Ball State University Athletics
Men's Tennis Loses MAC Title Match To Top-Seeded Western Michigan
April 26, 2008 | Men's Tennis
DeKalb, Ill. - The Ball State men's tennis team (12-13) ended its season with a 4-0 loss to top-seeded Western Michigan (20-7) in the Mid-American Conference Title match Saturday afternoon at Northern Illinois' Clock Tower Racquet Club.
Western Michigan claimed its third straight MAC title. The two rivals have faced each other in the final match for four straight years.
The Broncos got on the board first after winning the doubles point.
The Cardinals, trailing 1-0 heading into singles play lost at No. 1 singles first with Jose Perdomo dropping his match to Kevin Hayward 6-0, 6-0. WMU continued its winning ways posting wins at No. 6 and No. 3 to seal the championship.
Ball State's Shaun Bussert was up two sets at No. 5 singles over Bryan Norville, 6-3, 5-1 but the match was unfinished.
Final Results
Tennis Match Results
Ball State University vs Western Michigan
Apr 26, 2008 at Rockford, Illinois
(Clock Tower Racquet Club)
Western Michigan 4, Ball State University 0
Singles competition
1. Kevin Hayward (WMU) def. Jose Perdomo (BSU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Alex Birchmeier (WMU) vs. Eduardo Pavia (BSU) 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
3. Alejandro Staub (WMU) def. Bret Berryman (BSU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Kazuya Komada (WMU) vs. Jorge Rodriguez (BSU) 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
5. Bryan Norville (WMU) vs. Shaun Bussert (BSU) 3-6, 1-5, unfinished
6. Michael Calderone (WMU) def. Danny Vidal (BSU) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Bryan Norville/Alex Birchmeier (WMU) def. Jose Perdomo/Jorge Rodriguez (BSU) 8-6
2. Casey Cullen/Kevin Hayward (WMU) vs. Bret Berryman/Eduardo Pavia (BSU) 4-5, unfinished
3. Michael Calderone/Kazuya Komada (WMU) def. Shaun Bussert/Joe Vallee (BSU) 8-4
Match Notes:
Ball State University 12-13
Western Michigan 20-7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,6,3)
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