Mid-American Conference

MAC Men's Tennis Scoreboard

Friday, February 27
Ball State 7, Taylor 0
Columbia 7, Binghamton 0
Western Michigan 4, Illinois State 3

Saturday, Feburary 28
Buffalo 4, Monmouth 1
Northern Illinois 7, St. Louis 0
Old Dominion 5, Binghamton 2
Western Michigan 6, Youngstown State 1

Sunday, March 1
Princeton 4, Buffalo 3
Northern Illinois 5, SIU-Edwardsville 2


Ball State:

Cardinals Defeat Taylor, 7-0

MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's tennis team improved to 6-5 on the season with two 7-0 wins over Taylor University Friday night in the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center.

The Cardinals started the night off with a 3-0 sweep in doubles action.  At No. 1 doubles, Ray Leonard paired up with Andrew Stutz to take down Taylor's twosome, Juan Ramirez and Carter Perry, 6-0.  At No. 2 doubles, Lucas Andersen paired up with Jan Jirus and would defeat Chris Robbins and Devin Moore by a score of 6-4.  Patrick Elliott and Pat O'Connor rounded out the doubles victories at the No. 3 spot after posting a 6-1 victory over Alex Jung and Jacob Scott.

Ball State took all six of the singles matches from the Trojans in straight sets.  On court two, Andersen did not give up a point winning, 6-0, 6-0 over Perry.  Leonard, Elliott, Rigney, Downs and Helm also earned convincing wins in their respective positions.

The Cardinals night cap over the Trojans mimicked the first match.  Leonard and Rigney earned a convincing victory over the Trojans No. 1 doubles tandem, Ramirez and Perry by a score of 6-0.  Elliott alongside Jirus won in doubles action as did their teammates Helm and O'Connor.

Ball State again took all six singles matches from Taylor.  O'Connor, on court six, did not give up a point winning 6-0, 6-0 over Ruben Bedon.

The Ball State men's tennis team continues non-conference action Friday at Belmont in Nashville, Tenn. at 2 p.m.  The Cardinals will then take on Lipscomb, Saturday at 1 p.m. before ending the weekend at Vanderbilt, Sunday at 4:30 p.m.


Binghamton:

Men's Tennis Falls To Old Dominion, 5-2

ITHACA, N.Y. - No. 59 Old Dominion won five of the six singles matches to rally past Binghamton men's tennis 5-2 Saturday afternoon at the Reis Tennis Center.

The Bearcats grabbed a quick 1-0 lead with two strong doubles wins. The sophomore tandem of Thomas Caputo and Frenk Cote provided the clinching win in a tiebreak. Earlier, senior Robin Lesage and junior Eliott Hureau posted a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles.

In singles, however, the nationally-ranked Monarchs took over, winning four matches in straight sets before BU pushed the final two matches to a third set. Senior No. 4 Ismael Dinia notched his ninth win of the season with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 triumph. Hureau split sets at No. 3 before losing in the third.

"The key to our success in doubles today was that when we lost our execution on shots, we maintained our energy and focus to rebound and play better in the next points," head coach Nick Zieziula said. "In singles we didn't do well enough responding to adversity. ODU is a well coached team and they came out ready to battle for every point in the singles. We've had a tough stretch of travel and ranked opponents, so we need to take some time to rest up and get refocused and re energized at practice."

Binghamton (2-8) next plays at Princeton on March 8.

No. 59 ODU, Binghamton 2
DOUBLES
1. Moundir/Weindl (ODU) def. Hazarika/Dinia (BU), 6-2
2. Lesage/Hureau (BU) def. Lopez Villa/Lanthiez (ODU), 6-4
3. Caputo/Kote (BU) def. Podvinski/Jover Maestre (ODU), 7-6 (5)
Order of Finish: 1,2,3

SINGLES
1. No. 87 Carlos Lopez Villa (ODU) def. Sid Hazarika (BU), 6-3, 6-3
2. Adam Moundir (ODU) def. Robin Lesage (BU), 7-5, 6-2
3. Michael Weindl (ODU) def. Eliott Hureau (BU), 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
4.  Ismael Dinia (BU) def. Javier Mover Maestre (ODU), 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
5. Theophile Lanthiez (ODU) def. Thomas Caputo (BU), 7-5, 6-3
6. Zvonimir Podvinski (ODU) def. Frenk Kote (BU), 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6,1,2,5,3,4


Bearcats Fall to Columbia, 7-0

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Binghamton men's tennis pushed 13-ranked Columbia (5-1) in several matches before falling 7-0 Friday night at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center.

