Men’s Tennis Wraps up Final Day of Action at Ball State Fall Invite
September 15, 2024 | Men's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men's tennis team closed out its final day of the 40th annual Ball State Fall Invitational with a round of doubles against IU Indy Sunday morning at the Foster Adams Family Tennis Complex/Bill Richards Tennis Courts.
The Cardinals took three of the four doubles matches from the Jaguars.
Jacks Lancaster alongside newcomer Jenson Bicanic did not lose a game to IU Indy's twosome of Kamil Kozerski and Will Thurin defeating the pair, 6-0. The BSU duo of Broc Fletcher and Petar Petrovic registered a 7-5 victory versus the Jaguars' Noah Viste and Steven Paz. Ball State's Ian Brady paired up with Anthony Shalakov for a 6-0 defeat over Vincent Nauta and Jai Dutta.
This weekend Ball State competed against Butler, Dayton, IU Indy and Xavier. The Cardinals are set to remain at home for their second fall tournament when Ball State hosts the Cardinal Invitational from Sept. 28-29. The two-day event will feature Ball State, Bellarmine, Butler and Xavier.
Ball State Fall Invite (9/13/24)
Singles
Dayton vs. Xavier
Kyle McNally (Dayton) def. Ryan Cahill (Xavier) 7-6 (5), 6-1
Pascal Mosberger (Xavier) def. Brady Hussey (Dayton) 2-6, 6-4, 10-6
Sai Dore (Dayton) def. Charlie Temming (Xavier) 6-3, 6-2
Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Sturle Skigelstrand (Dayton) 6-4, 4-6, 10-1
Marco Pennelli (Xavier) def. Kaia Mendibe (Dayton) 6-3, 6-1
Alrons Ridstrom (Dayton) def. Andrew Spurck (Xavier) 7-6 (5), 6-1
Ball State vs. IU Indy
Steven Paz (IU Indy) def. Broc Fletcher (Ball State) 7-5, 5-7, 11-9
Noah Viste (IU Indy) def. Jenson Bicanic (Ball State) 6-4, 6-3
Nate Day (IU Indy) def. Drew Hayward (Ball State) 7-6 (2), 4-6, 10-6
Petar Petrovic (Ball State) def. Eli Mercer (IU Indy) 6-4, 6-4
Konner Gunwale (IU Indy) def. Ian Brady (Ball State) 7-5, 6-4
Vincent Nauta (IU Indy) def. Anthony Shalakov (Ball State) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
IU Indy vs. Dayton
Kyle McNally (Dayton) def. Kamil Kozerski (IU Indy) 6-3, 6-4
Steven Paz (IU Indy) def. Kaia Mendibe (Dayton) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-7
Eli Mercer (IU Indy) def. Alrons Ridstrom (Dayton) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Vincent Nauta (IU Indy) def. Sturle Skigelstrand (Dayton) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
Brady Hussey (Dayton) def. Will Thurin (IU Indy) 7-5, 6-3
Davis Phillips (Dayton) def. Jai Dutta (IU Indy) 6-3, 6-1
Ball State vs. Butler
Nathaniel Webster (Ball State) def. Patrick Joss (Butler) 6-3, 6-3
Jacks Lancaster (Ball State) def. Nico Arts (Butler) 6-3, 6-4
Broc Fletcher (Ball State) def. Rahulniket Konakanchi (Butler) 3-6, 7-6 (4), 10-7)
Jenson Bicanic (Ball State) def. Aidan William (Butler) 6-0, 6-3
Nicholas Shirley (Butler) def. Ian Brady (Ball State) 7-5, 6-2)
Siddhartha Lama (Butler) def. Anthony Shalakov (Ball State) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Dayton vs. Butler
McNally/Hussey (Dayton) def. Konakanchi /Baldi (Butler) 6-2
Skigelstrand /Dore (Dayton) def. Joss/Balthazor (Butler) 6-4
Singh/Pensavalle (Butler) def. Mendibe/Ridstrom (Dayton) 3-6
IU Indy vs. Xavier
Kozerski/Viste (IU Indy) def. Cahill/Mosberger (Xavier) 7-6 (3)
