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Men’s Tennis Suffers 4-3 Setback at Buffalo
March 26, 2023 | Men's Tennis
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Ball State men's tennis team dropped a 4-3 heartbreaker against Buffalo Sunday afternoon at the Miller Tennis Center
The Cardinals (10-7, 2-3 MAC) continues their strong play in doubles after earning the first point of the match by taking the top two courts from the Bulls (6-6, 2-3 MAC).
Danilo Kovacevic and Nathaniel Webster breezed through Buffalo's No. 1 doubles tandem of Simon Wibler and Finn Macnamara beating the duo by a score of 6-2. Shortly after, Vince Orlando and Eli Herran clinched doubles play at the No. 2 slot with their 6-3 defeat versus UB's Aleksandr Kalinin and Daniils Snaiders.
The Bulls began to make their comeback early on in singles play by capturing victories against the Cardinals at the No. 3 and No. 6 positions.
Herran knotted the match 2-2 with his three-set thriller over Buffalo's No. 4 player Theodoros Mitsakos. But unfortunately for the Cardinals the Bulls were victorious once again on courts five and one. Those two points earned UB the win over BSU.
Orlando would end the match on a high note for Ball State after taking down Cheng Tang at the No. 2 position,7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (9).
The Ball State men's tennis team continues Mid-American Conference action on the road when it plays at Toledo Friday. First serve is at 1 pm ET.
The Cardinals (10-7, 2-3 MAC) continues their strong play in doubles after earning the first point of the match by taking the top two courts from the Bulls (6-6, 2-3 MAC).
Danilo Kovacevic and Nathaniel Webster breezed through Buffalo's No. 1 doubles tandem of Simon Wibler and Finn Macnamara beating the duo by a score of 6-2. Shortly after, Vince Orlando and Eli Herran clinched doubles play at the No. 2 slot with their 6-3 defeat versus UB's Aleksandr Kalinin and Daniils Snaiders.
The Bulls began to make their comeback early on in singles play by capturing victories against the Cardinals at the No. 3 and No. 6 positions.
Herran knotted the match 2-2 with his three-set thriller over Buffalo's No. 4 player Theodoros Mitsakos. But unfortunately for the Cardinals the Bulls were victorious once again on courts five and one. Those two points earned UB the win over BSU.
Orlando would end the match on a high note for Ball State after taking down Cheng Tang at the No. 2 position,7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (9).
The Ball State men's tennis team continues Mid-American Conference action on the road when it plays at Toledo Friday. First serve is at 1 pm ET.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
571
Aleksandr Kalinin / 0 [UB]
756
#2 Singles Match
123
737
Cheng Tang / 0 [UB]
666
#3 Singles Match
12
26
Simon Wibler / 0 [UB]
67
#4 Singles Match
123
626
Theodoros Mitsakos / 0 [UB]
362
#5 Singles Match
123
261
Finn Macnamara / 0 [UB]
626
#6 Singles Match
12
60
Daniils Snaiders / 0 [UB]
76
Order of Finish:
3,6,4,5,1,2
Players Mentioned
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