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Ball State Men’s Tennis Rallies for Dramatic 4-3 Comeback Victory at In-state rival Butler
February 08, 2026 | Men's Tennis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Ball State men's tennis team (4-3) orchestrated a stunning comeback Sunday afternoon, overcoming an early deficit to defeat in-state rival Butler(3-5) 4-3 at the IRC Dean Road indoor facility.
"Gutty, Gritty come back for the Cardinals," Ball State head men's tennis coach Gene Orlando said. "Great bounce back win after a tough loss yesterday."
Trailing late in the match, the Cardinals (4-3) relied on gritty three-set performances in the final singles slots to secure the road win and bounce back from a narrow loss just 24 hours prior to Cleveland State. Not all the doubles competition was lost as Jenson Bicanic alongside Broc Fletcher managed to take down Siddhartha Lama and Arnesh Singh 6-4 at the third slot today.
Ball State quickly leveled the score when Jacks Lancaster dominated at the No. 1 singles position, dispatching Nicolas Arts 6-4, 6-4. Drew Hayward, Jeremy Millette and Fletcher all took their respective opponents to three sets. But it was Millette who would be the decider of the Cardinals fate today. Milette took a nail biting first frame 7-6 (6) against Butler's No. 4 singles player, Lama. Milette then dropped the second 6-1 before clinching match point in the third by a 6-4 decision.
The Ball State men's tennis team returns to Indianapolis for its next match as the Cardinals take on IU Indy on Friday at 1 pm ET.
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