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Men's Tennis Suffers 7-0 Loss at No. 17 Illinois
January 21, 2012 | Men's Tennis
URBANA, Ill. - The Ball State men's tennis team lost to No. 17-ranked Illinois, 7-0, Friday night at the Atkins Tennis Center. With the loss Ball State is now 0-2 overall.
Illinois won at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to take the early 1-0 edge over the Cardinals heading into singles action. The Ball State twosome of Zane Smith and Derek Carpenter managed a defeat over Roy Kalmanovich and Stephen Hoh to end doubles play.
The Fighting Illini won all six of the singles victories to capture the 7-0 victory over the Cardinals. Alexandre Brym came close to winning his match but lost in three sets to Bruno Abdelnour at No. 4 singles.
The Ball State men's tennis team continues spring action at home with a double-header Saturday, Jan. 28, against Valparaiso (1 p.m.) and IUPUI (6 p.m.) at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center.
Illinois vs. Ball State
Singles
1. #24 Roy Kalmanovich (ILL) def. Dalton Albertin (BSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. #2 Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. Zane Smith (BSU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Stephen Hoh (ILL) def. Ray Leonard (BSU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
4. Bruno Abdelnour (ILL) def. Alexandre Brym (BSU) 6-7 (7-5), 7-5, 10-6
5. Tim Kopinski (ILL) def. Austin Smith (BSU) 6-4, 7-5
6. Ross Guignon (ILL) def. Patrick Elliot (BSU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Dennis Nevolo/Farris Gosea (ILL) def. Dalton Albertin/Ray Leonard (BSU) 8-3
2. Zane Smith/Derek Carpenter (BSU) def. Roy Kalmanovich/Stephen Hoh (ILL) 5-2, def.
3. Tim Kopinski/Ross Guignon (ILL) def. Austin Smith/Austin Sansone (BSU) 8-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,2,3,1,5,4)
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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