Day/Gunwall (IU Indy) def. Gonzalez/Spurck (Xavier) 6-4
Temming/Kotarski (Xavier) def. Thurin/Mercer (IU Indy) 6-4
Ball State vs. Xavier
Cahill/Temming (Xavier) def. Webster/Smith (Ball State) 7-6 (4)
Gonzalez/Totorica (Xavier) def. Hayward/Petrovic (Ball State) 6-2
Brady/Shalakov (Ball State) def. Spurck/Koterski (Xavier) 6-3
Butler vs. IU Indy
Baldi/Singh (Butler) def. Viste/Kozerski (IU Indy) 6-3
Lama/Shirley (Butler) def. Mercer/Thurin (IU Indy) 6-1
Day/Gunwall (IU Indy) def. Pensavalle/Balthazor (6-2)
Ball State Fall Invite Day Two
Ball State vs. Dayton (Doubles and Singles)
McNally/Hussey (Dayton) def. Webster/Smith (Ball State) 6-4
Bicanic/Lancaster (Ball State) def. Phillips/Dore (Dayton) 6-1
Fletcher/Hayward (Ball State) def. Skigelstrand/Ridstrom (Dayton) 6-3
Nathaniel Webster (Ball State) def. Kyle McNally (Dayton) 5-7, 6-2, 10-6
Jacks Lancaster (Ball State) def. Sai Dore (Dayton) 6-2, 7-5
Sajin Smith (Ball State) def. Brady Hussey (Dayton) 6-2, 6-0
Petar Petrovic (Ball State) def. Alfons Ridstrom (Dayton) 6-4, 2-6, 10-5
Drew Hayward (Ball State) def. Kaia Mendibe (Dayton) 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 10-6
Sturle Skigelstrand (Dayton) def. Drew Hayward (Ball State) 6-1, 6-1
Butler vs. Xavier (Doubles and Singles)
Baldi/Singh(Butler) def. Temming/Gonzalez (Xavier) 6-3
Konakanchi/Arts (Butler) def. Mosberger/Kotarski (Xavier) 6-3
William/Shirley (Butler) def. Cahill/Spurck (Xavier) 6-2
Totorica/Pennelli (Xavier) def. Lama/Pensavalle (Butler) 7-5
Patrick Joss (Butler) def. Ryan Cahill (Xavier) 6-3, 6-3
Nicolas Arts (Butler) def. Pascal Mosberger (Xavier) 6-2, 7-5
Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Riccardo Baldi (Butler) 6-2, 6-1
Marco Pennelli (Xavier) def. Arnesi Singh (Bulter) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Nicholas Balthazor (Butler) def. Charlie Temming (Xavier) 6-3, 6-2
Andrew Spurck (Xavier) def. Cristian Pensavalle (Butler) 6-0, 7-5
Ball State vs. Butler (Doubles)
Arts/Singh (Butler) def. Brady/Bicanic (Ball State) 6-3
Petrovic/Fletcher (Ball State) def. Lama/Konakanchi (Butler) 6-3
William/Joss (Butler) def. Shalakov/Hayward (Ball State) 7-6 (7)
Dayton vs. IU Indy (Doubles)
Gunwall/Day (IU Indy) def. McNally/Hussey (Dayton) 6-4
Phillips/Skigelstrand (Dayton) def. Paz/Thurin (IU Indy) 6-3
Mercer/Nauta (IU Indy) def. Mendibe/Ridstrom (Dayton) 6-1
Ball State vs. Xavier (Singles)
Nathaniel Webster (Ball State) def. Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) 6-3, 6-1
Jacks Lancaster (Ball State) def. Pascal Mosberger (Xavier) 6-1, 6-2
Maro Pennelli (Xavier) def. Bro Fletcher (Ball State) 6-0, 6-4
Jenson Bicanic (Ball State) def. Charlie Temming (Xavier) 6-2, 6-7 (2), 10-6
Andrew Spurck (Xavier) def. Anthony Shalakov (Ball State) 6-3, 6-4
Alex Kotarski (Xavier) def. Drew Hayward (Ball State) 3-6, 6-1, 10-7
IU Indy vs. Butler
Kamil Kozerski (IU Indy) def. Rahulniket Konakanchi (Butler) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
Aidan William (Butler) def. Noah Viste (IU Indy) 6-2, 6-2
Steven Paz (IU Indy) def. Siddhartha Lama (Butler) 6-1, 6-4
Nate Day (IU Indy) def. Nicholas Shirley (Butler) 6-3, 1-6, 11-9
Nicholas Balthazor (Butler) def. Will Thurin (IU Indy) 6-1, 6-0
Jai Dutta (IU Indy) def. Cristian Pensavalle (Butler) 7-6 (5), 4-5 (ret.)
