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Men's Tennis Clips Ball State 4-3
April 06, 2005 | Men's Tennis
April 6, 2005
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The No. 27 University of Louisville men's tennis team defeated host Ball State 4-3 Wednesday afternoon at BSU's Cardinal Creek.
Ball State started the match by claiming the doubles point as Matt Baccarani and Patrick Thompson, No. 25 in Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, defeated Louisville's No. 29 team of Jakob Gustafsson and Jeremy Clark 8-5 at the top seed. Matt Laramore and Brad Rhodes edged U of L's Slavko Radman and Jhonny Berrido 9-8 at No. 2. Louisville's Damar Johnson and Mark Kennedy teamed to beat Klint Knable and Paul Newman 9-8 at the No. 3 slot.
In singles action, Johnson, No. 74 in ITA singles rankings, defeated Laramore 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 at No. 2. Gustafsson picked up a 6-4, 6-0 win over Tony Epkey at the No. 3 seed. Clark beat Thompson 6-4, 6-0 at No. 5 and Berrido defeated Knable 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 at the six spot. BSU picked up singles wins at the top seed, where Baccarani beat Radman 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and at No. 4 where Newman defeated Octavian Nicodim 6-2, 6-2.
"Anytime you go on the road to play a top Mid-American Conference program, you know you are in for a battle," said Louisville head coach Rex Ecarma. "Ball State is a favorite to win their conference tournament and are playing very good tennis right now. I think our team turned in a good effort, especially Damar Johnson, who won in both singles and doubles. Jhonny Berrido is starting to return to form and is closing out matches. We need to close out the season on a high note and prepare for the Conference USA championship."
U of L (19-8) will close out the regular season against Northern Illinois on April 15 at 1:00 p.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. Louisville will host the 2005 Conference USA Men's Tennis Championship April 21-4. Call (502) 852-5151 for ticket information.
#27 Louisville 4 - # 62 Ball State 3Doubles:No. 1- #25 Matt Baccarani/Patrick Thompson (BSU) def. #29 Jakob Gustafsson/Jeremy Clark (UL) 8-5No. 2 - Matt Laramore/Brad Rhodes (BSU) def. Slavko Radman/Jhonny Berrido (UL) 9-8No. 3 - Damar Johnson/Mark Kennedy (UL) def. Klint Knable/Paul Newman (BSU) 9-8Singles:No. 1 - Baccarani (BSU) def. Radman (Louisville) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4No. 2 - #74 Johnson (UL) def. Laramore (BSU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2No. 3 - Gustafsson (UL) def. Epkey (BSU) 6-4, 6-0No. 4 - Newman (BSU) def. Nicodim (UL) 6-2, 6-2No. 5 - Clark (UL) def. Thompson (BSU) 6-4, 6-0No. 6 - Berrido (UL) def. Knable (BSU) 4-6, 7-6, 6-2
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