MAC Men's Tennis Weekend Scoreboard:
Friday, February 17
Binghamton 4, VCU 3
Toledo 4, Youngstown State 3
Saturday, February 18
Ball State 5, Xavier 2
Northern Illinois 7, Wright State 0
Northern Illinois 7, South Dakota State 0
Sunday, February 19
Toledo 7, Illinois State 0
Buffalo 7, Quinnipiac 0
Wednesday, February 22
Toledo 5, Detroit 2
Stories Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Ball State:
Cardinals Down Xavier, 5-2
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State University men's tennis team improved to 4-4 by defeating Xavier, 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center. Andrew Stutz teamed up with Conner Andersen on the top court to clinch the doubles point for the Cardinals with a 6-4 take down over Xavier's Jeremy Schneider and Jack Dykema. Marko Guzina and Matt Helm also helped the Cardinals doubles win as they were the first twosome off the court. Marko Guzina and Helm defeated Trent Smith and Connor LaFavre by a score of 6-2 at the No. 3 position.
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Binghamton:
Men's Tennis Knocks Off VCU
RICHMOND, Va. - Binghamton men's tennis (2-5) spotted the hosts the doubles point before roaring back to claim four of the six singles matches and grab a 4-3 road win over 17-time Atlantic-10 champion VCU (6-4) Friday afternoon at the Thailhimer Tennis Center. At the top of the singles lineup, sophomore Ludovico Cestarollo dropped just three games in his straight-set win at No. 1. Freshman Tiago Lourenco notched his 12th win of the season with a straight-set triumph at the second spot.
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Buffalo:
Bulls Roll Past Quinnipiac
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team made the most of their home opener on Sunday afternoon as the Bulls dominated their match against Quinnipiac, 7-0, for UB's second straight victory. The Bulls won all three doubles matches beginning at second doubles where Petr Vodak and Vidit Vaghela won 6-2. Ethan Nittolo and Tony Miller then won at third doubles, 6-3, while Villhelm Fridell and Filip Grbic won at first doubles, 7-6 (5).
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Northern Illinois:
Huskies Sweep Wright State and South Dakota State
ROCKFORD, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team swept all 14 points in a pair of victories over Wright State and South Dakota State on Saturday at the Boylan Tennis Center. With the two victories, the Huskies improved to 9-2 on the season. NIU opened the day with a 7-0 victory over Wright State. The Raiders had a player injured in their first match of the day against South Dakota State and were only able to play with five players, meaning a 6-1 victory by senior Eric Marbach and junior Georg Lundkvist gave the Huskies the doubles point.
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Toledo:
Men's Tennis Defeats Detroit, 5-2
Detroit, MI – Toledo recorded its sixth-straight victory on Wednesday evening in the form of a 5-2 win over Detroit Mercy. The Rockets improve to 8-5 on the season, while UDM falls to 3-6. Toledo came from behind to claim the doubles point. Detroit's No. 2 pair defeated the Rockets, 6-3, to start off the match, but UT sophomores Vince Anzalone and Serjen Olmedo answered back with a 6-4 win at the No. 3 spot. Senior Stjepan Sisko and freshman Thawin Suksathaporn clinched the doubles point for the Rockets with a 7-6 victory at the top of the lineup.
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Rockets Battle To 4-3 Win At Youngstown State
Youngstown State, OH – Toledo battled to a 4-3 victory over Youngstown State on Friday afternoon. The score was tied at three matches apiece until sophomore Reid Teatsorth clinched the win for the Rockets at No. 6 singles.
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