April 18, 2007

Muncie, IN - IPFW Men's Tennis played their third match in as many days, traveling to Ball State for a MAC contest. The Mastodons fell to the Cardinals, 6-1.

The Mastodons battled at #1 and #2 doubles, but dropped all three doubles matches to start the game, 1-0.

Hermann Kuschke won at #2 after Aaron Phillips retired in the second set.

Nabil Mourad Filho fought hard but fell at #1. After falling in the first set Mourad Filho took the second but fell in the third.

The Mastodons (7-16, 0-4 MAC) will host MAC foe Northern Illinois on Friday, April 20th at 3 PM.

Ball State 6, IPFW 1

Doubles:
1. Jo. Epkey/Perdomo (BSU) def. Mourad Filho/Constantino (IPFW) 8-4
2. Ja. Epkey/Rodriguez (BSU) def. Salgado/Toles (IPFW) 8-5
3. Phillips/Brannon (BSU) def. Lynall/Kuschke (IPFW) 8-1

Singles:
1. Jose Perdomo (BSU) def. Nabil Mourad Filho (IPFW) 4-6, 6-4 (10-5)
2. Hermann Kuschke (IPFW) def. Aaron Phillips (BSU) 2-6, 1-0 retired
3. Bret Barryman (BSU) def. Nathan Jones (IPFW) 6-2, 7-6(0)
4. Joe Vallee (BSU) def. Arturo Salgado (IPFW) 6-0, 6-1
5. Tetta Oyama (BSU) def. Renan Constantino (IPFW) 6-1, 6-4
6. Jimmy Brannon (BSU) def. David Lynall (IPFW) 6-2, 6-0

                                                    ~Dons~