Men's Tennis Extends Winning Streak with 6-1 Victory over Indiana
February 19, 2006 | Men's Tennis
In doubles, BSU's No. 1 tandem of Matt Baccarani and Joe Epkey finished off IU's Ishtuganov and Dara McLoughlin 8-4. In No. 2 doubles action, the Epkey brother duo of Tony and Jarrod defeated Peter Antons and David Bubenicek 8-3 to clinch the point for Ball State. To finish the BSU doubles sweep, Patrick Thompson and Joe Vallee beat IU's Mak Kendall and Michael McCarthy 8-5.
In singles play, Baccarani, Tony Epkey, Thompson, Jarrod Epkey and Vallee defeated their opponents Ishtuganov, McLoughlin, McCarthy, Roussel and Antons at the No. 1, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 spots, respectively.
The Ball State squad looks to extend its winning streak when it hosts Eastern Kentucky and Anderson Friday in a doubleheader at the Muncie YMCA. Matches are slated to begin at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.
No. 69 Ball State 6, No. 60 Indiana 1
Singles Competition
No. 1 - Baccarani (BSU) def. Ishtuganov (IU) - 6-1, 7-6 (1)
No. 2 - Bubenicek (IU) def. Joe Epkey (BSU) - 7-6 (4), 6-4
No. 3 - Tony Epkey (BSU) def. McLoughlin (IU) - 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 - Thompson (BSU) def. McCarthy (IU) - 6-1, 5-7, 12-10
No. 5 - Jarrod Epkey (BSU) def. Roussel (IU) - 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 - Vallee (BSU) def. Antons (IU) - 7-5, 7-6 (5)
Finishing Order: 3, 5, 1, 2, 4, 6
Doubles Competition
No. 1 - Baccarani/Joe Epkey (BSU) def. Ishtuganov/McLoughlin (IU) - 8-4
No. 2 - Tony Epkey/Jarrod Epkey (BSU) def. Antons/Bubenicek (IU) - 8-3
No. 3 - Thompson/Vallee (BSU) def. Kendall/McCarthy (IU) - 8-5
Finishing Order: 2, 1, 3