Men's Tennis Posts 7-0 Win over Detroit Mercy

Sunday, February 8

Muncie, Ind.

1 p.m .

Ball State University

Detroit Mercy

February 08, 2009 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Ball State Athletics

Ball State University's men's tennis team, under the direction of head coach Bill Richards, completed a weekend sweep with a 7-0 win over Detroit Mercy Sunday at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center.

The Cardinals, who started the weekend with a 7-0 victory over IUPUI Saturday, won the doubles point over Detroit Mercy and then swept the five singles matches with only one going to a tiebreaker set.

With the win, Ball State improved to 4-2 on the season, while Detroit Mercy fell to 1-4 on the year.

Cliff Morrison improved to 4-0 on the season in singles, while Jose Perdomo and Eduardo Pavia each improved to 4-2 in singles on the year with their wins over Detroit Mercy. Shaun Bussert's win at No. 4 singles improved his season mark to 3-2.

Perdomo and Jose Rodriguez improved to 4-2 in doubles on the season, while the duo of Zane Smith and Bussert evened their season mark at 1-1. The doubles combination of Pavia and Jon Wegener won their first match of the season as a team.

The Cardinals will travel to Big Ten Conference opponent Sunday for an 11 a.m. match in Evanston, Ill.

SINGLES:
No. 1 -- Jose Perdomo (BSU) over Pjotrs Necajevs (UDM), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 10-4
No. 2 -- Eduardo Pavia (BSU) over Dustin Goldenberg (UDM), 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 -- Andres Monroy (BSU) over Patrick Troy (UDM), 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 -- Shaun Bussert (BSU) over David Stabley (UDM), 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 -- Cliff Morrison (BSU) over Nick Tolomei (UDM), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 -- Derek Carpenter (BSU) over Gino McCathney (UDM), 6-2, 6-2

DOUBLES:
No. 1 -- Perdomo/Jorge Rodriguez (BSU) over Necajevs/Goldenberg (UDM), 8-4
No. 2 -- Zane Smith/Bussert (BSU) over McCathney/Stabley (UDM), 8-2
No. 3 -- Pavia/Jon Wegener (BSU) over Troy/Tolomei (UDM), 8-3