BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Arizona Wildcats trip to Bloomington ended in a 5-2 defeat for the Cats.
 
The Hoosiers began the day by taking the doubles point thanks to a 6-4 win by juniors Antonio Cembellin and Afonso Salgado over freshman Filip Malbasic and sophomore Alejandro Reguant of Arizona. Indiana also got a win from the sophomore duo of Payam Ahmadi and Bennett Crane against freshman Carlos Hassey and senior Trent Botha (6-1). The other doubles match went unfinished.
 
 Filip Malbasic got his team-leading sixth win in singles play, and Alejandro Reguant also added a win, but it was not enough to prevent the Wildcats from dropping to 5-2 on the season.
 
"I think both of our teams were evenly matched, but they were better when it came to competitiveness and hustle," said head coach Clancy Shields. "We will need to improve before next week's trip to Iowa and make some adjustments in practice."
 
The loss drops the Wildcats to 1-2 all time versus the Hoosiers. Arizona will travel to Iowa next weekend where they will have three matches in two days.
 
Results
Singles
Raheel Manji (IND) def. Igor Karpovets (UA) 6-0, 6-3
Antonio Cembellin (IND) def. Aaro Pollanen (UA) 7-6(2), 6-4
Keivon Tabrizi (IND) def. Jonas Maier (UA) 6-4, 7-5
Alejandro Reguant (UA) vs. Bennett Crane (IND) 7-5, 7-5
Filip Malbasic (UA) vs. Zac Brodney (IND) 7-6(0), 6-2
Afonso Salgado (IND) def. Carlos Hassey (UA) 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-2
Order: 1,2,5,3,4,6
 
Doubles
Raheel Manji/Keivon Tabrizi (IND) vs. Jonas Maier/Aaro Pollanen (UA) 5-3, unfinished
Antonio Cembellin/Afonso Salgado (IND) vs. Filip Malbasic/Alejandro (UA) 6-4
Payam Ahmadi/Bennett Crane (IND) def. Carlos Hassey/Trent Botha (UA) 6-1
Order: 3,2

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