Ball State Fall Invite Final Day
Dayton vs. Xavier (Doubles)
Cahill/Mosberger (Xavier) def. McNally/Hussey (Dayton) 6-1
Temming/Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Phillips/Skigelstrand (Dayton) 6-4
Dore/Ridstrom (Dayton) def. Totorica/Kotarski (Xavier) 6-0
Ball State vs. IU Indy (Doubles)
Day/Gunwall (IU Indy) def. Smith/Webster (Ball State) 6-3
Lancaster/Bicanic (Ball State) def. Thurin/Kozerski (IU Indy) 6-0
Fletcher/Petrovic (Ball State) def. Paz/Viste (IU Indy) 7-5
Shalakov/Brady (Ball State) def. Dutta/Nauta (IU Indy) 6-0
IU Indy vs. Xavier (Singles)
Kamil Kozerski (IU Indy) def. Pascal Mosberer (Xavier) 6-1, 6-4
Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Nate Day (IU Indy) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
Vincent Nauta (IU Indy) def. Marco Pennelli (Xavier) 7-5, 5-7, 10-8
Noah Viste (IU Indy) def. Andrew Spurck (Xavier) 6-2, 3-6, 10-7
Charlie Temming (Xavier) def. Eli Mercer (IU Indy) 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-7
Alex Kotarski (Xavier) def. Jai Dutta (IU Indy) 6-3, 6-4
Dayton vs. Butler (Singles)
Patrick Joss (Butler) def. Kyle McNally (Dayton) 7-6 (2), 6-2
Nicolas Arts (Butler) def. Allons Ridstrom (Dayton) 7-6 (3), 6-3
Sturle Skigelstrand (Dayton) def. Aidan William (Butler) 6-3, 2-6, 10-7
Arnesh Singh (Butler) def. Sai Dore (Dayton) 3-6, 6-2, 10-3
Riccardo Baldi (Butler) def. Brady Hussey (Dayton) 7-6 (1), 6-4
Kaia Mendibe (Dayton) def. Nicholas Balthazor (Butler) 6-2, 6-1
The Cardinals took three of the four doubles matches from the Jaguars.
Jacks Lancaster alongside newcomer Jenson Bicanic did not lose a game to IU Indy's twosome of Kamil Kozerski and Will Thurin defeating the pair, 6-0. The BSU duo of Broc Fletcher and Petar Petrovic registered a 7-5 victory versus the Jaguars' Noah Viste and Steven Paz. Ball State's Ian Brady paired up with Anthony Shalakov for a 6-0 defeat over Vincent Nauta and Jai Dutta.
This weekend Ball State competed against Butler, Dayton, IU Indy and Xavier. The Cardinals are set to remain at home for their second fall tournament when Ball State hosts the Cardinal Invitational from Sept. 28-29. The two-day event will feature Ball State, Bellarmine, Butler and Xavier.