The big match occured at No. 1 doubles, where junior Sid Hazarika and senior Ismael Dinia earned their biggest win of the year with a 6-4 upset victory over 16th-ranked Max Schnur and Ashok Narayana. The No. 2 doubles tandem of senior Robin Lesage and junior Eliott Hureau came close to a similar upset, serving at 4-5 before their 58th-ranked opponents got the clinching break.

In singles, Hazarika pushed 13th-ranked Winston Lin to three sets and Dinia also sent his match at fourth singles to a deciding third set.

"Overall, we've got to be proud of our performance today," head coach Nick Zieziula said. "To go toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in the country and nearly steal the doubles point speaks volumes to the work that the team has shown and how much we've grown and matured. We need to build off this and keep moving forward."

Binghamton (2-7) squares off against No. 59 Old Dominion Saturday afternoon at the Reis Tennis Center in Ithaca.

No. 13 Columbioa 7, Binghamton 0
DOUBLES
1. Hazarika/Dinia (BU) def. No. 16 Max Schnur/Narayana (C), 6-4
2. No. 58 Mike Vermeer/Lin (C) def. Lesage/Hureau (BU), 6-4 
3. Ignat/Vancura (C) def. Caputo/Kote (BU), 6-3

SINGLES
1. No. 13 Winston Lin (C) def. Sid Hazarika (BU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
2. No. 76 Dragos Ignat (C) def. Robin Lesage (BU), 6-1, 6-0
3. Ashok Narayana (C) def. Eliott Hureau (BU), 6-0, 6-1
4. Bert Vancura (C) def. Ismael Dinia (BU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Shawn Hadavi (C) def. Thomas Caputo (BU), 6-4, 6-3
6. Eric Rubin (C) def. Frenk Kote (BU), 6-4, 6-0


Buffalo:

Men's Tennis Powers Past Monmouth, 4-1

PRINCETON, NJ – The University at Buffalo, State University of New York men's tennis team won its fourth straight match Saturday defeating Monmouth, 4-1, at Princeton.

The Hawks (4-3) picked up the doubles point winning at first and third, before the Bulls (8-3) claimed four straight singles wins to end the match.

UB's second doubles duo of senior Damien David and junior Akhil Mehta played to a 6-1 victory over the Hawks.

The Bulls won second, third, fifth and sixth singles to claim the victory before the first and fourth matches concluded. Junior Pablo Alvarez defeated Przemyslaw Filipek, 6-3, 6-3, and senior Sebastion Ionescu blanked Ale Gomez Estrada, 6-1, 6-3. Sophomore Jonathan Hannestad was victorious over Bee Kumthonkittikul, 6-0, 6-4, while Mehta played to a 6-1, 6-4 victory against Christian Vieira.

The Bulls will take on the 23rd-ranked Tigers Sunday at 10 am.

DOUBLES
No. 1: Pugliese/Filipek (MU) def. Hannestad/Arevalillo (UB), 6-3
No. 2: David/Mehta (UB) def. Gomez Estrada/Ginzburg (MU), 6-1
No. 3: Vaghela/Vieira (MU) def. Ionescu/Alvarez (UB), 6-4

SINGLES
No. 1: Damien David (UB) vs. Victor Pugliese (MU), 4-6, 4-1, DNF
No. 2: Pablo Alvarez (UB) def. Przemyslaw Filipek (MU), 6-3, 6-3
No. 3: Sebastian Ionescu (UB) def. Ale Gomez Estrada (MU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 4: Sergio Arevalillo (UB) vs. Vidit Vaghela (MU), 2-6, 3-3, DNF
No. 5: Jonathan Hannestad (UB) def. Bee Kumthonkittikul (MU), 6-0, 6-4
No. 6: Akhil Mehta (UB) def. Christian Vieira (MU), 6-1, 6-4


Buffalo:

Bulls Edged by Princeton, 4-3

PRINCETON, NJ – The University at Buffalo, State University of New York men's tennis team was edged by 23rd-ranked Princeton, 4-3, Sunday at Jadwin Gym.

