MAC Men's Tennis Weekend Results
MAC Men's Tennis Scoreboard
Friday, January 22
Cornell 4,
Buffalo 3
Wisconsin 5,
Northern Illinois 2
Saturday, January 23
Western Michigan 4, Eastern Kentucky 1
Binghamton 6, Connecticut 1
Western Michigan 4, Purdue 2
Valparaiso 5,
Toledo 2
Binghamton 5, Bryant 2
Sunday, January 24
Northern Illinois 4, Detroit 3
Buffalo 4, Brown 3
Binghamton 4, Marist College 3
Northern Illinois 7, Wisconsin-Whitewater 0
Ohio State 4,
Toledo 0
Recaps Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Binghamton:
Men's tennis rolls to pair of wins
Binghamton 6, Connecticut 1
Binghamton 5, Bryant 2
VERONA, N.Y. - Binghamton men's tennis (2-0) swept its opening two matches of the spring season, storming past UConn, 6-1 and Bryant, 5-2, Saturday afternoon at Turning Stone Resort.
Seniors Sid Hazarika and Eliott Hureau won both their matches at the top singles spots. Junior Thomas Caputo and freshman Valentin Bouchet also went undefeated at fourth and fifth singles, respectively. Bouchet improved to 10-2 in his inaugural collegiate year.
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Men's tennis defeats Marist 4-3
Binghamton 4, Marist College 3
VERONA, N.Y. - Binghamton (3-0) dropped the doubles point before winning the first four completed singles matches en route to 4-3 win over Marist Sunday afternoon at Turning Stone Resort.
The Bearcats clinched the win when junior Thomas Caputo finished off his straight-set win at No. 4 singles with a 6-0 second set. The Red Foxes won the last two singles matches after the team result was secured.
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Buffalo:
UB Drops Heartbreaker to No. 47 Cornell, 4-3
Cornell 4,
Buffalo 3
ITHACA, NY – UB men's tennis continued their tough run of nationally ranked opponents to begin their season with Friday's match against No. 47 Cornell University. After falling in doubles, the Bulls battled hard and challenged the Ivy League side in singles play, but they fell in a heartbreaking 4-3 final score.
MAC doubles pairing of the week Amar Hromic and Pablo Alvarez each earned wins for the Bulls in singles play. Hromic defeated David Volfson, 6-4, 6-2 in No. 1 singles, while Alvarez defeated Chris Vrabel in two sets, 6-4, 7-6. Ethan Nittolo also picked up a win in singles play with a three-set thriller over Bernardo Casares. It was a back and forth affair with Nitollo picking up the first set, 7-6, while dropping the following set, 2-6. Nitollo bunkered in and came away victorious in the super tie breaker, 12-10.
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Bulls Beat Brown, 4-3
Buffalo 4, Brown 3
PPROVIDENCE, RI - After dropping a close 4-3 match to Cornell on Friday, the Bulls pulled out a 4-3 win over Brown two days later. UB gained momentum with winning the points in doubles and never looked back as they won three of the six singles matches. Mehta won his second match of the day with a 6-4, 6-2 decision over Da Silveira in No. 5 singles to seal to dual match victory over Brown.
Noah Hajdu-Andersson and Akhil Mehta defeated Haworth/Mitak in No. 2 doubles, 6-4, while Sergio Arevalillo and Ethan Nittolo won 7-5 over Tan/Da Silveira in No. 3 doubles. The two doubles wins secured a point for UB.
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Northern Illinois:
Huskies Fall in Opener at Wisconsin
Wisconsin 5,
Northern Illinois 2
MADISON, Wis. – The Northern Illinois University men’s tennis team opened its dual match season with a 5-2 loss at Wisconsin on Friday night, sophomore Tom Hjertonsson (Gothenburg, Sweden/Akademi Båstad Gymnasium) and sophomore Georg Lundkvist (Linkoping, Sweden/Lindkopings Kommun) posted singles wins for the Huskies.
In doubles play, Wisconsin picked up the points with a pair of 6-2 victories. Josef Dodridge and Lamar Remy defeated sophomore Kevin Daun (Vasteras, Sweden/Widenska Gymnasiet Idrottscollege) and Lundkvist at number one while sophomore Louis-Philippe Hamel (Gothenburg, Sweden/Akademi Båstad Gymnasium) and Hjertonsson fell to Jakhongir Jalolov and Jose Carranza at number two.
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Northern Illinois 4, Detroit 3
Northern Illinois 7, Wisconsin-Whitewater 0
Huskies Pick Up Wins Over Detroit and UW-Whitewater
DEKALB, Ill. – Playing its first two matches in Chick Evans Field House, the Northern Illinois University men’s tennis team claimed victories over Detroit, 4-3, and UW Whitewater, 7-0, on Sunday afternoon to improve to 2-1 on the season.
“Georg (Lundkvist) and Tom (Hjertonsson) are playing really well right now,” said NIU head coach Patrick Fisher. “Louis (Hamel) is also starting to play well. What was nice today was that we got stronger as the day went on. It was a long day, playing two matches back-to-back, and we have a ways to go. We played shorthanded this weekend, but that gave some guys an opportunity.”
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Toledo:
Rockets Fall to Crusaders, 5-2
Valparaiso 5,
Toledo 2
Valparaiso, IN – The Toledo men's tennis team fell 5-2 to the Valparaiso Crusaders on Saturday evening in Indiana. UT moves to 0-3 on the season, while Valpo improves to 1-1.
"We took another step forward in our doubles quality," head coach Al Wermer said. "Our serving could've been better in our singles matches. When your serving isn't on, it definitely weakens your chances to win. However, I was really proud of Luka and Serjen tonight."
The Rockets recorded two singles victories. Freshman Luka Vitosevic notched a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) defeat over Valpo's Dave Bacalla at the No. 2 spot.
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Rockets Defeated by No. 9 Buckeyes
Ohio State 4,
Toledo 0
Columbus, OH – Toledo men's tennis travelled down to Columbus on Sunday evening to face No. 9 Ohio State. The Buckeyes defeated UT 4-0 at the Varsity Tennis Center. With the loss, the Rockets fall to 0-4 on the season, while OSU improves to a record of 6-0.
"Playing the No. 9 Buckeyes was not easy," head coach Al Wermer said. "However, with six freshmen starting our focus was on different priorities, such as individual and team improvement. With that said, I think tonight was a very successful experience for our guys."
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Western Michigan:
Western Michigan Men's Tennis Earns a Pair of Road Victories
Western Michigan 4, Eastern Kentucky 1
Western Michigan 4, Purdue 2
West Lafayette, Ind. - Western Michigan men's tennis earned a pair of victories over Eastern Kentucky and Purdue on the road to move to 3-0 on the year. Both matches took place on the Basham Courts in the Schwartz Tennis Center in West Lafayette, Ind. The Broncos defeated Eastern Kentucky 4-1 to stay unbeaten.
In doubles, Maik Steiner and Jimmy Beckwith went undefeated on the day downing Eastern Kentucky's Soares and Patwardhan 6-1 and defeating Purdue's Dages and Silva 6-1 as well. The duo of Ruben Greiner and Daniel Loebel also went undefeated on the day clinching the doubles point in both matches.
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