Ball State Fall Invite (9/13/24)
Singles
Dayton vs. Xavier
Kyle McNally (Dayton) def. Ryan Cahill (Xavier) 7-6 (5), 6-1
Pascal Mosberger (Xavier) def. Brady Hussey (Dayton) 2-6, 6-4, 10-6
Sai Dore (Dayton) def. Charlie Temming (Xavier) 6-3, 6-2
Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Sturle Skigelstrand (Dayton) 6-4, 4-6, 10-1
Marco Pennelli (Xavier) def. Kaia Mendibe (Dayton) 6-3, 6-1
Alrons Ridstrom (Dayton) def. Andrew Spurck (Xavier) 7-6 (5), 6-1
Ball State vs. IU Indy
Steven Paz (IU Indy) def. Broc Fletcher (Ball State) 7-5, 5-7, 11-9
Noah Viste (IU Indy) def. Jenson Bicanic (Ball State) 6-4, 6-3
Nate Day (IU Indy) def. Drew Hayward (Ball State) 7-6 (2), 4-6, 10-6
Petar Petrovic (Ball State) def. Eli Mercer (IU Indy) 6-4, 6-4
Konner Gunwale (IU Indy) def. Ian Brady (Ball State) 7-5, 6-4
Vincent Nauta (IU Indy) def. Anthony Shalakov (Ball State) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
IU Indy vs. Dayton
Kyle McNally (Dayton) def. Kamil Kozerski (IU Indy) 6-3, 6-4
Steven Paz (IU Indy) def. Kaia Mendibe (Dayton) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-7
Eli Mercer (IU Indy) def. Alrons Ridstrom (Dayton) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Vincent Nauta (IU Indy) def. Sturle Skigelstrand (Dayton) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
Brady Hussey (Dayton) def. Will Thurin (IU Indy) 7-5, 6-3
Davis Phillips (Dayton) def. Jai Dutta (IU Indy) 6-3, 6-1
Ball State vs. Butler
Nathaniel Webster (Ball State) def. Patrick Joss (Butler) 6-3, 6-3
Jacks Lancaster (Ball State) def. Nico Arts (Butler) 6-3, 6-4
Broc Fletcher (Ball State) def. Rahulniket Konakanchi (Butler) 3-6, 7-6 (4), 10-7)
Jenson Bicanic (Ball State) def. Aidan William (Butler) 6-0, 6-3
Nicholas Shirley (Butler) def. Ian Brady (Ball State) 7-5, 6-2)
Siddhartha Lama (Butler) def. Anthony Shalakov (Ball State) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Dayton vs. Butler
McNally/Hussey (Dayton) def. Konakanchi /Baldi (Butler) 6-2
Skigelstrand /Dore (Dayton) def. Joss/Balthazor (Butler) 6-4
Singh/Pensavalle (Butler) def. Mendibe/Ridstrom (Dayton) 3-6
IU Indy vs. Xavier
Kozerski/Viste (IU Indy) def. Cahill/Mosberger (Xavier) 7-6 (3)
Day/Gunwall (IU Indy) def. Gonzalez/Spurck (Xavier) 6-4
Temming/Kotarski (Xavier) def. Thurin/Mercer (IU Indy) 6-4
Ball State vs. Xavier
Cahill/Temming (Xavier) def. Webster/Smith (Ball State) 7-6 (4)
Gonzalez/Totorica (Xavier) def. Hayward/Petrovic (Ball State) 6-2
Brady/Shalakov (Ball State) def. Spurck/Koterski (Xavier) 6-3
Butler vs. IU Indy
Baldi/Singh (Butler) def. Viste/Kozerski (IU Indy) 6-3
Lama/Shirley (Butler) def. Mercer/Thurin (IU Indy) 6-1
Day/Gunwall (IU Indy) def. Pensavalle/Balthazor (6-2)
Ball State Fall Invite Day Two
Ball State vs. Dayton (Doubles and Singles)
McNally/Hussey (Dayton) def. Webster/Smith (Ball State) 6-4
Bicanic/Lancaster (Ball State) def. Phillips/Dore (Dayton) 6-1
Fletcher/Hayward (Ball State) def. Skigelstrand/Ridstrom (Dayton) 6-3
Nathaniel Webster (Ball State) def. Kyle McNally (Dayton) 5-7, 6-2, 10-6
Jacks Lancaster (Ball State) def. Sai Dore (Dayton) 6-2, 7-5
Sajin Smith (Ball State) def. Brady Hussey (Dayton) 6-2, 6-0
Petar Petrovic (Ball State) def. Alfons Ridstrom (Dayton) 6-4, 2-6, 10-5
Drew Hayward (Ball State) def. Kaia Mendibe (Dayton) 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 10-6
Sturle Skigelstrand (Dayton) def. Drew Hayward (Ball State) 6-1, 6-1
Butler vs. Xavier (Doubles and Singles)
Baldi/Singh(Butler) def. Temming/Gonzalez (Xavier) 6-3
