MAC Men's Tennis Scoreboard:
Friday, March 31
Buffalo 4, Western Michigan 3
Saturday, April 1
Ball State 4, Northern Illinois 3
Sunday, April 2
Army 6, Binghamton 1
Binghamton 4, Quinnipiac 3
Buffalo 6, Toledo 1
Stories Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Ball State:
Men's Tennis Earns 4-3 Comeback Victory over NIU
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's tennis team (10-8, 2-1 MAC) earned a come from behind win Saturday afternoon in Mid-American Conference action over Northern Illinois (12-8, 1-2 MAC). The Cardinals defeated the Huskies 4-3 at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center after dropping the doubles point Ball State came back to take four of the six singles matches from NIU. The Cardinals found themselves trailing early to the Huskies at the start of the match. Ball State would lose on courts three and one to give Northern Illinois the early 1-0 advantage over the Cardinals.
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Binghamton:
Tennis Splits Matches At Army
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Binghamton men's tennis (5-11) split two matches Sunday at West Point, falling 6-1 to the hosts before edging Quinnipiac 4-3. Against Army, BU dropped the doubles point and then lost five of six singles matches. Senior No. 4 Thomas Caputo earned the lone win with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win. Caputo spearheaded the win over Quinnipiac with his second singles win of the day. The Bearcats also got singles wins from sophomores Ludovico Cestarollo (No. 1), Valentin Bouchet (No. 5) and Inigo Saez(No. 6) to shake off a loss in doubles and earn the narrow team victory.
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Buffalo:
Bulls Cap Stellar Road Trip With 6-1 Win
TOLEDO, OH – Just two days after knocking off Western Michigan, the University at Buffalo men's tennis team won at Toledo, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon. The Bulls improved to 9-5 overall and a perfect 4-0 in the MAC with the win. The Bulls wasted little time taking the doubles point as Petr Vodak and Villhelm Fridell and Tony Miller and Ethan Nittolo won their respective doubles matches, 6-3. Buffalo continued to roll in singles action, winning five of the six matches. Vidit Vaghela made easy work of Vince Anzalone at two singles, winning 6-2, 6-3.
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Bulls Remain Perfect in MAC Play with 4-3 Win at Western Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI – In a battle of unbeaten Mid-American Conference teams, the University at Buffalo men's tennis team defeated Western Michigan, 4-3, in Kalamazoo on Friday evening. The Bulls improved to 8-5 overall and 3-0 in the MAC with the win. After falling behind in doubles, 1-0, the Bulls won at one and two doubles to earn the doubles point. Hao Sheng Koey and Flip Grbic defeated Kennosuke Nouchi and Daniel Loebel at one doubles and Petr Vodak and Villhelm Fridell beat Matt Hamilton and Billy Heckman at two doubles.
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Northern Illinois:
Huskies Suffer 4-3 Setback To Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team dropped a tight 4-3 encounter at Ball State on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies fell to 12-8 overall, 1-2 in Mid-American Conference play. NIU won the double points for the third consecutive conference match. The Huskies took the match at number one, 6-2, as junior Georg Lundkvist and senior Eric Marbach topped Lucas Andersen and Andrew Stutz.
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Toledo:
Rockets Fall To Buffalo In First Outdoor Match
TOLEDO, Ohio – Senior Stjepan Sisko dominated at No. 1 singles but was the only Rocket to record a victory in Toledo's 6-1 loss to Buffalo (9-5, 4-0 MAC) on Sunday afternoon at the UT Tennis Courts. With the loss, UT falls to 9-11 on the season and 0-3 in the Mid-American Conference. Buffalo jumped into a 1-0 lead by securing the doubles point. The Bulls then went on to power through five singles victories to seal in the win.
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Western Michigan:
Men's Tennis Falls To Buffalo In Tight Battle
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – In a match that will go a long way in determining the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Regular Season Champion, Buffalo came into Kalamazoo and took down the Western Michigan men's tennis team 4-3 at West Hills Friday night. The Broncos were picked to finish first in the Preseason MAC Coaches Poll, while Buffalo finished at a close second place. The doubles point came out to be key, as Buffalo earned wins at No. 1 and No. 2 to claim the point early. The duo of Eric Olivarez/Jannik Opitz won 6-2 at No. 3 to open things up, but the Bulls stormed back.
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