Men?s Tennis Set To Host Ball State Invitational (Sept. 14-16)
September 11, 2007 | Men's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State University men's tennis team is set to host the Ball State Invitational, which will begin Friday (Sept. 14) and will end Sunday (Sept. 16). Competition will take place at the newly renovated Cardinal Creek Tennis Center, located on the BSU campus and at Muncie Central High School.
This marks the 29th year the Cardinals have hosted the Invitational. The tournament consists of a 10-team field, which includes Ball State, Bradley, Northern Illinois, Marquette, IUPUI, IPFW, Cleveland State, Butler, Eastern Illinois and Indiana State.
The tournament consists of three flights of singles with draws of 32 apiece. There will also be three flights of doubles with draws of 16 apiece. There will also be consolation play for first round losers in both singles and doubles.
BSU tennis welcomes back former player and alumnus Steve Rodecap, who is the head coach at Marquette. Rodecap played at Ball State from 1992-96 while helping the Cardinals to a trio of Mid-American Conference Championship titles (1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95). The Anderson, Ind., native is in his fifth year at the helm of the Golden Flashes.
Bill Richards begins his 36th year as head coach of the Cardinals. Ball State returns MAC Freshman of the Year Bret Berryman and First Team All-MAC selection Jose Perdomo. Perdomo was also named to the All-MAC Tournament team last season. BSU ended the 2006-07 season with an 11-14 overall record and a 4-1 mark in the MAC.
After each day you can find a complete list of results on the Ball State Athletics home page by logging onto www.ballstatesports.com.
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