Ball State University Athletics
Men's Tennis Upsets No. 47 UC Irvine
March 28, 2010 | Men's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State University men's tennis team pulled a 5-2 upset over No. 47 UC Irvine at the Boise State Spring Break Classic at the Julia Davis Park Tennis Courts Saturday evening. Ball State improves to 12-5 on the season.
Sophomore Derek Carpenter alongside teammate Alex Brym was the lone Ball State doubles tandem that won after defeating Shimpei Suzuki and Stephen Stege at No. 3 doubles by a score of 9-8.
Ball State would make a comeback after falling behind 1-0 and dominated singles play winning five of the six matches. Junior Eduardo Pavia won at No. 1 singles in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 over Zac Tsai. Sophomores Cliff Morrison and Andres Monroy along with Brym all took three set victories at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 spots respectively. Freshman Dalton Albertin would complete the singles success after a 7-5, 6-4 defeat over Jon Kazarian at the No. 5 spot.
The Ball State University men's tennis team will conclude play Sunday at the Boise State Spring Break Classic.
BSU 5, No. 47 UC Irvine 2
No. 1 Eduardo Pavia (BS) def. Zac Tsai (UCI) 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 Cliff Morrison (BS) def. Steven Henderson (UCI) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Andres Monroy (BS) def. Shimpei Suzuki (UCI) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 Alexandre Brym (BS) def. Khunpol Issara (UCI) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
No. 5 Dalton Albertin (BS) def. Jon Kazarian (UCI)7-5, 6-4
No. 6 Stephen Stege (UCI) def. Shaun Bussert (BS) 6-4, 6-1
DOUBLES
No. 1 Tsai/Henderson (UCI) def. Pavia/Albertin (BS) 9-7
No. 2 Issara/Kazarian (UCI) def. Monroy/Smith (BS)8-6
No. 3 Carpenter/Brym (BS) def. Suzuki/Stege (UCI)9-8
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