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Men's Tennis Defeats Ball State, 5-2
2/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 21, 2009
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's tennis team defeated the Ball State Cardinals, 5-2, in its second road match of the season on Saturday, Feb. 21 in Muncie, Ind. improving to 9-1 in dual-season play.
Senior John Allare (Maineville, Ohio) and junior Jason Norville (Farmington Hills, Mich.) posted an 8-6 win over Eduardo Pavia and Andres Monroy in doubles play improving their overall record to 8-0.
With Ball State taking the doubles point, the Spartans came out strong in singles play picking up wins in all but one position. Senior Alex Forger (Okemos, Mich.) outplayed Eduardo Pavia at the No. 1 position, 7-6 (6), 6-2, putting him at 6-2 overall. Allare posted a win over Jose Perdoma, 6-4, 6-2, improving to 7-2 on the season and classmate Scott Rasmussen (Moraga, Calif.) fought through to defeat Adres Monroy at the No. 3 position, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1, posting an overall 8-2 season record. At the No. 4 position, freshman Austin Brooks (Houston, Texas) posted a win over Jorge Rodriguez, 6-4, 6-1, improving to 7-2 overall and classmate Ronnie Hulewicz (Tequesta, Fla.) defeated Shaun Bussert, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 5 improving to 8-1.
"Today marked a solid win on the road for us," said head coach Gene Orlando. "We won the hard way, losing the doubles point, but we were able to come back. They played hard and are continuously improving."
The Spartans host Illinois State and IUPUI Sat. Feb. 28 in the last doubleheader of the season. Play begins at 10 a.m. against Illinois and continues at 4 p.m. against IUPUI.
Doubles
Jose Perdoma/Jorge Rodriguez (BSU) def. Austin Brooks/John Stratton (MSU): 9-7
John Allare/Jason Norville (MSU) def. Eduardo Pavia/Andres Monroy (BSU): 8-6
Shaun Bussert/Zane Smith (BSU) def. Clark Richardson/Alex Forger (MSU): 8-6
Singles
Alex Forger (MSU)def. Eduardo Pavia (BSU): 7-6 (6), 6-2
John Allare (MSU)def. Jose Perdoma (BSU): 6-4, 6-2
Scott Rasmussen (MSU)def. Andres Monroy (BSU): 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
Austin Brooks (MSU)def. Jorge Rodriguez (BSU): 6-4, 6-1
Ronnie Hulewicz (MSU)def. Shaun Bussert (BSU): 6-4, 6-4
Cliff Morrison (BSU) def. Jason Norville (MSU): 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
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