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Men's Tennis Drops Season Opener At No. 8 Illinois
January 19, 2008 | Men's Tennis
URBANA, Ill. - The Ball State University men's tennis team fell to the 2007 NCAA finalist Illinois by a score of 7-0 on Friday night in its 2008 season opener. The Illini are currently ranked No. 8 in the country.
Junior Jose Perdomo put up a good fight to Illinois Ruben Gonzales but lost, 7-6 (8), 6-3. True freshman Eduardo Pavia took Ryan Rowe to three sets but dropped his match at the No. 2 spot, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 10-2. Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year Bret Berryman also fell in three sets 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to Billy Heiser in the No. 3 slot.
The Cardinals duo of junior Joe Vallee and freshman Shaun Bussert had a near win over Brandon Davis and Billy Heiser losing 9-8 (3).
Final Results
Singles competition
1. Ruben Gonzales (
2. Ryan Rowe (
3. Billy Heiser (
4. Marc Spicijaric (
5. Brandon Davis (
6. Waylon Chin (
Doubles competition
1. Ryan Rowe/Ruben Gonzales (ILL) def. Jose Perdomo/Eduardo
2. Brandon Davis/Billy Heiser (
3. Waylon Chin/Marc Spicijaric (
Match NotesM
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (4, 5, 1, 6, 2, 3)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
