Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Ball State Cardinals
MASON, Ohio - The Ball State men's tennis team wrapped up it three-day weekend at the James O'Connell Memorial Tournament which was hosted by Dayton and Northern Kentucky at the Linder Family Tennis Center.
"Our first fall tournament was a success after three days of playing a ton of matches and improving with each one," Ball State head men's tennis coach
Gene Orlando said. "It was an awesome experience to compete at the Linder Family Tennis Center home of the Cincinnati Open. The opportunity to play on the same courts as the best players in the world was a cool experience for our team. We have work to do but we are up for the challenge."
Freshman
Nolan Hayward who made his collegiate debut stood out for the Cardinals on Friday after going 2-0 in singles posting a 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 victory versus Xavier's Lucas Grossman. He also defeated Butler's Nicholas Balthazar by a 2-6, 7-5, 10-7 decision.
Throughout the weekend, Ball State veteran
Jacks Lancaster became an impact player as he ended the tournament with a 2-1 singles mark along with a 2-2 doubles ledger alongside partner Andrei Caragei.
With a lot of new faces on the court for Ball State, Zach Kimmelman went .500 in both singles (2-2) and doubles (2-2) play over the three-day span.
The team played a combined 45 matches in singles and doubles this weekend.
The Ball State men's tennis team continues fall action when it competes at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Ohio Valley Regional at Purdue University from Oct. 9-12 in West Lafayette, Ind.
Western Michigan Broncos | Results
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Western Michigan men's team wrapped up the Fighting Irish Invitational on Sunday.
Friday's action featured a round of doubles and singles.
Matej Kajzer and
Dimitri Moriarty picked up a 7-6 (7-5) win over Notre Dame's Giuseppe Cerasuolo. The Broncos lost all four of their singles matches in two sets.
Moriarty and
Jack Davison found some singles success on Saturday. Davison defeated Augusto Pardo Cano from DePaul 6-1, 2-0 with Pardo Cano retiring in the second set. Moriarty earned a 6-4, 4-6 1-0 (10-5) win over Indiana's Luc Boulier and then picked a 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5) win over DePaul's Bernardo Vialle.
Davison and
Oscar Corwin picked up singles wins on Sunday, the final day of competition. Davison defeated IU's Sam Scherer 6-4, with Scherer retiring due to an injury after the first set. Corwin then defeated Vialle 6-2, 6-3.
UIC Flames
CHICAGO– The UIC men's tennis team continued its fall season at the 2025 Milwaukee Tennis Classic this past weekend, competing against some of the toughest competition the Midwest has to offer to gain some crucial experience.
On the final day, sophomore Simon Knezevic secured a key singles victory over Wisconsin's Collin Beduh. In doubles, the pairing of sophomore Eldin Nokic and junior Mihailo Savic earned a big win against Indiana to advance to the semifinals.
The full results can be found here.
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