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Men’s Tennis Wraps Up Successful Weekend at ITA Ohio Valley Regional
October 15, 2023 | Men's Tennis
The duo of Mason Tran and Jacks Lancaster ended play Sunday after advancing to the semifinals of doubles
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Ball State men's tennis team turned in a successful four days of competition at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Ohio Valley Regional. The Cardinals ended play Sunday after the duo of Mason Tran and Jacks Lancaster fell to Vanderbilt in the semifinal round of the main doubles draw.
Tran and Lancaster seemed to connect on all cylinders in doubles play winning four matches to reach the semifinals against the twosome of Nathan Cox and Jeremie Casabon of Vanderbilt. Although Tran and Lancaster played a highly contested match ultimately the duo would fall by a score of 7-5, 6-1.
"Mason and Jacks had a great tournament," Ball State head coach Bill Richards said. "To reach the final four in our tough Ohio Valley Region is a tremendous accomplishment. They played at a high level winning four matches to get to the semifinals. We played a great first set today and couldn't convert on any of the five set points we had, and I give credit to Vanderbilt as they maintained their momentum in the second set and played extremely well."
The Ball State men's tennis team will take a slight break before it closes out fall play at the MAC Indoors which will be hosted by Western Michigan in Kalamazoo the weekend of Nov. 3-5.
Tran and Lancaster seemed to connect on all cylinders in doubles play winning four matches to reach the semifinals against the twosome of Nathan Cox and Jeremie Casabon of Vanderbilt. Although Tran and Lancaster played a highly contested match ultimately the duo would fall by a score of 7-5, 6-1.
"Mason and Jacks had a great tournament," Ball State head coach Bill Richards said. "To reach the final four in our tough Ohio Valley Region is a tremendous accomplishment. They played at a high level winning four matches to get to the semifinals. We played a great first set today and couldn't convert on any of the five set points we had, and I give credit to Vanderbilt as they maintained their momentum in the second set and played extremely well."
The Ball State men's tennis team will take a slight break before it closes out fall play at the MAC Indoors which will be hosted by Western Michigan in Kalamazoo the weekend of Nov. 3-5.
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