MAC Men's Tennis Scoreboard
Friday, February 22
Cleveland State 5, Ball State 2
Richmond 5, Binghamton 2
Western Michigan 7, Michigan State 0
Western Michigan 7, Hope 0
Toledo 4, Chicago State 3
Saturday, February 23
Binghamton 4, Navy 3
Butler 4, Northern Illinois 3
Penn State 6, Buffalo 1
Toledo 4, Illinois-Chicago 0
Sunday, February 24
Northern Illinois 5, Green Bay 2
Game stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Staffs
Ball State:
Men's Tennis Falls At Cleveland State
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Ball State men's tennis team won the doubles point Friday, but Cleveland State claimed the first five singles matches off the court on the way to a 5-2 victory. The Vikings won their fifth straight match to improve to 7-4, while the Cardinals dropped to 2-5 against a challenging early-season schedule.
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Binghamton:
Bearcats Edge Navy, 4-3
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Binghamton men's tennis (6-5) battles for a 4-3 victory over Navy (11-4), Saturday morning at the Tose Family Tennis Center. The Bearcats came off a strong start to clinch the doubles point en-route to winning three of six singles matches. Senior Ludovico Cestarollo, and sophomore Alejandro Pena started the Bearcats off with a 6-4 victory at No.2 doubles. Juniors Kushaan Nath and Tiago Lourenco clinched the doubles point at No.1 for the Bearcats with a 7-5 win. Senior Inigo Saez, Ludovico Cestarollo, and Tiago Lourenco all grabbed victories in their singles matches to give Binghamton a 4-3 advantage over Navy.
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Men's Tennis Falls To Richmond
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Binghamton men's tennis (5-5) dropped their first match of the weekend to the University of Richmond (7-2), 5-2, Friday evening at the Tose Family Tennis Center. The Bearcats were unable to finish on No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches to lose the point, but went on to secure two of six singles victories. The Bearcats came into a strong start for the match with juniors Kushaan Nath and Tiago Lourenco sealing a 6-3 victory in No. 1 doubles, before losing the doubles point to Richmond. Senior Ludovico Cestarollo earned the first point for the Bearcats at No. 1 singles, defeating Brice Polender, 7-5, 6-1. Sophomore Alejandro Pena battled for a victory at No. 6 singles, defeating Joe Nardini in three sets.
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Buffalo:
Bulls Fall At Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. –The University at Buffalo men's tennis team competed hard at No. 39 Penn State, but the Bulls fell to the Nittany Lions, 6-1. Penn State won the doubles point, led by their first doubles team, which is ranked seventh in the nation. The Nittany Lions came away with a 6-1 win at first doubles and a 6-4 win at third doubles. The number two team of Ethan Nittolo and Hao Shen Koay were tied at 5-5 when play was stopped.
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Northern Illinois:
Men's Tennis Topples Green Bay
ROCKFORD, Ill. – After seeing its six-match winning streak come to an end on Saturday against Butler, the Northern Illinois University men's tennis team returned to winning ways with a 5-2 victory over Green Bay on Sunday afternoon at Boylan Tennis Center. NIU (8-5) took the first point of the match, winning two doubles matches. Freshman David Pata(Bucharest, Romania/Emil Racovita) and junior Bor Schweiger Muzar (Crnomelj, Slovenia/Gimnm) scored a 6-1 win at number two while seniors Eric Marbach (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) and Erich Schuette (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius) took a 6-3 victory at number three.
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Huskies Win Streak Snapped
ROCKFORD, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team had its six-match win streak snapped on Saturday as the Huskies fell to Butler, 4-3, on Boylan Tennis Center. NIU took the doubles point against the Bulldogs before dropped four of the six singles matches as Butler earned the one-point victory. The Huskies won both the doubles matches to finish 6-3 as freshman David Pata (Bucharest, Romania/Emil Racovita) and junior Bor Schweiger Muzar (Crnomelj, Slovenia/Gimnm) teamed for the win at number two while seniors Eric Marbach (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) and Erich Schuette(Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius) claimed the victory at number three.
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Toledo:
Rockets Extinguish Flames, 4-0
CHICAGO, Ill. – Toledo men's tennis defeated UIC 4-0 on Saturday, wrapping up a successful weekend in Chicago, Ill. Kicking things off in doubles play, senior duo Luka Vitosevic/Omar Espinosa defeated their opponents 6-3 on the No. 1 court. On the No. 2 court senior Vince Anzalone/junior Danilo Vukotic defeated their opponents 6-4.
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Rockets Edge Cougars, 4-3
CHICAGO -- Toledo men's tennis edged out Chicago State 4-3 on Friday in Chicago, Ill., with two Rockets sweeping their opponents in two sets in singles play. The Rockets kicked off the match strong with wins on the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles courts, clinching the doubles point. No. 2 duo of senior Vince Anzalone/junior Danilo Vukotic downed Geroge Botha/Gonzalo Martinez, 6-3, while senior/freshman duo Juan Carranza/Cole Shoults defeated Cody Wurzelbacher/Nicholas Liddy 6-1. Senior duo Omar Espinosa/Luka Vitosevic were up 5-4, but their match was left unfinished.
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Western Michigan:
Broncos Sweep Michigan State and Hope
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Western Michigan men's tennis team swept a doubleheader at home on Friday inside West Hills Athletic Club, defeating Big Ten foe Michigan State and Hope College 7-0 each, improving to 7-6 overall on the season. Dating back to the 2014-2015 season, the Broncos have posted an impressive 4-1 record against the Spartans. The victory over the Green and White gives WMU its first win over a Big Ten team this year, and the first since defeating Michigan State and Iowa last year.
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