Ball State University Athletics
Ball State University
Illinois
Men?s Tennis Loses At No. 11 Illinois
March 19, 2010 | Men's Tennis
URBANA, Ill. – The Ball State University men's tennis team dropped a 7-0 match to No. 11 Illinois Friday afternoon at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex. With the loss the Cardinals drop to 10-5 on the season.
The Cardinals fell behind early to Illinois after dropping the doubles point. The BSU twosome of junior Eduardo Pavia and freshman Dalton Albertin claimed the lone doubles victory for Ball State after defeating Abe Souza and Marek Czerwinski by a score of 8-6.
In singles action sophomore Cliff Morrison, Albertin and junior Shaun Bussert all lost in three sets.
The Ball State men's tennis team returns home Saturday against Butler with a 1 p.m. start at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center weather permitting.
Ball State 0, No. 11 Illinois 7
Singles competition
1. #36 Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. Eduardo Pavia (BSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Johnny Hamui (ILL) def. Cliff Morrison (BSU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
3. #77 Abe Souza (ILL) def. Andres Monroy (BSU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Stephen Hoh (ILL) def. Alexandre Brym (BSU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Bruno Abdelnour (ILL) def. Dalton Albertin (BSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
6. Connor Roth (ILL) def. Shaun Bussert (BSU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles competition
1. Eduardo Pavia/Dalton Albertin (BSU) def. Abe Souza/Marek Czerwinski (ILL) 8-6
2. Dennis Nevolo/Stephen Hoh (ILL) def. Andres Monroy/Zane Smith (BSU) 8-3
3. Johnny Hamui/Bruno Abdelnour (ILL) def. Alexandre Brym/Derek Carpenter (BSU) 8-4
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,4,1,2,5,6)
Illinois (8-5); National ranking #11
Ball State (10-5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,4,1,2,5,6
Players Mentioned
