MAC Men's Tennis Scoreboard
MAC Men's Tennis Scoreboard
Thursday, April 9
Binghamton 5, California-Riverside 2
Northern Illinois 4, Detroit 0
Saturday, April 11
Northern Illinois 5, Toledo 2
Ball State 5, Western Michigan 2
Sunday, April 12
Buffalo 4, Toledo 3
Ball State:
Men's Tennis Takes Down Western Michigan, 5-2
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's tennis team improved its record to 12-9 overall and 2-1 in Mid-American Conference play with a 5-2 win over league rival Western Michigan Saturday afternoon at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. With the loss, the Broncos fall to 17-6 on the year and 2-2 in MAC action.
"This was a great team effort and a great win,” Ball State men’s tennis coach Bill Richards said. “Western Michigan has had a very good year. They were 17-5 coming in to this match. We had solid doubles and strong play at the top of the lineup carried us again today. What a great senior day for Ray Leonard and Pat Elliott. They both won big matches in singles and doubles. I am so happy to see them go out winners in their last home match."
The Cardinals No. 1 twosome of Patrick Elliott and Lucas Andersen started Ball State off with a 6-3 win over WMU's Stephen Payne and Ruben Greiner. Ray Leonard, alongside teammate Colin Rigney, clinched the doubles point for the Cardinals after defeating the Broncos’ Jefta Kecic and Jimmy Beckwith, 6-4.
In singles action, Ball State earned wins on courts one, two, three and six. Both Elliott and Andersen took their opponents down in straight sets. Elliott beat Greiner, 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 3 singles position while teammate Andersen earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kecic on court two.
Following those matches, Western Michigan earned wins at the No. 4 and No. 5 slots, which made it a 3-2 tally in favor of the Cardinals. On the top court, Leonard took down Maik Steiner in a three set thriller which claimed the winning point for the Cardinals. Patrick Downs was the last match to finish which resulted in a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (5) victory over Pablo Mora.
The Ball State men's tennis team will wrap up its Mid-American Conference regular season on the road at Buffalo (April 17) and Binghamton (April 19).
Binghamton:
Bearcats Top UC-Riverside, 5-2
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Binghamton men's tennis (6-15) won all three doubles matches and four of six singles contests to post a 5-2 win over host UC Riverside Thursday afternoon at the UCR Tennis Center.
The victory, BU's second in three Spring Break matches in California, gives the Bearcats four wins in their last five matches.
Double-winners for Binghamton included junior Sid Hazarika, senior Robin Lesage and sophomore Frenk Kote. Hazarika and Kote paired for a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles and then each won his singles match. Hazarika rolled to a 6-1, 6-4 victory at the top spot. Lesage extended his singles win streak to five with a three-set win at No. 2.
"Tip of the hat to UC Riverside ... they fought really hard today and forced us to step up our game," head coach Nick Zieziula said. "It wasn't easy playing our third match
in as many days but the guys stepped up. Now it's back to prep for Ball State."
Binghamton will return home to host fellow MAC member Ball State on April 19 with a postseason berth on the line.
Binghamton 5, UC Riverside 2
DOUBLES
1. Lesage/Hureau (BU) def. Bridge/Carella (UC), 6-3
2. Dinia/Shah (BU) def. Ngo/Ruffin (UC), 6-1
3. Hazarika/Kote (BU) def. Gastao/Robles (UC), 6-2
Order of Finish: 2,3,1
SINGLES
1. Sid Hazarika (BU) def. Julian Ruffin (UC), 6-1, 6-4
2. Robin Lesage (BU) def. Luis Gastao (UC), 6-7 (9), 6-1, 6-3
3. Cooper Bridge (UC) def. Eliott Hureau (BU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Thomas Caputo (BU) def. Michael Carella (UC), 6-4, 6-3
5. Frenk Kote (BU) def. Sina Sharifi (UC), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
6. Calvin Ngo (UC) def. Douglas Notaris (BU), 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Order of Finish: 1,4,6,5,3,2
Buffalo:
Bulls Take Down Rockets, 4-3
TOLEDO, OH – The University at Buffalo, State University of New York men's tennis team edged Mid-American Conference opponent and host Toledo, 4-3, Sunday afternoon at the UT Varsity Tennis Courts.
"It feels good to get a victory after this month long drought," said sixth-year head coach Lee Nickell. "I am very proud of the guys stepping up and winning our first outdoor match of the season. The doubles point was crucial and we did a good job of winning the tight points to get the victory."
The Bulls (9-9, 1-2 MAC) claimed the doubles point and went on to win three singles matches to take the match from the Rockets (11-15, 1-3 MAC).
Sophomore Jonathan Hannestad and junior Sergio Arevalillo picked up a 6-3 victory at first doubles and juniors Amar Hromic and Pablo Alvarez added a 7-6 win over the Rockets at the second spot.
