Sunday Men’s Tennis results
Northern Illinois 7, Grinnell College 0
Ball State 6, Villanova 1
Recap courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
NIU Rolls Past Grinnell College | Box Score
DeKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team swept Grinnell College at home on Sunday afternoon, winning 7-0. The Huskies are now 9-2 with conference play approaching.
NIU won on all three courts in doubles.
Iker Gaztambide Arrastia /
Nikola Puntaric won 6-1 and shortly after
Iker Dellien Velasco /
Chiao Bo Suo Nan clinched the point with a 6-3 win.
Lorenzo Leti Messina /
Federico Scotuzzi battled for a 7-5 win at No. 3.
Moving to singles, Puntaric recorded his second win at No. 1 this weekend with a 6-1, 6-0 victory. Scotuzzi took a 6-3, 6-2 win over Henry Park and Leti Messina linched with a 6-4, 6-4 performance at No. 2.
Pratyaksh LNU recorded a three-set win, downing Devansh Punjabi 6-3, 5-7, 10-3. Suo Nan posted his second win of the weekend with a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 5.
Dellien Valsco capped the day with a 6-2, 6-1 win to complete the sweep for the Huskies.
Ball State Dominates Villanova to Close Spring Break Trip | Box Score
LA JOLLA, Calif. – The Ball State men's tennis team finished its annual spring break training camp on a high note Sunday, securing a convincing 6-1 victory over Villanova (3-6) at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club.
The Cardinals seized control from the jump, sweeping the doubles point to set a commanding tone. Building on the momentum from their four-day run at the Pacific Coast tournament, Ball State looked sharp across the lineup.
Broc Fletcher and
Jenson Bicanic sparked the run with a 6-3 victory at No. 2, followed by a gritty 7-5 win from
Nolan Hayward and
Andrei Caragea over Villanova's William Monohan and Kush Anand at the No. 3 spot to secure the early lead.
Ball State earned the upper hand early in singles by winning four of the six opening sets, putting the match firmly within reach.
Nolan Hayward officially clinched the team victory on court No. 6, outlasting Cameron Kruep in a grueling first-set tiebreaker before rolling to a 6-3 win in the second to seal the deal.
Following a grueling week on the West Coast, the Cardinals return home to kick off Mid-American Conference play this Friday, March 6, at Toledo. The match is slated for a 1:00 p.m. ET start.
