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Sunday, January 13
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Men’s Tennis Loses Spring Opener At IU
January 13, 2019 | Men's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Ball State men's tennis team opened spring action for the second-straight season at Big Ten foe Indiana Sunday afternoon at the IU Tennis Center.
The Cardinals suffered a 7-0 loss to the Hoosiers and fell behind early after dropping the doubles point. Conner Andersen paired up with teammate Chris Adams at the No. 3 position and put up a good fight against IU's Payam Ahmadi and Zac Brodney. The twosome lost by only two games (6-4) to the IU duo. The Hoosiers then clinched the doubles point after Bennett Crane and Carson Haskins knocked off Ball State's Tom Carney and Danilo Kovacevic on court two, 6-3.
Ball State suffered losses on all six courts in singles play. The Cardinals competed hard against the Hoosiers taking two courts to three sets. On court four, Thibault De Negri lost a three set thriller to Haskins, 6-2, 3-6, 10-7. Adams at the No. 5 singles position also played a three set match. He fell behind early but then took the second set from Brodney, 6-3, before losing the match in the third frame by a score of 7-5.
The Ball State men's tennis team opens its home spring slate Sunday, Jan. 20 at 1 p.m. against Eastern Illinois at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's tennis team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMTNS.
The Cardinals suffered a 7-0 loss to the Hoosiers and fell behind early after dropping the doubles point. Conner Andersen paired up with teammate Chris Adams at the No. 3 position and put up a good fight against IU's Payam Ahmadi and Zac Brodney. The twosome lost by only two games (6-4) to the IU duo. The Hoosiers then clinched the doubles point after Bennett Crane and Carson Haskins knocked off Ball State's Tom Carney and Danilo Kovacevic on court two, 6-3.
Ball State suffered losses on all six courts in singles play. The Cardinals competed hard against the Hoosiers taking two courts to three sets. On court four, Thibault De Negri lost a three set thriller to Haskins, 6-2, 3-6, 10-7. Adams at the No. 5 singles position also played a three set match. He fell behind early but then took the second set from Brodney, 6-3, before losing the match in the third frame by a score of 7-5.
The Ball State men's tennis team opens its home spring slate Sunday, Jan. 20 at 1 p.m. against Eastern Illinois at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's tennis team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMTNS.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
42
Antonio Cembellin / 0 [IU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
22
Bennett Crane / 0 (96/-) [IU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
14
Brandon Lam / 0 [IU]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
267
Carson Haskins / 0 [IU]
6310
#5 Singles Match
123
165
Zac Brodney / 0 (110/-) [IU]
637
#6 Singles Match
12
53
Andrew Redding / 0 [IU]
76
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