Senior Sebastian Ionescu defeated Nicky Wong in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, at third singles to lead the Bulls. Hromic chipped in a 6-2, 6-3 win at five against Stephen Miller and Arevalillo blanked Garrett Cona, 6-2, 6-2, at sixth singles. Senior Damien David and sophomore Jonathan Hannestad each went three in their respective matches. David fell to Mark Singnil in a super tiebreak, 6-4, 5-7, 10-6, at second singles, while Hannestad dropped a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 match to Omar Espinosa at four.
The Bulls return home for a pair of key conference matches on Friday and Sunday against Ball State and Northern Illinois, respectively.
DOUBLES
No. 1: Hannestad/Arevalillo (UB) def. Sisko/Espinosa (UT), 6-3
No. 2: Hromic/Alvarez (UB) def. Singnil/Cona (UT), 7-6
No. 3: Miller/Wong (UT) def. David/Akhil Mehta (UB), 7-5
SINGLES
No. 1: Stjepan Sisko (UT) def. Pablo Alvarez (UB), 6-4, 6-3
No. 2: Mark Singnil (UT) def. Damien David (UB), 6-4, 5-7, 10-6
No. 3: Sebastian Ionescu (UB) def. Nicky Wong (UT), 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Omar Espinosa (UT) def. Jonathan Hannestad (UB), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
No. 5: Amar Hromic (UB) def. Stephen Miller (UT), 6-2, 6-3
No. 6: Sergio Arevalillo (UB) def. Garrett Cona (UT), 6-2, 6-2
Northern Illinois:
Huskies Stay Atop MAC With Win At Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio -- The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team improved to 17-5 on the season, 3-1 in the Mid-American Conference with a 5-2 road win at Toledo on Saturday. The victory gives NIU a chance to win at least a share of the MAC regular season championship next week at Buffalo.
"It was a great day," said NIU head coach Patrick Fisher. "We won the doubles and we won the singles. Toledo is a good team and all of these matches have been so tight and this was another tough battle. We are in the tournament for sure and we have a chance to win the regular season next week. The guys did a good job of stepping up today."
Freshman Louis-Philippe Hamel (Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) and senior Frederic Cadieux (Verdun, Quebec, Canada/Ediuard-Montpetit) were 6-3 winners over Garrett Cona and Mark Singnil at number two doubles while junior Simon Formont (Orléans, France/Lycée Camille Claudel) and sophomore Carlos Manzanas (Madrid, Spain/IES Principe Felipe) also tallied a 6-3 win at number three as the Huskies took the 1-0 lead.
"Carlos (Manzanas) did great today, he play really well in doubles with Simon (Formont) and he was one of the first two off in singles, winning convincingly," said Fisher. "Georg (Lundkvist) did a great job of handling his business and then Fred (Cadieux), our senior, got the fourth point to clinch in for us.
"We won four first sets and we went up 3-0 really fast, but then Toledo won two matches. Fred was down 1-4 in the second set and it looked like it was going to come down to 4-3 again but Fred battled his way back and did was he does. He has won every which-way you can possibly win and I'm excited for these guys that next week they can play for a trophy."
Manzanas and freshman Georg Lundkvist (Linkoping, Sweden/Lindkopings Kommun) cruised to singles wins at five and six. Manzanas was a 6-0, 6-3 winner over Roberto Meza at number five while Lundkvist posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Stephen Miller at number six.
After the next two singles matches to finish went to the Rockets, Cadieux's 6-2, 6-4 win over Singnil at number two clinched the victory for NIU. Hamel finished the win with a three-set, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, triumph over Nicky Wong at number three.
The Huskies will close the regular season next Sunday, April 19, at Buffalo before hosting the Mid-American Conference Championship on April 24-25.
NIU 5, Toledo 2
Doubles
1. Omar Espinosa/Stjepan Sisko (TOL) vs. Kevin Daun/Georg Lundkvist (NIU) 5-4, unfinished
2. Louis-Philippe Hamel/Frederic Cadieux (NIU) def. Garrett Cona/Mark Singnil (TOL) 6-3
3. Simon Formont/Carlos Manzanas (NIU) def. Roberto Meza/Nicky Wong (TOL) 6-3
Singles
1. Stjepan Sisko (TOL) def. Simon Formont (NIU) 7-6, 6-3
2. Frederic Cadieux (NIU) def. Mark Singnil (TOL) 6-2, 6-4
3. Louis-Philippe Hamel (NIU) def. Nicky Wong (TOL) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
4. Omar Espinosa (TOL) def. Tom Hjertonsson (NIU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Carlos Manzanas (NIU) def. Roberto Meza (TOL) 6-0, 6-3
6. Georg Lundkvist (NIU) def. Stephen Miller (TOL) 6-1, 6-1
Huskies Sweep Detroit, 4-0
DETROIT, Mich. -- The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team improved to 16-5 with a 4-0 victory over the University of Detroit on Thursday at the Franklin Athletic Club. The Huskies took the doubles point and the first three completed singles matches to clinch the victory.
NIU earned the doubles point with victories at number one and three. At number one, freshmen Kevin Daun (Vasteras, Sweden/Widenska Gymnasiet Idrottscollege) and Georg Lundkvist (Linkoping, Sweden/Lindkopings Kommun) outlasted Jay Joshi and Ismail Kadyrov, 7-5. Junior Simon Formont (Orléans, France/Lycée Camille Claudel) and sophomore Carlos Manzanas (Madrid, Spain/IES Principe Felipe) defeated Rafael Orantes and Chance Conley, 6-4.
