MAC Men's Tennis Scoreboard
Friday, February 7
Buffalo 7, Niagara 0
Toledo 5, Findlay 2
Toledo 7, Tiffin 0
Michigan State 4, Western Michigan 3

Saturday, February 8
Penn State 6, Buffalo 1

Sunday, February 9
Illinois State 4, Ball State 3

Tuesday, February 11
UCLA 7, Western Michigan 0

Game stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Staffs

Ball State:
Men’s Tennis Loses Heartbreaking 4-3 Match To Illinois State

MUNCIE, Ind. - After a grueling doubles competition to give Ball State the early 1-0 lead over Illinois State, it came to no surprise that the match would come down to the wire. Unfortunately for the Cardinals (4-3), the Redbirds (7-5) would take the last four points of the competition to seal their 4-3 victory today. Today's doubles point all came down to the No. 1 duo of Chris Adams and Vince Orlando and they delivered for the Cardinals. After a long hard fought match, Adams aced his serve, making the score 7-6 (10-8) to clinch the doubles point over Illinois State's Aleska Lazarevic and Diego Emilio Moura Herrera.  Full Story...

Buffalo:
Bulls Fall At Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, PA – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team lost at Big Ten foe Penn State on Saturday afternoon, 6-1. The Nittany Lions got off to a quick start winning all three matches in doubles, but the duo of Simon Wibler and Hao Sheng Koay gave it all they had at first doubles, losing 7-5 to the #29 team in the country. In singles action, Penn State won matches at one, three, and four to clinch the contest. The Bulls got on the board at second singles as Koay won in straight sets, defeating Charl Morgan, 6-2, 6-4.  Full Story...

Bulls Soar Over Purple Eagles
 
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team swept their second straight opponent on Friday as the Bulls dominated Niagara, 7-0.  The victory evens UB's record to 2-2.  Buffalo rolled to the doubles point as it claimed a 6-1 victory at third doubles courtesy of Vilhelm Fridell and freshman D Giritharan. The Bulls also won at second doubles as Valdemar Holm and Matthew Johnson defeated their opponent, 6-2.  Full Story…
 
Toledo:
Rockets Rally Past Findlay and Tiffin
 
TOLEDO, Ohio  - The Toledo men's tennis team opened their 2020 home season with a 5-2 win over Findlay and a 7-0 clean sweep of Tiffin at Shadow Valley Tennis Club on Friday. The Rockets kicked off competition with a 5-2 win over Findlay, securing the doubles point with 6-4 victories on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts. The Rockets showed out in singles, with seniors Danilo Vukotic and Thawin Suksathaporn, junior Filip Zupancic, and freshman Krzysztof Wetoszkaposting two-set victories over their opponents.  Full Story…
 
Western Michigan:
Men's Tennis Falls To UCLA

CHICAGO, Ill. - Western Michigan men's tennis faced a nationally ranked opponent for the second time this season, falling to No. 16 UCLA in a neutral site non-conference match by a final score of 7-0. Senior captain Jannik Opitz took the No. 6 ranked singles player in the nation, Keegan Smith, to three sets. The native of Hildesheim, Germany won the second set in a tie break to extend the contest. Junior Zac Faveri lost in two competitive sets to Eric Hahn at No. 6 singles (5-7, 5-7). In No. 3 singles, sophomore Peter Kuszynski forced a tie breaker in the second set, before falling to Drew Baird in straight sets.  Full Story...

Spartans Outlast Broncos in Close Contest
 
East Lansing, Mich. - Western Michigan men's tennis fell just short of victory at Michigan State on Friday evening, as the Spartans defeated the Broncos by a final score of 4-3 in East Lansing. At No. 1 doubles, the senior duo of Jannik Opitz and Kennosuke Nouchi won convincingly over Anthony Pero and John Carlin 6-0. The Spartans prevailed in the other two matches to take the doubles point, with Josh Mukherjee and Kazuki Matsuno defeating freshmen Arjun Honnappa and Rodrigo Crespo in a tie-break to clinch the early 1-0 advantage.  Full Story…