Sunday Men’s Tennis results
Buffalo 4, Brown 3
Ball State 4, Butler 3
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Buffalo Rallys for Upset Win at Brown | Box Score
PROVIDENCE, RI - The University at Buffalo men's tennis team (4-3) rallied from 3-0 down to upset Brown, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon.
After dropping the doubles point and matches at first and fifth singles, the Bulls began to fight back as
Onder Balci put the Bulls on the board with a 6-3, 6-4 win at third singles and
Faiz Nasyam followed with a 7-5, 6-3 victory at six singles.
Minjae Kim evened the match with a 6-4, 7-6 win at fourth singles and then
Theodoros Mitsakos clinched the match with a 7-6, 6-4 victory at second singles to complete the comeback.
Buffalo returns to action on Friday, February 13 as they host Binghamton at Miller Tennis Center as part of a doubleheader with the UB women at 1pm.
Ball State Rallies for Dramatic Comeback Win at Butler | Box Score
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Ball State men's tennis team (4-3) orchestrated a stunning comeback Sunday afternoon, overcoming an early deficit to defeat in-state rival Butler(3-5) 4-3 at the IRC Dean Road indoor facility.
Trailing late in the match, the Cardinals (4-3) relied on gritty three-set performances in the final singles slots to secure the road win and bounce back from a narrow loss just 24 hours prior to Cleveland State. Not all the doubles competition was lost as
Jenson Bicanic alongside
Broc Fletcher managed to take down Siddhartha Lama and Arnesh Singh 6-4 at the third slot today.
Ball State quickly leveled the score when
Jacks Lancaster dominated at the No. 1 singles position, dispatching Nicolas Arts 6-4, 6-4.
Drew Hayward, Jeremy Millette and Fletcher all took their respective opponents to three sets. But it was Millette who would be the decider of the Cardinals fate today. Milette took a nail biting first frame 7-6 (6) against Butler's No. 4 singles player, Lama. Milette then dropped the second 6-1 before clinching match point in the third by a 6-4 decision.
The Ball State men's tennis team returns to Indianapolis for its next match as the Cardinals take on IU Indy on Friday at 1 pm ET.
