Ball State University Athletics
Men's Tennis Drops Dual Match to No. 5 Illinois
January 26, 2007 | Men's Tennis
BSU (1-3) lost all six singles matches and all three doubles matches in a Fighting Illini shut out over the Cardinals.
The No. 1 doubles duo for Ball State which was made up of senior Joe Epkey and sophomore Jose Perdomo nearly beat Kevin Anderson and Ruben Gonzales of Illinois by a score of 9-8 (5).
The lone singles match of the night that went to three sets for the Cardinals was sophomore Joe Vallee at the No. 6 spot against Brandon Davis which resulted in a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 loss.
Doubles
No. 1 Kevin Anderson/Ruben Gonzales def. Joe Epkey/Jose Perdomo 9-8 (5)
No. 2 Ryan Rowe/Brandon Davis def. Aaron Phillips/Jorge Rodriguez 8-6
No. 3 GD Jones/Marc Spicijaric def. Bret Berryman/Joe Vallee 8-4
Singles
No. 1 Kevin Anderson def. Joe Epkey 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Ruben Gonzales def. Aaron Phillips, 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 Ryan Rowe def. Jose Perdomo, 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Marc Spicijaric def. Bret Berryman, 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 GD Jones def. Jimmy Brannon, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
No. 6 Brandon Davis def. Joe Vallee, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
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