Konakanchi/Arts (Butler) def. Mosberger/Kotarski (Xavier) 6-3
William/Shirley (Butler) def. Cahill/Spurck (Xavier) 6-2
Totorica/Pennelli (Xavier) def. Lama/Pensavalle (Butler) 7-5
Patrick Joss (Butler) def. Ryan Cahill (Xavier) 6-3, 6-3
Nicolas Arts (Butler) def. Pascal Mosberger (Xavier) 6-2, 7-5
Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Riccardo Baldi (Butler) 6-2, 6-1
Marco Pennelli (Xavier) def. Arnesi Singh (Bulter) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Nicholas Balthazor (Butler) def. Charlie Temming (Xavier) 6-3, 6-2
Andrew Spurck (Xavier) def. Cristian Pensavalle (Butler) 6-0, 7-5
Ball State vs. Butler (Doubles)
Arts/Singh (Butler) def. Brady/Bicanic (Ball State) 6-3
Petrovic/Fletcher (Ball State) def. Lama/Konakanchi (Butler) 6-3
William/Joss (Butler) def. Shalakov/Hayward (Ball State) 7-6 (7)
Dayton vs. IU Indy (Doubles)
Gunwall/Day (IU Indy) def. McNally/Hussey (Dayton) 6-4
Phillips/Skigelstrand (Dayton) def. Paz/Thurin (IU Indy) 6-3
Mercer/Nauta (IU Indy) def. Mendibe/Ridstrom (Dayton) 6-1
Ball State vs. Xavier (Singles)
Nathaniel Webster (Ball State) def. Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) 6-3, 6-1
Jacks Lancaster (Ball State) def. Pascal Mosberger (Xavier) 6-1, 6-2
Maro Pennelli (Xavier) def. Bro Fletcher (Ball State) 6-0, 6-4
Jenson Bicanic (Ball State) def. Charlie Temming (Xavier) 6-2, 6-7 (2), 10-6
Andrew Spurck (Xavier) def. Anthony Shalakov (Ball State) 6-3, 6-4
Alex Kotarski (Xavier) def. Drew Hayward (Ball State) 3-6, 6-1, 10-7
IU Indy vs. Butler
Kamil Kozerski (IU Indy) def. Rahulniket Konakanchi (Butler) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
Aidan William (Butler) def. Noah Viste (IU Indy) 6-2, 6-2
Steven Paz (IU Indy) def. Siddhartha Lama (Butler) 6-1, 6-4
Nate Day (IU Indy) def. Nicholas Shirley (Butler) 6-3, 1-6, 11-9
Nicholas Balthazor (Butler) def. Will Thurin (IU Indy) 6-1, 6-0
Jai Dutta (IU Indy) def. Cristian Pensavalle (Butler) 7-6 (5), 4-5 (ret.)
Ball State Fall Invite Final Day
Dayton vs. Xavier (Doubles)
Cahill/Mosberger (Xavier) def. McNally/Hussey (Dayton) 6-1
Temming/Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Phillips/Skigelstrand (Dayton) 6-4
Dore/Ridstrom (Dayton) def. Totorica/Kotarski (Xavier) 6-0
Ball State vs. IU Indy (Doubles)
Day/Gunwall (IU Indy) def. Smith/Webster (Ball State) 6-3
Lancaster/Bicanic (Ball State) def. Thurin/Kozerski (IU Indy) 6-0
Fletcher/Petrovic (Ball State) def. Paz/Viste (IU Indy) 7-5
Shalakov/Brady (Ball State) def. Dutta/Nauta (IU Indy) 6-0
IU Indy vs. Xavier (Singles)
Kamil Kozerski (IU Indy) def. Pascal Mosberer (Xavier) 6-1, 6-4
Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Nate Day (IU Indy) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
Vincent Nauta (IU Indy) def. Marco Pennelli (Xavier) 7-5, 5-7, 10-8
Noah Viste (IU Indy) def. Andrew Spurck (Xavier) 6-2, 3-6, 10-7
Charlie Temming (Xavier) def. Eli Mercer (IU Indy) 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-7
Alex Kotarski (Xavier) def. Jai Dutta (IU Indy) 6-3, 6-4
Dayton vs. Butler (Singles)
Patrick Joss (Butler) def. Kyle McNally (Dayton) 7-6 (2), 6-2
Nicolas Arts (Butler) def. Allons Ridstrom (Dayton) 7-6 (3), 6-3
Sturle Skigelstrand (Dayton) def. Aidan William (Butler) 6-3, 2-6, 10-7
Arnesh Singh (Butler) def. Sai Dore (Dayton) 3-6, 6-2, 10-3
Riccardo Baldi (Butler) def. Brady Hussey (Dayton) 7-6 (1), 6-4
Kaia Mendibe (Dayton) def. Nicholas Balthazor (Butler) 6-2, 6-1
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