Men’s Tennis Hosts Two Matches this Weekend

Friday, February 7

Muncie, Ind.

1 pm

Ball State University

Eastern Illinois University

Photo by: Madeline Howell

February 06, 2025 | Men's Tennis

MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's tennis team returns home for two matches this weekend. The Cardinals will host Eastern Illinois on Friday and Butler on Saturday at the Northwest YMCA. First serve for both matches will be at 1 pm ET.

The Cardinals enter this weekend's contests winning two-straight after defeating Illinois State (4-3) on Jan. 25 and Dayton (5-2) on Feb. 1. Ball State owns a 2-2 record so far this season. Eastern Illinois brings a 2-7 overall ledger to Muncie while Butler stands at 2-2 on the season.

Last season, Ball State defeated Eastern Illinois by a 7-0 decision in Muncie on Jan. 20, 2024. The Cardinals also won their last meeting against the Bulldogs on Jan. 19, 2024, in Indianapolis by a score of 5-2.

The Cardinals will welcome back Ball State men's tennis alumnus Andrew Stutz on Saturday. Stutz is an assistant coach with the Bulldogs. Stutz played for head coach Bill Richards from 2013-17.

After this weekend, the Ball State men's tennis team will play two matches in Cleveland, Ohio against Xavier (Feb. 15) and Cleveland State (Feb. 16) at 2 pm ET and 11 am ET, respectively.