In singles play, Formont cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Nathan Ponton for his 15th singles win of the season. Manzanas claimed a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Joshi at number five as he improved to 19-9 on the season; Manzanas has won nine of his last 10 singles matches.
The Huskies clinched the match win as Lundkvist finished off a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Conley at number six as the NIU freshman earned his 13th win of the season. In each of the three unfinished singles matches, the Huskies had taken the first set.
NIU 4, Detroit 0
Doubles
1. Kevin Daun/Georg Lundkvist (NIU) def. Jay Joshi/Ismail Kadyrov (DETROIT), 7-5
2. Frederic Cadieux/Louis-Philippe Hamel (NIU) vs. Patryk Koscielski/Nathan Ponton (DETROIT), 5-5 unfinished
3. Simon Formont/Carlos Manzanas (NIU) def. Rafael Orantes/Chance Conley (DETROIT), 6-4
Singles
1. Simon Formont (NIU) def. Nathan Ponton (DETROIT), 6-2, 6-2
2. Frederic Cadieux (NIU) vs. Patryk Koscielski (DETROIT), 7-6, 1-0, unfinished
3. Louis-Philippe Hamel (NIU) vs. Rafael Orantes (DETROIT), 7-6, unfinished
4. Tom Hjertonsson (NIU) vs. Kacper Stelmaszak (DETROIT), 6-3, 2-4, unfinished
5. Carlos Manzanas (NIU) def. Jay Joshi (DETROIT) 6-4, 6-2
6. Georg Lundkvist (NIU) def. Chance Conley (DETROIT) 7-5, 6-2
Toledo:
Rockets Fall To NIU, 5-2
TOLEDO, OH - The Toledo men's tennis dropped a tough Mid-American Conference matchup to Northern Illinois, 5-2, on Friday at the UT Varsity Tennis Courts.
It was Toledo's second-consecutive 5-2 loss, as it falls to 1-2 in conference play and 11-14 overall this season.
"A slow start put us in a deep hole, down 3-0," head coach Al Wermer said. "A few guys changed momentum of the match for a while, but we kind of ran out of time."
The Rockets fell behind early, dropping two of three matches in doubles play, to trail 1-0 heading into singles action.
Sophomore Stjepan Sisko won his ninth-straight match with a 7-6, 6-3 win at the top singles spot. He improved to 18-2 on the season and is now 3-0 in MAC play.
Toledo's other point came from the No. 4 singles spot, as freshman Omar Espinosa won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. It was Espinosa's ninth win of the season, as he improves to 2-1 in conference action.
Senior Nicky Wong kept his matchup close, as he battled back from a first-set loss to force a third and deciding set. Wong dropped the third set to fall to 9-11 on the year.
The Rockets conclude their weekend on Sunday when they welcome Buffalo to the Glass City. The match is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. at UT Varsity Tennis Courts.
Western Michigan:
Broncos Drop 5-2 Decision At Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Western Michigan men’s tennis team fell in their final regular season road contest of 2015, dropping a 5-2 decision to the Ball State Cardinals at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center on Saturday. With the loss, the Broncos fall to 17-6, 2-2 in Mid-American Conference play. They will conclude the regular season at home next weekend when they host the Toledo Rockets.
The Broncos collected wins in the Nos. 4 and 5 singles matches but could get no more as the Cardinals controlled play on their home court. Matt Hamilton cruised to a straight sets victory over Jan Jirus at the No. 4 position, taking him down 6-2, 6-1 for his 30th singles win of the season. Hamilton is the first Bronco to win 30 singles matches in a year since Nadin Indre did it in 2012.
Following Hamilton’s lead was junior Jimmy Beckwith, who came back from being a set down to beat Andrew Stutz in three full sets in the No. 5 singles match. Beckwith trailed after Stutz won the first set 6-4 but bounced back with a 6-2 win in the second set. He wrapped up the match with a perfect third set, winning 6-0 to complete the win.
Ball State 5, Western Michigan 2
Singles competition
1. Ray Leonard (BSU) def. Maik Steiner (WMU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
2. Lucas Andersen (BSU) def. Jefta Kecic (WMU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Patrick Elliott (BSU) def. Ruben Greiner (WMU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Matt Hamilton (WMU) def. Jan Jirus (BSU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Jimmy Beckwith (WMU) def. Andrew Stutz (BSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
6. Patrick Downs (BSU) def. Pablo Mora (WMU) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6
Doubles competition
1. Patrick Elliott/Lucas Andersen (BSU) def. Stephen Payne/Ruben Greiner (WMU) 6-3
2. Ray Leonard/Collin Rigney (BSU) def. Jefta Kecic/Jimmy Beckwith (WMU) 6-4
3. Andrew Stutz/Matt Helm (BSU) vs. Maik Steiner/Matt Hamilton (WMU) 4-5, unfinished
