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MEN'S TENNIS FALLS AT BALL STATE

Vasalakis falls in super tie-break

2/7/2009 4:42:54 PM

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Making the trek up I-69 to the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center, the IUPUI men's tennis was swept by Ball State, 7-0, Saturday afternoon.  Bren Vasalakis was the only Jaguar to pick up a set in the match, falling in a super tie-break.

IUPUI (1-6) dropped the early doubles point when Ball State (3-2) swept the doubles matches.

Leading 1-0, the Cardinals took all six singles matches, with Vasalakis coming the closest to victory for the Jaguars.  The freshman dropped his opening set, 1-6, before rallying to a 6-3 win over Shaun Bussert in the second set.  In the the super tie-break, Vasalakis fell, 5-10.

The Jags will be back in action next Saturday, when they travel north on I-65 to take on Valparaiso.  The matches will begin at 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET).

IUPUI vs. Ball State | Feb. 7, 2009
Muncie YMCA Tennis Courts | Muncie, Ind.
Ball State 7, IUPUI 0

Results
Singles:
No. 1 - Eduardo Pavia (BSU) def. Gregory Sosa (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 - Jose Perdomo (BSU) def. Dan Klingenberg (IUPUI) 6-2, 7-5
No. 3 - Jorge Rodriguez (BSU) def. #E.J. Dechow# (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 - Shaun Bussert (BSU) def. Bren Vasalakis (IUPUI) 6-1, 3-6 (10-5)
No. 5 - Cliff Morrison (BSU) def. Taylor Tunis (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 - Zane Smith (BSU) def. Jesus Diaz (IUPUI) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:
No. 1 - Perdomo/Rodriguez (BSU) def. Klingenberg/Vasalakis (IUPUI) 8-3
No. 2 - Pavia/Monroy (BSU) def. Sosa/Tunis (IUPUI) 8-2
No. 3 - Jon Wegener/Derek Carpenter (BSU) def. Dechow/Jorge Yunes (IUPUI) 8-4
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