Men's Tennis Suffers 5-2 Setback In MAC Opener At WMU
March 24, 2017 | Men's Tennis
The Broncos took an early lead with doubles wins at No. 2 and No. 3. The senior duo of Lucas Andersen and Andrew Stutz defeated the nationally ranked twosome of No. 74 Daniel Loebel and Kennosuke Nouchi by a score of 6-2 on the top court. The twosomes were the first to come off the court but the Broncos prevailed at the next two positions in order to take the point from Ball State.
Western Michigan then picked up points on four, three and one to build the 4-0 lead over the Cardinals. Maik Steiner's 6-2, 7-5 take down over Nemanja Guzina clinched the match for the Broncos. Two Cardinals were able to get wins for Ball State today, Patrick Downs and Conner Andersen. Downs earned the first point for Ball State after registering a three set thriller over Jannik Opitz on court five. He won the first set 6-1 but then suffered a 6-2 loss in the second set and then fell 6-4 in the third. Conner Andersen would end the competition with a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Eric Olivarez at the No. 6 position.
The Ball State men's tennis team continues Mid-American Conference action Saturday when it remains in Kalamazoo to take on the Toledo Rockets at 1 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Ball State vs Western Michigan
Mar 24, 2017 at Kalamazoo, Mich.
Western Michigan 5, Ball State 2
Singles competition
1. Matt Hamilton (WMU) def. Lucas Andersen (BSU) 7-6 (10-8), 6-0
2. #120 Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) def. Andrew Stutz (BSU) 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0
3. Matej Svjetlicic (WMU) def. Marko Guzina (BSU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Maik Steiner (WMU) def. Nemanja Guzina (BSU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Patrick Downs (BSU) def. Jannik Opitz (WMU) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
6. Conner Andersen (BSU) def. Eric Olivarez (WMU) 7-6, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Lucas Andersen/Andrew Stutz (BSU) def. #74 Daniel Loebel/Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) 6-2
2. Matt Hamilton/Billy Heckman (WMU) def. Conner Andersen/Tom Carney (BSU) 6-3
3. Jannik Opitz/Eric Olivarez (WMU) def. Marko Guzina/Patrick Downs (BSU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,1,5,2,6)
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