Ball State University
Notre Dame
Men's Tennis Loses To 20th Ranked Notre Dame
April 13, 2009 | Men's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State University men's tennis team fell 7-0 to 20th ranked Notre Dame Monday afternoon at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center. With the loss the Cardinals drop to 11-10 on the season.
The Cardinals trailed the Irish early on dropping all three of their doubles matches. At No. 2 sophomore Eduardo Pavia and teammate freshman Andres Monroy put up the closest score but lost 8-5 to Stephen Havens and Casey Watt.
In singles action senior Jorge Rodriguez was the lone Cardinal to take a set from Notre Dame but lost 7-5, 5-7, 10-7 at No. 5 to Tyler Davis.
The Ball State University men's tennis team will close out its regular season when it hosts Northern Illinois in Mid-American Conference action Saturday. The match will be played at 1 p.m. at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center.
Notre Dame 7, Ball State 0
Doubles
No. 1 Brett Helgeson/Tyler Davis (UD) def. Jose Perdomo/Zane Smith (BSU), 8-4
No. 2 Stephen Havens/Casey Watt (UD) def. Eduardo Pavia/Andres Monroy (BSU), 8-5
No. 3 Daniel Stahl/Santiago Montoya (UD) def. Jorge Rodriguez/Derek Carpenter (BSU), 8-4
Singles
No. 1 Helgeson (UD) def. Perdomo (BSU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 Havens (UD) def. Pavia (BSU), 6-4, 7-5
No. 3 Watt (UD) def. Cliff Morrison (BSU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 Stahl (UD) def. Monroy (BSU), 6-3, 7-5
No. 5 Davis (UD) def. Rodriguez (BSU), 7-5, 5-7 (10-7)
No. 6 Samuel Keeton (UD) def. Shaun Bussert (BSU), 6-3, 6-3
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
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