Ball State University Athletics
Men's Tennis Advances to MAC Championship
April 28, 2006 | Men's Tennis
The Cardinals earned the all-important doubles point with Tony and Jarrod Epkey's 8-1 rout at No. 2 combined with Patrick Thompson and Joe Vallee's 8-1 win at the No. 3 slot. BSU picked up singles wins at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 6. Matt Baccarani scored a 6-2, 7-5 win over Brian Livingston at No. 1. Thompson added a 7-6 (1), 6-1 verdict over David Katz at No. 4, and Danny Vidal posted a 6-1, 6-2 win at the No. 6 slot.
BSU, which captured its 19th regular-season MAC title with a perfect 5-0 mark this spring, will attempt to post its 17th league tournament crown tomorrow at 1 p.m. against the winner of the Western Michigan vs. Toledo match.
Ball State 4, Northern Illinois 0
Doubles
1. Matt Baccarani/Joe Epkey (BSU) led Brian Livingston /Alex Friesen (NIU) 7-3 (abandoned)
2. Tony Epkey/Jarred Epkey (BSU) def. David Katz/Jimmy Chu(NIU) 8-1
3. Patrick Thompson/Joe Vallee (BSU) def. Adam Ford/Diego Zegarra Ballon (NIU) 8-1
Singles
1. Matt Baccarani (BSU) def. Brian Livingston 6-2, 7-5
2. Joe Epkey (BSU) vs. Alex Friesen 6-7 (5), 6-1 (Abandoned)
3. Tony Epkey (BSU) vs. Adam Ford 6-7, 6-3 (abandoned)
4. Patrick Thompson (BSU) def. David Katz 7-6 (1), 6-1
5. Jarrod Epkey (BSU) led Diego Zegarra-Ballon 1-6, 6-1, 4-2 (abandoned)
6. Danny Vidal (BSU) def. Jimmy Chu 6-1, 6-2
