Men's Tennis Wins at Michigan State

The 70th-ranked Ball State men's tennis team won for the fifth time this season with its 4-3 victory at 75th-ranked Michigan State Wednesday evening in East Lansing, Mich. After dropping the doubles point to the Spartans, who are coached by former BSU standout Gene Orlando, the Cardinals responded with two-set victories at the top-four singles slots to secure the win.

BSU, 5-3 overall, returns home to Muncie for an Indiana flavored double dip Saturday, hosting Indiana State at 1 p.m. and then Valparaiso at 5:00.

Ball State 4, Michigan 3

Singles:

1. Matthew Baccarani (BSU) def. Adam Monich (MSU) 6-3, 6-0
2. Joe Epkey (BSU) def. John Allare (MSU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Tony Epkey (BSU) def. Michael Flowers (MSU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Patrick Thompson (BSU) def. Joseph McWilliams (MSU) 6-0, 6-3
5. Alex Forger (MSU) def. Jarrod Epkey (BSU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Scott Rasmussen (MSU) def. Daniel Vidal (BSU) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3)

Doubles:

1. Joe Epkey/Matthew Baccarani (BSU) def. Adam Monich/Nick Rinks (MSU) 9-8 (7-1)
2. Michael Flowers/Alex Forger (MSU) def. Jarrod Epkey/Tony Epkey (BSU) 8-3
3. Joseph McWilliams/John Allare (MSU) def. Patrick Thompson/Joe Vallee (BSU) 9-8 (7-5)

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