MAC Men's Tennis Weekend Scoreboard
Friday, April 15
Ball State 4, Buffalo 3
Sunday, April 17
Western Michigan 5, Ball State 2
Buffalo 5, Northern Illinois 2
Binghamton 6, Colgate 1
Stories Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Ball State:
Men's Tennis Falls To Western Michigan, 5-2
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Ball State men's tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss to Mid-American Conference leader Western Michigan Sunday afternoon at Sorenson Courts. With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 11-11 overall and 3-3 in league action while the Broncos improve to 17-5 and 5-1 in conference action.
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Downs Clinches Cardinals 4-3 Win Over Buffalo
MUNCIE, Ind. - Ball State men's tennis player Patrick Downs, won a three set thriller to clinch a 4-3 win over Buffalo Friday afternoon at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. With the win, Ball State improves to 11-10 overall and 3-2 in Mid-American Conference action while Buffalo drops to 9-8 and 2-4 in league play. The Cardinals No. 2 doubles tandem of Lucas Andersen and Patrick Downs were fast off the court in doubles action. The twosome did not give up a game against Buffalo's Akhil Mehta and Tony Miller, winning the match by a score of 6-0. Buffalo then knotted doubles play 1-1 with a win on court three before Andrew Stutz and teammate Conner Andersenwould take the doubles point from the Bulls with their 6-4 defeat over Pablo Alvarez and Amar Hromic.
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Binghamton:
Men's Tennis Handles Colgate, 6-1
VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's tennis (12-7) made it five wins in a row with a 6-1 home triumph over Colgate Sunday afternoon at the Bearcats Tennis Complex. The Bearcats won the doubles point and then took five of six singles matches to grab the win. Senior No. 2 Eliott Hureau earned his 20th win of the season (20-10), as did freshman No. 4 Valentin Bouchet (20-8). Freshman No. 3 Ludovico Cestarollo and junior No. 4 Thomas Caputo made quick work of their foes with identical 6-2, 6-2 results.
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Buffalo:
Men's Tennis Defeats NIU, 5-2
DEKALB, IL - The Bulls rebounded from Friday's 4-3 loss to Ball State with a 5-2 win on the road against Northern Illinois. Buffalo improves to 3-3 in MAC play with Sunday's win. For the tenth time this season, Buffalo secured the points at doubles. Amar Hromic and Pablo Alvarez made quick work at first doubles winning 6-1, while Ethan Nittolo and SergioArevalillo defeated their opponents, 6-4, at third doubles.
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Bulls Fall To Ball State, 4-3
MUNCIE, IN - Buffalo men's tennis team traveled to Ball State for their first away match of their conference matches this season. The Bulls battled hard and came back after dropping the doubles point, but fell to the Cardinals in a tight 4-3 result. Ball State was victorious in doubles play as they won at first and second doubles. Sergio Arevalillo and Ethan Nittolo won at third doubles, 6-3.
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Northern Illinois:
Huskies Edged At Home By Buffalo
DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men’s tennis team fell to Buffalo, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon at the West Tennis Courts. The Huskies dropped the doubles points and fell just short of pulling off a comeback in the singles as they fall to 15-8 overall, 3-3 in Mid-American Conference play.
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Western Michigan:
Broncos Clinch Share Of MAC Regular Season Title
KALAMAZOO, Mich.- Western Michigan men's tennis defeated Ball State 5-2 Saturday afternoon at Sorenson Courts on senior day. The four seniors on the Broncos led the way with each senior earning a win. With one more match left in the regular season the Brown and Gold have clinched at least a share of the Mid-American Championship.
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