MUNCIE, Ind. – The University of Toledo men's tennis team visited Mid-American Conference foe Ball State on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Cardinals by a score of 6-1.
| "We still have seven MAC dual matches left," head coach Al Wermer said. "These guys can improve exponentially. We're in for the long game." |
Ball State won the doubles point by claiming victories on courts No. 2 and 3 to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
In singles play, senior Thawin Suksathaporn came back to win on court No. 3 to give the Rockets their lone victory of the day. After losing the first set, 6-1, Suksathaporn won the second set, 6-0, and outlasted his opponent in the third set, 6-4.
Junior Cole Shoults represented Toledo on the No. 1 singles court, sophomore Krzysztof Wetoszka played on court No. 2, freshmen Adam Kovac and Wojciech Szczesny played on courts No. 4 and 5, respectively, and senior Filip Zupancic competed on court No. 6.
Toledo is off next weekend and will return to the court Friday, April 2 at Buffalo and Sunday, April 4 at Binghamton.
Singles
1. Danilo Kovacevic (BALLST) def. Cole Shoults (TOLEDO) 7-6, 6-2
2. Thibault De Negri (BALLST) def. Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOLEDO) 6-4, 7-5
3. Thawin Suksathaporn (TOLEDO) def. Chris Adams (BALLST) 1-6, 6-0, 6-4
4. Sajin Smith (BALLST) def. Adam Kovac (TOLEDO) 6-3, 6-1
5. Eli Herran (BALLST) def. Wojciech Szczesny (TOLEDO) 6-2, 6-0
6. Parrish Simmons (BALLST) def. Filip Zupancic (TOLEDO) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1. Danilo Kovacevic/Chris Adams (BALLST) vs. Cole Shoults/Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOLEDO) 5-3, unfinished
2. Thibault De Negri/Parrish Simmons (BALLST) def. Max Skaer/Luis Kleinschnitz (TOLEDO) 6-2
3. Eli Herran/Bryce Bonin (BALLST) def. Thawin Suksathaporn/Wojciech Szczesny (TOLEDO) 6-4
