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Men's Tennis Earns 5-2 Victory At Home Against IUPUI
March 14, 2015 | Men's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's tennis team earned a 5-2 come from behind victory at home against IUPUI Friday afternoon at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center. With the win the Caridnals improve to 7-7 on the season while the Jaguars fall to 4-11 on the year.
"We came back strong after a horrible performance in doubles," Ball State head men's tennis coach Bill Richards said. "IUPUI came with better energy and fire. As time went on we adjusted and took control in singles. It was a solid performance but we have to keep getting better if we are going to be a factor in the conference."
IUPUI dominated doubles play, after Patrick O'Neil and Alex Toliver took down the Cardinals twosome of Patrick Elliott and Andrew Stutz on court one, 6-3. Ball State's No. 3 doubles tandem team of Lucas Andersen and Matt Helm woud lose their match 6-1 to David Beasley and Jose Calero.
But it was the Cardinals who came on strong during singles play, winning five of the six matches against the Jaguars. Andersen, Ray Leonard and Collin Rigney each took their opponents down in straight sets. Elliott won a three set match over Adam Reinhart on court three, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Jan Jirus also earned a three set victory over David Beasley at the No. 4 singles position, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
The Ball State men's tennis team continues non-conference action at Big Ten foe Indiana Sunday in Bloomington, Ind. The match is set to begin at 3:30 p.m.
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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