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Men's Tennis Loses At Illinois State 5-2
March 19, 2011 | Men's Tennis
NORMAL, Ill. - The Ball State University men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision at Illinois State Saturday afternoon. With the loss BSU falls to 8-7 on the season.
The Cardinals took the early advantage over the RedBirds after winning the doubles point. At No. 1 doubles Dalton Albertin and Cliff Morrison took down Alexander Pelaez and Timon Reichelt by a score of 9-7. Zane Smith and Derek Carpenter earned the 9-7 victory over Illinois State twosome Tuomas Manner and Matej Zlatkovic at the No. 2 position.
In singles Austin Sansone was the lone Cardinal to a match after beating Smith-Dennis in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1.
Illinois State 5, Ball State 2
Doubles
No. 1 Dalton Albertin/Cliff Morrison def. Alexander Pelaez/Timon Reichelt, 9-7.
No. 2 Zane Smith/Derek Carpenter def. Tuomas Manner/Matej Zlatkovic, 9-7
No. 3 Skip Span/Mya Smith-Dennis Ill. State def. Austin Sansone/Shaun Bussert, 8-4
Singles
No. 1 Alexander Pelaez (ILL. State) def. Albertin, 7-5, 6-3
No. 2 Timon Reichelt (Ill. State) def. Zane Smith 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 Tuomas Manner (Ill. State) def. Cliff Morrison 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
No. 4 Matej Zlatkovic (Ill. State) def. Alexandre Brym 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 Skip Span (Ill. State) def. Andres Monroy, 7-6, 6-4
No. 6 Austin Sansone (BSU) def. Mya Smith-Dennis, 6-1, 6-1
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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