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Tran and Fletcher Claim Their Respective Singles Flights at Ball State Fall Invite
October 01, 2023 | Men's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. - Newcomer Mason Tran and sophomore Broc Fletcher were crowned champions of their respective singles Flights in the closing round of the Ball State Fall Invitational.Â
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Tran took down his fellow teammate sophomore Jacks Lancaster by a score of 6-4, 1-6, 12-10 to earn the title match of the Flight A Singles main draw. Vince Orlando also shined today winning the consolation finals of that same bracket as he pulled off a 6-7 (3), 7-5, 10-5 victory versus Marquette's Tin Krstulovic.
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In Flight B Singles, Broc Fletcher defeated IUPUI's Luka Rodic, 6-4, 6-4 to be crowned champion while Parrish Simmons finished the bracket off winning the final consolation match over the Jaguars Noah Viste, 6-3, 2-6, 10-3.
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All-in-all the team effort was there for the Cardinals throughout the three-day event. Ball State closed out the weekend with a 26-8 singles mark while posting an 11-4 doubles ledger with three of those losses coming against their own teammates.Â
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The Ball State men's tennis team continues fall action when it travels to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Ohio Valley Regional (Oct. 12-Oct. 15) at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.Â
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Tran took down his fellow teammate sophomore Jacks Lancaster by a score of 6-4, 1-6, 12-10 to earn the title match of the Flight A Singles main draw. Vince Orlando also shined today winning the consolation finals of that same bracket as he pulled off a 6-7 (3), 7-5, 10-5 victory versus Marquette's Tin Krstulovic.
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In Flight B Singles, Broc Fletcher defeated IUPUI's Luka Rodic, 6-4, 6-4 to be crowned champion while Parrish Simmons finished the bracket off winning the final consolation match over the Jaguars Noah Viste, 6-3, 2-6, 10-3.
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All-in-all the team effort was there for the Cardinals throughout the three-day event. Ball State closed out the weekend with a 26-8 singles mark while posting an 11-4 doubles ledger with three of those losses coming against their own teammates.Â
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The Ball State men's tennis team continues fall action when it travels to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Ohio Valley Regional (Oct. 12-Oct. 15) at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.Â
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