Ball State University Athletics
Men's Tennis Plays At 2016 MAC Tourney Friday
April 28, 2016 | Men's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's tennis team will be the No. 3 seed in this week's 2016 Mid-American Conference Tournament which will be hosted by Northern Illinois in Dekalb, Ill.
The Cardinals will play their first tournament match Friday against No. 2 Buffalo at 2 p.m. Ball State became the third seed after defeating Toledo 4-3 last Friday. Ball State enters the tournament with a 12-11 overall mark, while finishing conference action with a 4-3 ledger. Buffalo comes to the tournament with a 11-7 campaign and ended league play with a 4-3 mark after defeating Binghamton, 5-2, last Thursday. During the regular season competition Ball State won a close 4-3 home match to the Bulls (April 15).Â
Ball State's last MAC Tournament appearance was in 2014 where the Cardinals won the MAC Tournament title after defeating Buffalo, 4-3, at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. Bill Richards is in his 44th season at the helm of the Cardinals, having led the program to 22 MAC titles, including 17 undefeated MAC seasons. Ball State has participated in the MAC for the last 35 years, claiming 38 regular season and or tournament championships. Since the MAC tournament format started in 1997, the Cardinals have won it seven times (1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011 and 2014).
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State men's tennis please click on the following link, 2016 Men's MAC Tournament.
