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Top Stories of 2015-16: Women's Tennis MAC Champs
July 25, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Another athletic year is in the books for the Cardinals. Ball State student-athletes, coaches and teams accomplished several notable feets in 2015-16 and left their mark on the university.
Through much discussion, BallStateSports.com has identified the top 10 storylines of the year. We are revealing the storylines one-by-one each Monday throughout the summer. In early August, once they have all been announced, fans will be able to vote for their favorite stories of the year.
This week, we will look at the women's tennis team winning the MAC Championship and earning an NCAA Bid …
Women's Tennis Wins MAC Tourney, Earns NCAA Bid
The eighth of the top 10 storylines from the 2015-16 season is women's tennis winning the program's first-ever Mid-American Conference Tournament title and NCAA bid.
The Cardinals, under the direction of head coach Max Norris, earned their first-ever berth in the NCAA Championships after defeating Western Michigan 4-0 in the MAC Tournament championship match.
The Cardinals went on to play their NCAA first-round match against No. 10 Michigan in Ann Arbor but fell to the Wolverines, 4-0. Despite the loss, the Cardinals put up a strong showing, highlighted by Toni Ormond taking a 6-3 second set from Alex Najarian at the No. 4 position. All six of the Cardinals' singles players took games from each of their opponents.
Ball State also made history this season after Norris guided the Cardinals' to the program's first MAC regular season title and the most wins, 22, in Ball State women's tennis history.
Norris was tabbed MAC Coach of the Year for his efforts, marking only the fourth time in program history Ball State's head coach has received MAC Coach of the Year accolades and the first since 1995.
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