Final, Shelby Koontz was sixth in 1:01.14. On the men’s side, Brian Valedon tied for fourth in the C Final with a time of 56.58 (56.10 in prelims), while Wyeth Brock took fourth in the D Final with a mark of 56.96.

On Friday, Rachel Matsumura had a great swim in the B Final of the 200 LCM backstroke, winning with a time of 2:13.78. On the men’s side, Wilson Beckman placed second in the C Final of the 200 LCM back, touching the wall in a mark of 2:06.81.

In the women’s 400 LCM IM, Reagan Cook came in fifth place in the B Final, finishing with a time of 4:56.50. For the IU men, Brian Valedon placed sixth in the B Final with a mark of 4:36.58. In the morning prelims, the freshman posted a time of 4:35.72.

Freshman Nick Carlson placed fifth in the B Final of the men’s 200 LCM freestyle, touching the wall in a time of 1:51.35.

In the women’s 50 LCM freestyle, Shelby Koontz took second in the C Final with a time of 26.39, while Christine Jensen tied for third in the D Final with a mark of 26.85.

On Saturday, Indiana had a great showing in the men’s 1,500 LCM freestyle, with eight swimmers earning spots in the top-24. IU postgrad Zane Grothe led the group, placing seventh overall with a time of 15:37.52.

Ethan Curl came in 10^th with a time of 15:47.22, while Matthew Anderson finished 13^th in 15:54.01. Jack Collins placed 14^th with a mark of 15:55.34. Trey Hubbuch took 17^th in 16:07.52, while Andrej Ivanovic was right behind him in 18^th with a time of 16:10.41. Joey Snodderly was 19^th in 16:11.89, while Matthew King placed 24^th with a mark of 16:31.13.

In the women’s distance event on the day – the 800 LCM freestyle – Hannah Sakaluk was 20^th overall with a time of 9:10.93.

In the men’s 100 LCM breaststroke, 2016 Rio bronze medalist and IU alum Cody Miller placed second in the A Final with a time of 1:00.30.

In the C Final, Nikola Andjelic was third with a time of 1:04.33, while Jack Kucharczyk was fifth in 1:04.71. Stephen Husch placed seventh with a mark of 1:05.83. Sam Apa won the D Final of the 100 LCM breast, touching the wall in a time of 1:04.60.

On the women’s side, Laura Morley placed third in the B Final with a time of 1:11.80. In the C Final, Mackenzie Atencio was sixth in 1:13.83, while Hope Hayward took sixth in the D Final with a time of 1:16.93.

Freshman Brian Valedon had a great showing in the B Final of the men’s 200 LCM butterfly, touching second with a time of 2:04.50.

In the women’s 200 LCM IM, Sam Lisy led a trio of IU swimmers, finishing sixth in the B Final with a mark of 2:19.95. Rachel Matsumura continued her great meet, placing eighth with a time of 2:21.33, while Christine Jensen was eighth in the C Final with a time of 2:22.45.

On the men’s side, Kucharczyk placed second in the D Final of the 200 LCM IM with a time of 2:11.91.

In the men’s 100 LCM backstroke, the IU men had three swimmers in the C Final. Wilson Beckman tied for second with a time of 57.95, while Wyeth Brock took fourth in 58.04. Wes Duke was sixth in 58.80.

For the Hoosier women in the 100 LCM backstroke, Matsumura placed fourth in the C Final with a time of 58.04.

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UE travels to Florida for six matches

 

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Freshman Diana Tkachenko was victorious in singles and doubles once again as the University of Evansville women’s tennis team fell to the University of Cincinnati by a 6-1 final on Friday at the Western Tennis & Fitness Club.

“We played good tennis again today unfortunately just didn’t get the results we’re looking for,” head coach Jayson Wiseman said.  “As a coach I have to do a better job of getting them prepared for the level competition that we are playing and hopefully we will do a better job this week of converting hard work into positive results for our spring break matches.”

Tkachenko had another great day for UE as she topped Kelly Poggensee-Wei at #2 singles, 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5).  She also teamed up with Nicoli Pereira to defeat Harley Hutchison and Ali Miller in #2 doubles, 4-3.

Daria Pentsova and Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga put up nice fights at #4 and 5 singles, respectively.  Pentsova fell to Caroline Morton, 6-2, 6-3 while Pascual-Larrinaga lost in fifth-flight singles, 6-3, 6-3.

Over the next six days, the Aces will play six matches in Orlando, Fla.

