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Men's Tennis Closes MAC Regular Season Play With Win At Binghamton
April 14, 2019 | Men's Tennis
VESTAL, N.Y. - The Ball State men's tennis team wrapped up Mid-American Conference regular season action Sunday afternoon with a 4-3 win at Binghamton. With the victory, the Cardinals improved to 11-13 on the season and 2-5 in league play while the Bearcats fall to 8-14 and 0-7 in the MAC.
The Cardinals opened the match by taking the doubles point. At No. 1 doubles, senior twin brother duo Marko and Nemanja Guzina started things off by breezing past Kushaan Nath and Tiago Lourenco, 6-2. Ball State then clinched the all-important first point at the No. 3 spot, where sophomore Chris Adams and senior Conner Andersen paired up to take down Josh Druger and Inigo Saez, 6-4.
Andersen quickly gave Ball State the two-point advantage once singles play started, taking the first singles match with his straight set victory over Saez on court five. Binghamton made it a 2-1 competition after taking court two from the Cardinals.
After that, sophomore Thibault de Negri pushed Ball State to a 3-1 cushion with his 6-2, 7-6 defeat at the No. 3 slot over Tiago Lourenco. With three courts remaining, Marko Guzina rallied in a three set thriller over Ludovico Cestarollo, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, for match point.
The Ball State men's tennis team will now compete at the 2019 Mid-American Conference Tournament Friday through Sunday on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's tennis team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMTNS.
The Cardinals opened the match by taking the doubles point. At No. 1 doubles, senior twin brother duo Marko and Nemanja Guzina started things off by breezing past Kushaan Nath and Tiago Lourenco, 6-2. Ball State then clinched the all-important first point at the No. 3 spot, where sophomore Chris Adams and senior Conner Andersen paired up to take down Josh Druger and Inigo Saez, 6-4.
Andersen quickly gave Ball State the two-point advantage once singles play started, taking the first singles match with his straight set victory over Saez on court five. Binghamton made it a 2-1 competition after taking court two from the Cardinals.
After that, sophomore Thibault de Negri pushed Ball State to a 3-1 cushion with his 6-2, 7-6 defeat at the No. 3 slot over Tiago Lourenco. With three courts remaining, Marko Guzina rallied in a three set thriller over Ludovico Cestarollo, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, for match point.
The Ball State men's tennis team will now compete at the 2019 Mid-American Conference Tournament Friday through Sunday on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.
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
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
466
Ludovico Cestarollo / 0 [BING]
603
#2 Singles Match
12
32
Kushaan Nath / 0 [BING]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
67
Tiago Lourenco / 0 [BING]
26
#4 Singles Match
123
661
Alejandro Pena / 0 [BING]
4710
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Inigo Saez / 0 [BING]
01
#6 Singles Match
123
072
Valentin Bouchet / 0 [BING]
666
Order of Finish:
5,2,3,1,6,4
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