Men’s Tennis Opens Spring Action at No. 25 Michigan Saturday

MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's tennis team begins its 2025 season when it travels to No. 25 Michigan Saturday for a 5 pm ET first serve at the Varsity Tennis Center.

The Cardinals and the Wolverines have met a total of 13 times with Michigan leading the all-time series record, 13-0. Ball State and Michigan last met in 2009 on Jan. 24 in Ann Arbor with the Cardinals losing that match-up, 6-1.

Ball State returns seven veterans to the court: Broc Fletcher, Drew Hayward, Jacks Lancaster, Petar Petrovic, Sajin Smith, Mason Tran and Nathaniel Webster while welcoming transfers Ian Brady (Marquette) and Anthony Shalakov (Army) along with freshman Jenson Bicanic.

Long time head coach Bill Richards is still at the helm of the Cardinals. He has led the program to 38 MAC tournament and or regular season titles over his tenure with the Cardinals. Since the MAC tournament format started in 1997, the Cardinals have won it seven times (1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, and 2014.) Richards enters the 2025 season with an overall career mark of 758-471 (.616).

After this weekend, Ball State will play its second-straight Big Ten opponent when it travels to Indiana University on Jan. 18 for a 4 pm ET first serve in Bloomington.

Men’s Tennis Opens Spring Action at No. 25 Michigan Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Jenson Bicanic

Ian Brady

Broc Fletcher

Drew Hayward

Jacks Lancaster

Petar Petrovic

Anthony Shalakov

Sajin Smith

Mason Tran

Nathaniel Webster