Ball State University
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Men's Tennis Drops 4-3 Match To Purdue
February 25, 2007 | Men's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State University men's tennis team had a near win to Purdue but dropped its dual match to the Boilermakers by a score of 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at the YMCA Tennis Center. BSU falls to 3-6 on the season.
The Cardinals started strong after earning the doubles point to take an early 1-0 edge over the Boilermakers. Aaron Phillips alongside teammate Jorge Rodriguez defeated Purdue's twosome of Paul Foley and Branko Kuzmanovic 8-5 at the No. 2 spot. In No. 3 doubles Joe Vallee and Jarrod Epkey earned an 8-6 win over Eric Hodgman and PJ Rose.
Joe Epkey rallied to beat Rose in three sets, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5 for his victory at No. 1 singles.
Results
Doubles
No. 1 Paul Rose/Kurt Zaske def. Joe Epkey/Jose Perdomo, 8-5 Purdue
No. 2 Aaron Phillips/Jorge Rodriguez def Paul Foley/Branko Kuzmanovic, 8-5 BSU
No. 3 Joe Vallee/Jarrod Epkey def. Eric Hodgman/PJ Rose, 8-6 BSU
Singles
No. 1 Joe Epkey def. Paul Rose, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5 BSU
No. 2 Kuzmanovic def. Phillips, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 6-1 Purdue
No. 3 Hodgman def. Perdomo, 6-2, 7-5 Purdue
No. 4 Zaske def. Berryman, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) Purdue
No. 5 Foley def. Brannon, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 Purdue
No. 6 Vallee def. Warner, 6-0, 7-5 BSU
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