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Men’s Tennis Splits Two Matches in Cleveland
February 12, 2023 | Men's Tennis
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Ball State men's tennis team split a pair of non-conference matches Sunday afternoon in Cleveland. The Cardinals fell in the morning session 6-1 to Cleveland State but came back in the afternoon match earning a 7-0 sweep over Niagara.
After today's matches, the Cardinals now own an overall record of 4-3 while the Vikings improved to 5-4 and Eagles fell to 2-2.
Against the Vikings, the Cardinals took one doubles court from Cleveland State as Eli Herran and Jacks Lancaster won 7-5 on court No. 3. In singles, Ball State's Lancaster was the lone Cardinal to win his match in straight sets over Carl Gedlitschka at the No. 6 slot, 6-3, 6-4.
Ball State closed out its two-match competition today against Niagara University. The Cardinals took the doubles point for the early 1-0 edge over the Eagles winning on courts two and three. Parrish Simmons paired up with Petar Petrovic for a 6-3 victory while their teammates Broc Fletcher and Abe Wojtalik also won their doubles match by the same score.
The Cardinals went on to take all six singles courts from the Eagles to complete the 7-0 sweep over Niagara with Danilo Kovacevic defeating the Eagles Bryce Bodak in both sets 6-3 on court two to clinch match point for BSU.
The Ball State men's tennis team continues non-conference action when it plays at Purdue Wednesday for a 1 pm ET first serve.
After today's matches, the Cardinals now own an overall record of 4-3 while the Vikings improved to 5-4 and Eagles fell to 2-2.
Against the Vikings, the Cardinals took one doubles court from Cleveland State as Eli Herran and Jacks Lancaster won 7-5 on court No. 3. In singles, Ball State's Lancaster was the lone Cardinal to win his match in straight sets over Carl Gedlitschka at the No. 6 slot, 6-3, 6-4.
Ball State closed out its two-match competition today against Niagara University. The Cardinals took the doubles point for the early 1-0 edge over the Eagles winning on courts two and three. Parrish Simmons paired up with Petar Petrovic for a 6-3 victory while their teammates Broc Fletcher and Abe Wojtalik also won their doubles match by the same score.
The Cardinals went on to take all six singles courts from the Eagles to complete the 7-0 sweep over Niagara with Danilo Kovacevic defeating the Eagles Bryce Bodak in both sets 6-3 on court two to clinch match point for BSU.
The Ball State men's tennis team continues non-conference action when it plays at Purdue Wednesday for a 1 pm ET first serve.
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