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Men's Tennis Suffers 7-0 Road Loss At Lipscomb
March 13, 2016 | Men's Tennis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Ball State men's tennis team played its first match of spring break at Lipscomb Saturday. The Cardinals previous match against Tennessee Tech on Friday was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Ball State suffered a 7-0 loss against the Bisons Saturday and fell to 5-6 on the season. With the win, Lipscomb improved their spring record to 5-6.
Lipscomb earned wins on the top two courts to claim the doubles point. In No. 1 doubles, the Bisons Rob Mitchell and Alejandro Manzanares defeated Ball State's Lucas Andersen and Andrew Stutz by a score of 6-4. On court two, Thais Minet paired up with Philippe Courteau for a 6-1 defeat over the Cardinals Conner Andersen and Tom Carney. Ball State No. 3 doubles tandem of Matt Helm and Patrick Downs didn't finish their match at No.3 doubles.
Lipscomb won all six singles matches. Stutz and Nemanja Guzina both took their opponents to three sets on their respective courts. At No. 2 singles, Stutz won his first set 6-2, he then fell 7-5 in the second stanza but then fell in a third set tiebreaker to Manzanares. Nemanja Guzina dropped his first set to Daniel Cardenas by a score of 7-6 (5) but then defeated him 6-2 in the second. He would then lose 7-5 in the third.
The Ball State men's tennis team will end its spring break competition in Tennessee Sunday at 4 p.m. against Vanderbilt.
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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