MAC Men's Tennis Scoreboard
Thursday, January 16
Kentucky 6, Toledo 1

Friday, January 17
Drake 4, Western Michigan 3

Saturday, January 18
Ball State 6, Xavier 1
Cleveland State 5, Toledo 2
Northern Illinois 4, Drake 3
Iowa 4, Western Michigan 3

Sunday, January 19
Brown 7, Binghamton 0
Western Michigan 4, Gonzaga 3

Monday, January 20
Binghamton 5, Quinnipiac 2
Gonzaga 6, Northern Illinois 1

Game stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Staffs

Ball State:
Men's Tennis Takes 6-1 Road Match Win At Xavier

CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Cardinals started the match off strong at Xavier tonight by taking the early 1-0 lead over the Musketeers after winning the doubles point. Ball State built off of its momentum in singles play to earn the 6-1 victory over the Xavier Saturday night at the Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Club. This marks the fourth-straight season the Cardinals (1-1) have defeated the Musketeers (0-1). The doubles competition started out a little shaky for Ball State. The No. 3 Xavier duo of Matthew Graft and Shashank Reddy were the first twosome off the court. Ball State rebounded quickly, as Danilo Kovacevic alongside his doubles partner Parrish Simmons would take down Michael Lee and Jan Vrba 6-2 to even the score.  Full Story...

Binghamton:
Men’s tennis rebounds with 5-2 win at Quinnipiac

HAMDEN, CONN. -The Binghamton University men's tennis team won two doubles matchups and added four singles victories en route to a 5-2 victory over Quinnipiac Monday afternoon. The win is the first dual triumph of the season. The Bearcats claimed the doubles point by winning at No. 1 and No. 3 before capturing the four (of six) singles matches. The four individual winners on the afternoon were Tiago Lourenco, Alejandro Pena, Dylan Friedmanand Dan Pergel, while the duos of Lourenco/Pawlowicz and Friedman/Pergel won in doubles.  Full Story...

Northern Illinois:
Huskies Fall to Gonzaga to Complete Opening Weekend

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Gonzaga on Monday afternoon (Jan. 20) to finish with a split of its two opening weekend matches. The Huskies won the doubles point against the Bulldogs but were unable to replicate that success in singles. Junior Kristopher Ortega and senior Shao-Yu Yu won the first doubles match to finish, 6-2, at number three.  Full Story...

Huskies Open Season With Win Over Drake

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team opened the dual meet season with a 4-3 victory at Drake on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 18). The Huskies claimed the doubles point and then capped the victory with a win at number one singles in the final match to finish to start the season 1-0. In the doubles, senior Bor Schweiger Muzar (Crnomelj, Slovenia/Gimnm) and sophomore David Pata(Bucharest, Romania/Emil Racovita) scored a 6-3 win at number one in the first match to finish.  Full Story...

Toledo:
Rockets Drop Match at Cleveland State

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Toledo men's tennis team fell to Cleveland State, 5-2, in Cleveland on Saturday. The Rockets' two points were posted by freshmen Luis Kleinschnitz and Max Skaer from the No. 5 and No. 6 courts during singles play. Kleinschnitz came out victorious after a three-set battle against Kade Mindry. Kleinschnitz fell 4-6 in the first set before rallying in the second and third sets 6-6, 10-6. Skaer defeated Jack Santilli after winning the first set 6-0 and falling in the second 4-6. Skaer sealed the victory on the No. 6 court with a score of 11-9 in the third set. Full Story...

Men's Tennis Falls at Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Toledo men's tennis team fell to Kentucky, 6-1, in Lexington, Ky. on Thursday. On the No. 3 court, freshman Luis Kleinschnitz entered a three-set battle against Jonathan Sorbo, winning the first set, 6-3. Kleinschnitz dropped the second set, 4-6, before rallying to clinch the third, 6-0, to post the Rockets' sole point.  Full Story...

Western Michigan:
Men's Tennis Downs Gonzaga 4-3 in Des Moines

DES MOINES, Iowa - After falling short in two consecutive 4-3 matches, the Western Michigan men's tennis team defeated Gonzaga by that same score in a neutral site contest in Des Moines, Iowa. With the victory, the Broncos have improved to 3-2 overall to start their non-conference slate in 2020.  Western Michigan took two of the three doubles matches to jump out to an early 1-0 lead over the Bulldogs. FreshmenArjun Honnappa and Rodrigo Crespo won their second straight contest, prevailing over Eric Hadigian and Oliver Anderson by a 6-3 score in #3 doubles.  Full Story...

Men's Tennis Falls in Hard-fought Battle at Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Western Michigan men's tennis team was defeated by Iowa in a non-conference match 4-3 in Iowa City. With the setback, the Broncos fall to 2-2 overall on the season.  The Hawkeyes were victorious in two of the three doubles matches to take the 1-0 lead over WMU. The freshmen duo of Rodrigo Crespo and Arjun Honnappa grabbed the only doubles win for the Broncos on the afternoon, defeating Kareem Allaf and Jason Kerst by a score of 6-4.  Full Story...

Broncos Suffer First Loss of Season

DES MOINES, Iowa - A comeback bid for Western Michigan men's tennis fell just short, as they were defeated 4-3 at Drake in Des Moines, Iowa. With the loss, the Broncos go to 2-1 overall on the season, while the Bulldogs improve to 1-0.  Western Michigan won two of the three doubles matches to take the 1-0 advantage early on. Jannik Opitz andKennosuke Nouchi, the reigning Mid-American Conference Doubles Team of the Week, improved to 3-0 on the season after defeating Barny Thorold and Finley Hall. Jack Randall and Peter Kuszynski also improved to 3-0 on the year to secure the doubles point for the Broncos, picking up a 6-4 victory over Reid Jarvis and David Nyman.  Full Story...