MAC Men's Tennis Scoreboard:
Friday, February 24
Illinois 4, Northern Illinois 0
Saturday, February 25
Binghamton 6, St. Bonaventure 1
Binghamton 7, Niagara 0
Buffalo 7, Cleveland State 0
Western Michigan 6, Illinois State 1
Southern Illinois 4, Northern Illinois 0
Louisville 7, Toledo 0
Sunday, February 26
Ball State 4, Cleveland State 3
Northern Illinois 5, Illinois State 2
Stories Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Ball State:
Cardinals Edge Cleveland State, 4-3
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Ball State men's tennis team outlasted Cleveland State by a 4-3 score in a tight match Sunday morning at the Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion. With the win, the Cardinals improve to 5-4 in spring action while the Vikings fall to 4-6 overall. Ball State fell behind early to Cleveland State after losing the doubles point. Only one of the Cardinals doubles tandems earned a victory today and that was the twosome of Lucas Andersen and Tom Carney. Lucas Andersen and Carney took a 6-2 decision over the Vikings Nico Mostardi and Andre Mick on court two.
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Binghamton:
Men's Tennis Notches Two Wins
OLEAN, N.Y. - Binghamton men's tennis ran its win streak to four with a pair of lopsided victories Saturday afternoon at the St. Bonaventure Fitness Center. The Bearcats (4-5) toppled the host Bonnies 6-1 and then blanked Niagara 7-0. Binghamton won 17 of the 18 matches contested.
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Buffalo:
Bulls Sweep Cleveland State For Third Striaght Win
CLEVELAND, OH – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team won for the third straight match on Saturday morning as the Bulls swept Cleveland State, 7-0. The victory improves Buffalo to 4-3 on the season. In doubles, Filip Grbic and Hao Sheng Koay swept their opponent with a 6-0 win at one; while Petr Vodak and Villhelm Fridell clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 win at two. Ethan Nittolo and Tony Miller then completed the doubles sweep with a 7-6 (5) victory.
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Northern Illinois:
Huskies Drop Road Match
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team suffered its second-straight setback as the Huskies fell, 4-0, at Southern Illinois on Saturday afternoon. With the defeat, NIU now stands at 9-4 on the season.
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Huskies Fall At Illinois, 4-0
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team saw its nine-match unbeaten streak end on Friday as the Huskies fell to 19th-ranked Illinois, 4-0. The setback, NIU's first since the opening weekend of the season, drops the Huskies to 9-3 on the season. Illinois took the first point of the afternoon with a pair of wins at first and second doubles. Aron Hiltzik and Aleks Vukic downed senior Eric Marbach and junior Georg Lundkvist, 6-1, at number one while Alex Jesse and Aleks Kovacevic claimed a 6-2 victory over junior Louis-Philippe Hamel and junior Tom Hjertonsson.
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Toledo:
Rockets Fall To Louisville
Louisville, KY – Toledo's six-match winning streak was snapped on Saturday morning by Louisville, 7-0. Toledo falls to 8-6 on the season, while Louisville improves to 8-3. Louisville jumped ahead by notching the doubles point. The No. 37-ranked duo of Sean Donohue and Parker Wynn bested senior Stjepan Sisko and freshman Thawin Suksathaporn, 6-1. Sophomores Vince Anzalone and Serjen Olmedo were defeated by Louisville, 6-2, at second doubles, ending a seven-match win streak.
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Western Michigan:
Men's Tennis Wins On Road
NORMAL, Ill. – Western Michigan men's tennis earned a 6-1 road win over the Cardinals of Illinois State Saturday afternoon, improving the team to 6-5 overall this season. The Broncos came right out of the gates and took the first doubles match at No. 3 as Eric Olivarez/Kennosuke Nouchi won 6-1 to improve to 1-0 together this season and the team of Matt Hamilton/Jannik Opitz clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 at No. 1, staying perfect this season at 5-0.
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