"Our goal this month is to swing free and take our chances," said sixth-year head coach Lee Nickell. "Today we did that and came up a little bit short. Credit to Princeton for taking our best shot and outlasting us. We have to do a better job of maintaining breaks in doubles, but other than that, there was nothing else we could have done better."

The Tigers (10-3) secured the doubles point, defeating the Bulls (8-4) at the first and second positions. UB juniors Pablo Alvarez and Amar Hromic outlasted the Tigers, 7-6 (5) at third doubles.

The duo also picked up singles wins. At the number two position, Alvarez defeated Alex Day, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3, while Hromic picked up a fourth singles win over Luke Gamble in come-from-behind fashion, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. Sophomore Jonathan Hannestad took Dan Richardson in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, at sixth singles.

The Bulls return to action on Saturday, March 7 at Brown.

DOUBLES
No. 1: Gamble/Vives (PU) def. Alrevalillo/Hannestad (UB), 6-4
No. 2: Day/Ben Tso (PU) def. David/Akhil Mehta (UB), 6-4
No. 3: Alvarez/Hromic (UB) def. Colautti/Yablon (PU), 7-6 (5)

SINGLES
No. 1: Tom Colautti (PU) def. Damien David (UB), 6-3, 6-7 (9), 6-2
No. 2: Pablo Alvarez (UB) def. Alex Day (PU), 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3
No. 3: Josh Yablon (PU) def. Sebastian Ionescu (UB), 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 4: Amar Hromic (UB) def. Luke Gamble (PU), 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 5: Kial Kaiser (PU) def. Sergio Arevalillo (UB), 6-3, 6-4
No. 6: Jonathan Hannestad (UB) def. Dan Richardson (PU), 6-3, 6-4


Northern Illinois:

Huskies Top SIU-Edwardsville To Win Fifth Staight

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University men’s tennis team finished a weekend sweep with a 5-2 victory over SIU Edwardsville on Sunday afternoon. With the victory, the Huskies improved to 8-2 on the season with their fifth-straight victory.

“It was a good weekend for us,” said NIU head coach Patrick Fisher. “SIUE is a very experienced team and they fought extremely hard. They had some momentum during singles, but credit our young team, we just kept playing and eventually turned the tide back our way. Experiencing these tight situations with our young team can only help and we have yet to play our best, in my opinion, I know we can play better.”

For the second consecutive day, the Huskies took the doubles point to claim a 1-0 lead. Senior Frederic Cadieux (Verdun, Quebec, Canada/Ediuard-Montpetit) and freshman Kevin Daun (Vasteras, Sweden/Widenska Gymnasiet Idrottscollege) won their eighth match together with an 8-3 victory at number one. At number three, junior Simon Formont (Orléans, France/Lycée Camille Claudel) and freshman Tom Hjertonsson (Gothenburg, Sweden/Akademi Båstad Gymnasium) were 8-4 winners to clinch the point for the Huskies.

Four of the six singles matches went three sets, with NIU taking three of those matches, to earn the victory.

Freshman Georg Lundkvist (Linkoping, Sweden/Lindkopings Kommun) earned NIU’s lone straight sets victory with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Matthew Hutchinson at number six.

At number five, sophomore Carlos Manzanas (Madrid, Spain/IES Principe Felipe) dropped the first set, 6-4, to Patrick Gaffigan before rebounding to take sets two and three, 6-1, 6-3.

Formont and Hamel each took the first set in their matches before being pushed to the limit. Formont earned a victory over Nico Kuehn at number two, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, while Hamel was a 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 victor over Tristan Houle at number four.

NIU will return to action on Thursday, March 5, when the Huskies travel to Milwaukee to face Marquette. The match against the Golden Eagles is scheduled for 6 p.m.