Tennis Match Results

University of Evansville vs Cincinnati

Mar 03, 2017 at Cincinnati, Ohio

(Western Tennis & Fitness Club)

 

Cincinnati 6, University of Evansville 1

 

Singles competition

1. Lauren Bellinger (CIN) def. Chieko Yamada (UE) 6-2, 6-2
2. Diana Tkachenko (UE) def. Kelly Poggensee-Wei (CIN) 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
3. Antonella Bramato (CIN) def. Nicoli Pereira (UE) 6-3, 6-0
4. Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Daria Pentsova (UE) 6-2, 6-3
5. Anna Philp (CIN) def. Andrea Pascual-Larri (UE) 6-3, 6-3
6. Ali Miller (CIN) def. Theodora Soldatou (UE) 6-1, 6-1

 

Doubles competition

1. Lauren Bellinger/Kelly Poggensee-Wei (CIN) def. Chieko Yamada/Theodora Soldatou (UE) 6-0
2. Diana Tkachenko/Nicoli Pereira (UE) def. Harley Hutchison/Ali Miller (CIN) 4-3
3. Antonella Bramato/Caroline Morton (CIN) def. Andjela Brguljan/Daria Pentsova (UE) 6-2

Aces wrap up tournament on Sunday morning

 

The University of Evansville softball team hit three home runs, but it was not enough against #9 Oklahoma as the Sooners grabbed a 5-4 win on Saturday evening at Marita Hynes Field.

UE (4-9) had three hits in the game, all home runs as Morgan Florey, Chandra Parr and Hayli Scott each hit one out of the park.  Oklahoma (14-4) saw Caleigh Clifton and Kelsey Arnold notch three hits apiece.  Clifton also had two RBI.  Aces starter Emily Lockhart had a solid day, going 5 1/3 innings giving up five runs.  Samantha Fleming went the final 2/3 and struck out one.

Oklahoma plated a run in the first and second inning to take a 2-0 lead.  In the first, it was Kelsey Arnold who scored on a steal of home plate.  In the second, Caleigh Clifton notched an RBI single to center to score Lea Wodach.  In those two innings, the Sooners stranded four runners.

Evansville cut the deficit in half in the fourth as the first hit of the game for UE proved to be a big one as Morgan Florey belted a home run to right-center to put the Aces on the board.

In the bottom of the fifth, OU got that run back when Nicole Pendley hit a homer to deep center, her sixth of the season to make it a 3-1 game.  Later, Wodach singled up the middle to send another run across the plate.

Just as she did a night ago, Chandra Parr homered once again.  A solo shot to left field got the Aces back within two in the top of the sixth.  Just as fast as UE cut into the gap, Oklahoma responded.  Clifton posted her second RBI of the game, hitting a solo homer of her own in the bottom half of the frame.

Down to the final out, Hayli Scott came in to pinch hit and came through in the clutch once again.  A 2-run shot to right-center got the Aces within one, but that would be the final run of the game as the Sooners hung on for the win.  Evansville scored three runs against the Sooners last night and four today, they are the only team to score against Oklahoma this weekend.

With the loss, the Aces will take on Northwestern State at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday in the final contest of the tourname

The men’s swimming and diving team reached the conclusion the 2017 MAC Championship tonight, garnering many individual successes.

“Overall it was a fantastic season. We had a great championship,” said head coach Rickey Perkins. “We are better than we were last year at this point, and that is our goal—to get better each year. I am so proud of these young men and how they fought and stayed together and focused all week.”
Before the finals session, the senior class of 2017 was honored. The Evansville class includes Everett Plocek, Nick Riffel, Matt Childress, and Andrew Cotton.

The final day of the MAC Championship was kicked off with four Aces competing in the 1650 freestyle. Freshman Brandt Hudson led the way for the Aces, finishing in 14^th place with a final time of 16:15.13.

Sophomore Jared Sutphin returned to the evening session in the 100 freestyle. He clocked in at 46.09 to earn 12^th place. He went into the morning preliminaries seeded at a 47.20, finishing the consolation final with a new best time of over a second.

Sophomore Miguel Marcano participated in the 3-Meter consolation final last night. With the conclusion of tonight’s A-Final, Marcano received an official place of 16^th with a score of 207.90.

In the morning preliminaries, junior Brendan Ninneman earned a best time of 1:56.91 in the 200 backstroke.

Hudson, sophomore Matt Duke, Sutphin, and freshman Zack Sagan took to the water one last time for the 400 Freestyle Relay. The group edged out the Ball State relay to take 6^th place with a 3:05.00.

In the 100 freestyle prelims, sophomore Matt Duke shaved off a half a second for a season best of 47.26. Freshman Zack Sagan dropped nearly two seconds for a season best 47.44, followed by senior Matt Childress with a best 47.50. Junior Gabe James improved by a second for a final 48.62, and freshman Drew Sutphin rounded out the event with a 49.33, a best time by half a second.

The Evansville 200 breaststroke representatives both put up stellar individual performances. Sophomores Derek Stauder and Keystone Marcy clocked in 2:10.84 and 2:15.88 respectively. Stauder’s time was an improvement by a second and a half, while Marcy’s improved by a whopping 9 and a half.

Bringing up the preliminary rear was the 200 butterfly. Freshman Paul Cozzens dropped a tenth of a second for a best time 1:53.33. Junior Prescott Marcy followed with a 1:55.39, and sophomore Andrew Schroeder.

The final standings were as follows: Eastern Michigan—717; Missouri State—716; Buffalo—661.5; Miami (Ohio)—518.5; Ball State—147; Evansville—146.

The men will return for the 2017-2018 season in September. Women’s diver Courtney Coverdale will travel to Bloomington, IN for the NCAA Diving Zones next Friday.