MAC Men's Tennis Weekend Scoreboard:
Friday, February 10
Binghamton 6, Drexel 1
Northern Illinois 7, St. Louis 0
Toledo 7, Findlay 0
Toledo 7, Denison 0
Saturday, February 11
Buffalo 6, Army 1
Ball State 5, Detroit 2
Ball State 7, Indiana University Southeast 0
Toledo 5, Wayne State 2
Michigan State 4, Western Michigan 3
Sunday, February 12
Valparaiso 4, Western Michigan 3
Western Michigan 7, Wayne State 0
Stories Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Ball State:
Cardinals Sweep Doubleheader
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's tennis team swept its doubleheader on Saturday, winning over Detroit Mercy and Indiana University Southeast. The Cardinals improved their overall record to 3-4 with today's victories. The Cardinals started both matches off quickly after taking the doubles point. Lucas Andersenand Andrew Stutz won 6-3 on the top court against the Titans in the early match and so did Nemanja Guzina and Conner Andersen at the No. 3 position. Ball State took all three doubles matches fairly easily over IU Southeast.
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Binghamton:
Men's Tennis Bounces Drexel, 6-1
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Binghamton men's tennis (1-5) gave up the doubles point but stormed back to win all six singles matches en route to a 6-1 win over visiting Drexel (4-2) Friday night at the Binghamton Tennis Center.
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Buffalo:
Bulls Down Army, 6-1
WEST POINT, NY – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team put forth a strong performance on Saturday afternoon as the Bulls defeated Army, 6-1. UB won two of the three doubles contests and five of six in singles. Buffalo improved to 2-3 with the win. The Bulls clinched the doubles point with victories at two and three. At second doubles, Filip Grbic and Villhelm Fridell came away with an easy 6-1 win and at third doubles Ethan Nittolo and Tony Miller won 6-4.
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Northern Illinois:
Huskies Sweep St. Louis, 7-0
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team earned its seventh consecutive victory with a 7-0 win over Saint Louis on Friday afternoon. The Huskies dropped just one set as they improved to 7-2 on the season. The Huskies lost just one combined game while picking up wins at one and three to take the doubles point. Senior Eric Marbach and junior Georg Lundkvist were 6-1 winners at number one.
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Toledo:
Rockets Close Out Weekend With 5-2 Win
TOLEDO, OH – Toledo closed out its weekend undefeated thanks to a 5-2 victory over Wayne State on Saturday afternoon. The Rockets improve to 5-5 on the season. Toledo continued its dominance in the doubles competition. Juniors Omar Espinosa and Stephen Millerrecorded their fifth-straight victory at No. 2 doubles, while the sophomore duo of Juan Carranza and Reid Teatsorth saw their third win of the weekend at No. 3.
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Rockets Sweep Both Findlay and Denison
TOLEDO, OH – The Toledo men's tennis team (4-5) is off to a great start this weekend with two victories on Friday afternoon. The Rockets soared to a 7-0 victory against Findlay before defeating Denison to cap off their evening with another 7-0 sweep. In both matches against the Oilers and the Big Red, every Rocket up and down the lineup recorded a victory over their opponent in straight sets. Rocket duo senior Stjepan Sisko and freshman Ernie Suksathaporn took their usual spots at No. 1 doubles and claimed their fifth-straight victory on the season in their match up against Findlay.
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Western Michigan:
Men's Tennis Splits A Pair of Home Matches
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's tennis team split a pair of home matches Sunday afternoon to cap off a busy weekend, as the Broncos fell to Valpo 4-3 and bounced back to defeat Wayne State 7-0. The first match came right down to the end, as Western Michigan got out to a 3-0 lead but Valpo came cruising back. The Broncos took the first doubles point as the duo of Matt Hamilton/Jannik Opitz earned a 6-3 win over Bacalla/Kissell at No. 2. Daniel Loebel/Kennosuke Nouchi were tasked with facing the No. 8 ranked doubles team in the country in Charlie Emhardt/Jeffrey Schorsch, but they didn't back down, knocking off the Valpo dynamic duo 7-5 to clinch the doubles point.
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Broncos' 27-Match Home Winning Streak Ends
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan men's tennis saw it's amazing 27-match home winning streak come to an end Saturday afternoon, as Michigan State topped the Broncos 4-3 at West Hills. WMU falls to 4-4 overall, with all four losses coming against Power Five schools. The Broncos opened this season 2-0 at home, went 10-0 last season and 15-0 in 2014-15, with the last home loss coming in the final match of the 2013-14 season.
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