Men’s Tennis Brings Home 5-2 MAC Road Win Against Buffalo

Sunday, March 17

Buffalo, NY

11 am

Ball State University

University at Buffalo

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Men’s Tennis Brings Home 5-2 MAC Road Win Against Buffalo

March 17, 2024 | Men's Tennis

Final Results

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Ball State men's tennis team started off strong by earning the doubles point and never looked back as the Cardinals were able to close out their two-match Mid-American Conference road trip with a 5-2 victory at Buffalo Sunday afternoon.

With the win, Ball State improves to 8-7 overall and 2-2 in league action while Buffalo drops to 4-8 on the year and 0-3 in conference play.

The doubles point came about as Eli Herran paired up with teammate Sajin Smith for a 6-3 take down over Finn McNamara and Daniels Sanders at the No. 3 slot before Mason Tran alongside Jacks Lancaster would clinch doubles play after posting a 6-4 win at the osition No. 2.

In singles, Smith exited the court first as he breezed through his match at the No. 6 slot, 6-1, 6-4. With the score now 2-0, Herran prevailed at No. 2 singles beating Cheng Tang, 6-1, 7-6 (5).

The Cardinals needed just one more point to secure the victory which came from Tran's straight set win on court No. 4 over Theodoris Mitsakos, 7-6 (7-0), 6-3. Nathaniel Webster rounded out the victories for the Cardinals today at the top slot in a three-set thriller versus Sanders.

The Ball State men's tennis team returns home Friday for a 1 pm first serve against rival Western Michigan at the Foster Adams Family Tennis Complex and Bill Richards Tennis Courts, weather permitting.