NIU 5, SIUE 2

Doubles
1. Kevin Daun/Frederic Cadieux (NIU) def. Nicolas Vincent/Stephen Washuta (SIUE) 8-3
2. Patrick Gaffigan/Matthew Hutchinson (SIUE) def. Louis-Philippe Hamel/Georg Lundkvist (NIU) 8-5
3. Simon Formont/Tom Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Tristan Houle/Jack Desse (SIUE) 8-4

Singles
1. Nicolas Vincent (SIUE) def. Frederic Cadieux (NIU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Simon Formont (NIU) def. Nico Kuehn (SIUE) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
3. Jacob Perkins (SIUE) def. Tom Hjertonsson (NIU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Louis-Philippe Hamel (NIU) def. Tristan Houle (SIUE) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
5. Carlos Manzanas (NIU) def. Patrick Gaffigan (SIUE) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
6. Georg Lundkvist (NIU) def. Matthew Hutchinson (SIUE) 6-4, 6-3


Men's Tennis Sweeps St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Northern Illinois University men’s tennis team improved to 7-2 on the season with a 7-0 sweep on Saint Louis on Saturday. With the victory, the Huskies have now won four consecutive matches dating back to Feb. 6.

In doubles action, the Huskies won at number one and two to claim the point. Senior Frederic Cadieux (Verdun, Quebec, Canada/Ediuard-Montpetit) and freshman Kevin Daun (Vasteras, Sweden/Widenska Gymnasiet Idrottscollege) were 6-2 winners at number one, their seventh win as a duo this season. At number two, freshmen Louis-Philippe Hamel (Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) and Georg Lundkvist (Linkoping, Sweden/Lindkopings Kommun) claimed a 6-4 victory to clinch the point.

The Huskies swept all six singles matches, not dropping a single set en route to the sweep. Freshman Tom Hjertonsson (Gothenburg, Sweden/Akademi Båstad Gymnasium) was his team-best 13th match of the year with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Miguel Flores at number three. Junior Simon Formont (Orléans, France/Lycée Camille Claudel) was a 6-2, 6-2 winner at number two for his team-best six dual match win.

Hamel improved to 5-1 this spring with his 6-2, 6-4 victory over Paarth Dodhiawala while sophomore Carlos Manzanas (Madrid, Spain/IES Principe Felipe) moved to 4-1 on the spring with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Charlie Parry.

NIU 7, Saint Louis 0

Doubles
1. Frederic Cadieux/Kevin Daun (NIU) def. Juan Calero/John Nogalski (SLU) 6-2
2. Louis-Philippe Hamel/Georg Lundkvist (NIU) def. Brandon Harris/David Ferragut (SLU) 6-4
3. Paarth Dodhiawala/Miguel Flores (SLU) def. Simon Formont/Tom Hjertonsson (NIU) 7-5

Singles
1. Frederic Cadieux (NIU) def. Juan Calero (SLU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Simon Formont (NIU) def. Yehia El Sallaly (SLU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Tom Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Miguel Flores (SLU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Louis-Philippe Hamel (NIU) def. Paarth Dodhiawala (SLU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Carlos Manzanas (NIU) def. Charlie Parry (SLU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Georg Lundkvist (NIU) def. John Nogalski (SLU) 6-1, 7-5


Western Michigan:

Men's Tennis Tops Youngstown State, 6-1

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The 68th-ranked Western Michigan men’s tennis team won its eighth straight match at home, defeating the Youngstown State Penguins 6-1 at West Hills Athletic Club to improve 10-3 overall on the season. The Broncos will be back in action on March 7 when they start a three-match road swing in Florida starting with Butler, followed by Bethune Cookman and Central Florida.

The Broncos took the doubles point against the Penguins and then claimed five of six singles matches on the court, clinching the team victory when Andrew Cahn won a second-set tiebreaker against Victor Pereira to take the No. 6 singles match and the claim the team win. Cahn also combined with Marc Shideler to win at No. 3 doubles, tying the doubles session and helping the Broncos eventually take the doubles point. After Cahn and Shideler’s 6-1 win at the No. 3 doubles spot, the pairing of Jimmy Beckwith and Ruben Greiner cruised past Dawoud Kabli and Pereira 6-2 at the No. 2 spot to clinch the point.

