MAC Men's Tennis Scoreboard
Friday, April 12
Buffalo 6, Ball State 1
Western Michigan 5, Toledo 2
Sunday, April 14
Ball State 4, Binghamton 3
Northern Illinois 6, Toledo 1
Game stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Staffs
Ball State:
Men's Tennis Concludes Regular Season Wtih Win Over Bearcats
VESTAL, N.Y. - The Ball State men's tennis team wrapped up Mid-American Conference regular season action Sunday afternoon with a 4-3 win at Binghamton. With the victory, the Cardinals improved to 11-13 on the season and 2-5 in league play while the Bearcats fall to 8-14 and 0-7 in the MAC. The Cardinals opened the match by taking the doubles point. At No. 1 doubles, senior twin brother duo Marko and Nemanja Guzina started things off by breezing past Kushaan Nath and Tiago Lourenco, 6-2. Ball State then clinched the all-important first point at the No. 3 spot, where sophomore Chris Adams and senior Conner Andersen paired up to take down Josh Druger and Inigo Saez, 6-4.
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Cardinals Fall At Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Ball State men's tennis team (10-13, 1-5 MAC) suffered a 6-1 loss in Mid-American Conference action Friday afternoon against Buffalo (11-8, 6-1 MAC). The No. 1 doubles tandem of Marko and Nemanja Guzinastarted the Cardinals off right today in doubles play against the Bulls.
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Binghamton:
Bearcats Fall To Cardinals
VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's tennis (8-14, 0-7) split six singles matches with visiting Ball State (11-13, 2-5 MAC) but the Cardinals won the doubles point to edge the Bearcats 4-3 in the regular season finale Sunday afternoon at the Lane Tennis Center. Before the match, BU honored its four seniors: Valentin Bouchet, Ludovico Cestarollo, Josh Druger and Inigo Saez. Ahead 1-0 after doubles, Ball State won three of the first four completed singles matches to clinch the win and with it, the No. 5 seed the upcoming MAC tournament. The Bearcats, who will carry the No. 6 seed in the postseason, received wins from sophomore Alejandro Pena and Bouchet to close out the match. Earlier, junior Kushaan Nath scored a resounding win at second singles.
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Buffalo:
Bulls Clinch No. 2 Seed In MAC Tournament
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team won their fourth straight match on Friday afternoon as the Bulls closed out the regular season with a 6-1 win over Ball State as UB clinched the second seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament with a 6-1 league record. In doubles, Ball State got out to the early advantage with a victory at one, but junior Vilhelm Fridell and sophomore Nickolas Frisk came back to win the second doubles match, 6-3. The Bulls clinched the doubles point at three as sophomores Valdemar Holm and Matthew Johnson scored a 7-5 victory to give UB the early lead.
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Northern Illinois:
Huskies Close Regular Season With A Win
TOLEDO, Ohio -- The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team won the doubles point and took five of the six singles matches as the Huskies topped Toledo, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon in the final match of the regular season. With the win, NIU evens its overall record at 11-11 and improved to 3-4 in conference play. The Huskies and Rockets split a pair of 6-3 decisions in the doubles matches at two and three. Freshman David Pata (Bucharest, Romania/Emil Racovita) and junior Bor Schweiger Muzar (Crnomelj, Slovenia/Gimnm) scored the win at number two for NIU over Danilo Vukotic and Vince Anzalone while Juan Carranza and Cole Shoults picked up the win for Toledo at three.
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Toledo:
Men's Tennis Falls To NIU
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's tennis team fell 6-1 to Northern Illinois at Shadow Valley Tennis Club on Sunday afternoon. The Rockets dropped the doubles point early despite senior Juan Carranza's and freshman Cole Shoults' 6-3 victory over Erich Schuette/Eric Marbach on the No. 3 court.
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Rockets Drop Road Match At Western Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Toledo men's tennis team fell 5-2 to Western Michigan on Friday in Kalamazoo, Mich. The match featured three-set victories from seniors Luka Vitosevic and Omar Espinosa. The Rockets fell early in doubles play on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts, leaving senior duo Espinosa/Vitosevic's match unfinished 2-5 on the No. 1 court. In singles action, Vitosevic was the first Rocket to come out victorious with a solid three-set comeback over Jannik Opitz on the No. 1 court.
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Western Michigan:
Broncos Claim Outright MAC Regular Season Title
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Western Michigan men's tennis team closed out the 2019 regular season with a 5-2 win over the University of Toledo Friday, April 12 at West Hills Athletic Club to finish 7-0 in the Mid-American Conference while capturing the program's 25th MAC Regular Season Title. Head coach Dave Morin, the all-time wins leader in program history in his 23th season leading the Broncos, claimed his 400th career win at Western Michigan.
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