March 30, 2003

Toledo, OH - The University of Toledo men's tennis team was defeated by Mid-American Conference foe Ball State, 5-2, this afternoon at Laurel Hill Tennis Club. With the loss, the Rockets fall to 5-11 on the season and 0-1 in conference play.

At the No. 3 doubles spot, sophomores Todd Wojtkowski and Mirsad Begic defeated Ball State's Brad Rhodes and Klint Knable, 8-6. UT did not receive a point, as a team must win at least two matches to claim the doubles point.

In singles action, senior Dipesh Rao defeated Matt Baccarani (7-6, 6-3) at the No. 2 singles spot, while sophomore Tony Tran downed Patrick Thompson (7-6, 6-3) in No. 4 singles action.

"We played pretty hard today, but we were unable to capitalize," Toledo Head Men's Tennis Coach Al Wermer said. "We had a couple of concentration lapses, but I was pleased to see we kept fighting."

The Rockets will continue conference play as they travel to Buffalo, NY on April 5 to battle the University of Buffalo. Action will start 1:00 p.m.

Ball State 5, Toledo 2

Singles
No. 1	Chris Varga (BSU) def. Khalid Al Nabhani (UT)		7-6 (5), 7-5
No. 2	Dipesh Rao (UT) def. Matt Baccarani (BSU)			7-6 (5), 6-3
No. 3	Kevin Burnett (BSU) def. Todd Wojtkowski (UT)		6-0, 6-3
No. 4	Tony Tran (UT) def. Patrick Thompson (BSU) 		7-6 (7), 6-3
No. 5	Matt Laramore (BSU) def. Freddy Gomez (UT)		6-0, 7-6
No. 6	Paul Newman (BSU) def. Mirsad Begic (UT) 		6-2, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1	Baccarani/Burnett (BSU) def. Tran/Al Nabhani (UT)	8-2
No. 2	Varga/Thompson (BSU) def. Rao/Gomez (UT) 		9-8 (6)
No. 3	Wojtkowski/Begic (UT) def. Rhodes/Knable (BSU)		8-6