Beckwith put the Broncos ahead 2-0 with a straight-sets win over Silviu Mistreanu at the No. 4 spot, winning 6-2, 6-2 to put the Broncos firmly in control of the match. Kabli defeated Pablo Mora to cut the Broncos’ lead to 2-1, but Greiner beat Hugo Morth 6-3, 7-5 in the No. 2 singles match to make it a 3-1 score. Cahn closed out the win in the No. 6 singles match, beating Pereira 6-2, 7-6 (4) to make it a 4-1 score and assure the Broncos of their eighth straight win. Matt Hamilton bounced back from being a set down to beat Bassem El Mekawi 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 3 singles match, and Jefta Kecic closed out the day with a three-setter against Remi Chancerel.

#68 Western Michigan 6, Youngstown State 1

Singles competition
1. Jefta Kecic (WMU) def. Remi Chancerel (YSU) 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-5), 10-8
2. Ruben Greiner (WMU) def. Hugo Morth (YSU) 6-3, 7-5
3. Matt Hamilton (WMU) def. Bassem El Mekawi (YSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Jimmy Beckwith (WMU) def. Silviu Mistreanu (YSU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Dawoud Kabli (YSU) def. Pablo Mora (WMU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Andrew Cahn (WMU) def. Victor Pereira (YSU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

Doubles competition
1. Remi Chancerel/Hugo Morth (YSU) def. Stephen Payne/Matt Hamilton (WMU) 6-2
2. Jimmy Beckwith/Ruben Greiner (WMU) def. Dawoud Kabli/Victor Pereira (YSU) 6-2
3. Marc Shideler/Andrew Cahn (WMU) def. Bassem El Mekawi/Silviu Mistreanu (YSU) 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,5,2,6,3,1)


Broncos Top Illinois State, 4-3

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The 68th-ranked Western Michigan men’s tennis team won their seventh straight match and their second in a row in dramatic fashion, as the Broncos defeated the Illinois State Redbirds 4-3 at West Hills Athletic Club on Friday. The Broncos improve to 9-3 overall with the win; they will look to make it eight straight victories on Saturday, Feb. 28 when they face off against Youngstown State.

The Broncos dropped the doubles point but won four of six singles matches to take the match, clinching the win thanks to a win in the final match on the court. Ruben Greiner provided the match winner with a three-set win in the No. 3 singles match, coming back from a set down to beat Rodrigo Oliveira 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 and complete the team victory.

The doubles pairing of Stephen Payne and Matt Hamilton won at the No. 2 position, but the Redbirds claimed wins in the Nos. 1 and 3 doubles matches to take the point and a 1-0 lead in the match. Jefta Kecic tied the overall match by winning the first singles match of the afternoon, though, blowing past Unj Krajnc Domiter 6-0, 6-4 in the No. 1 singles match to even the score. Maik Steiner took a straight-sets decision with Jakub Eisner at No. 2 singles to give the Broncos a 2-1 lead in the match, and Hamilton put the Broncos ahead 3-2 with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Rolando Torrellas in the No. 4 singles match. Christopher Greve squeaked out a win over Payne at No. 6 singles, but Greiner closed out the match with the win over Oliveira.

#68 Western Michigan 4, Illinois State 3

Singles competition
1. Jefta Kecic (WMU) def. Uni Krajnc Domiter (ISU) 6-0, 6-4
2. Maik Steiner (WMU) def. Jakub Eisner (ISU) 6-0, 7-5
3. Ruben Greiner (WMU) def. Rodrigo Oliveira (ISU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
4. Matt Hamilton (WMU) def. Rolando Torrellas (ISU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Andreas Boers (ISU) def. Jimmy Beckwith (WMU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Christopher Greve (ISU) def. Stephen Payne (WMU) 6-0, 3-6, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Rolando Torrellas/Jakub Eisner (ISU) def. Maik Steiner/Ruben Greiner (WMU) 7-5
2. Matt Hamilton/Stephen Payne (WMU) def. Dylan Steffens/Christopher Greve (ISU) 7-5
3. Andreas Boers/Rodrigo Oliveira (ISU) def. Jefta Kecic/Jimmy Beckwith (WMU) 7-6 (8-6)

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,2,5,4,6,3)