Men's Tennis Completes Day Two Of Action At Milwaukee Tennis Classic

ELM GROVE, Wis. - The Ball State University men's tennis team completed day two of action at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic after defeating Big Ten foe Wisconsin 4-3 in singles action and dropped doubles to host Marquette.

In singles action over Wisconsin senior Jose Perdomo (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico/Colegio San Jose) remained undefeated in singles play after posting a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Michael Dierberger. Senior Jorge Rodriguez (San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Ignacio) won his first match of the fall with a 6-4, 7-6 win against Gian Hodgson. Sophomore Shaun Bussert (Decatur, Ga./Decatur) captured a 3-6, 7-6, 10-5 victory over Michael Muskievicz and freshman Zane Smith (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) defeated Michael Koval 7-6, 6-3.

The Cardinals dropped all but one doubles match against host Marquette. The BSU twosome of Dave Thomas (Pembroke, Bermuda ) and Eduardo Pavia (Carolina, Puerto Rico) took down Jonathan Schwerin and Mark Rutherford, 8-6.

Ball State will close out the tournament Sunday after taking on Northwestern at 9 a.m., in singles play and finish the day with doubles against Wisconsin at 11 a.m.

Men's Singles -- Ball State vs Wisconsin

Jose Perdomo (BSU) def. Michael Dierberger (UW), 6-4, 7-5

Luke Rassow-Kantor (UW) def. Eduard Pavia (BSU), 2-6, 6-1, (14-12)

Jorge Rodriguez (BSU) def. Gian Hodgson (UW), 6-4, 7-6

Shaun Bussert (BSU) def. Michael Muskievicz (UW) 3-6, 7-6, (10-5)

Peter Marrack (UW) def. Andres Monroy (BSU), 4-6, 7-6, (10-2)

Varun Chari (UW) def. Derek Carpenter (BSU), 6-4, 6-1

Zane Smith (BSU) def. Michael Koval (UW), 7-6, 6-3

Men's Doubles -- Ball State vs Marquette

Stephan Shao/Dusan Medan (MU) def. Jorge Rodriguez/Jose Perdomo (BSU), 8-2

Dave Thomas/Eduard Pavia (BSU) def. Jonathan Schwerin/Mark Rutherford (MU), 8-6

J.T. Christian/Drake Kakar (MU) def. Derek Carpenter/Jon Wegener (BSU), 8-4

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Men's Tennis Completes Day Two Of Action At Milwaukee Tennis Classic

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