MAC Men's Tennis Weekend Results

Updated 3/4/2013

Here is a look at last weekend's MAC men's tennis results.

 
Buffalo:
 
Bulls Climb Over Highlanders, 5-2
 
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team completed a weekend against New Jersey colleges as the Bulls defeated NJIT, 5-2, at the Miller Tennis Center on Sunday.
 
The Bulls (6-3) opened play by winning the doubles point. It was the first time that NJIT (9-3) had been denied the doubles point. At number one, UB's Damien David and Akhil Mehta knocked off Erik Arthursson and Petr Rousar, 8-5. The Bulls clinched the point as the number three team of Vusa Hove and Yevgeniy Jason Shkodnik defeated Andres Alban and Fraser Croad, 8-5.
 
UB then won the next three matches to be completed to claim the match. At number four, Pablo Alvarez defeated Rousar, 6-1, 7-5. Sebastian Ionescu, at number three, also picked up a straight sets win over Alban, 6-3, 6-4.
 
Damien David clinched the match for the Bulls at second singles as he defeated Holger Norregarrd, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Mehta also picked up a singles win at number six with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Croad.
 
The Bulls returned to Western New York late Saturday night after falling at No. 55 Princeton, 7-0.
 
"This weekend was not an easy weekend and that's my fault. Scheduling is very tough when you want to play the top teams and to spend 17 ½ hours in a van over two days and still pull the match out is a testament to our team," said head coach Lee Nickell. "I'm proud of the way our guys fought. NJIT is a very good team."
 
The Bulls travel to Ivy League opponent Brown on Saturday, March 9 in their next action.
 
Buffalo 5, NJIT 2
 
Doubles
1 Damien David/Akhil Mehta (UB) d. Erik Arthursson/Petr Rousar (NJIT), 8-5
2 Sebasian Ionescu/Ashwin Sharma (UB) led Holger Norregarrd/Markus Schultz (NJIT), 4-2 DNF
3 Vusa Hove/Yevgeniy Jason Shkodnik (UB) d. Andres Alban/Fraser Croad (NJIT), 8-5
Order of finish: 1, 2
 
Singles
1 Markus Schultz (NJIT) d. Vusa Hove (UB), 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3
2 Damien David (UB) d. Holger Norregarrd (NJIT), 7-6 (4), 6-3
3 Sebastian Ionescu (UB) d. Andres Alban (NJIT), 6-3, 6-4
4 Pablo Alvarez (UB) d. Petr Rousar (NJIT), 6-1, 7-5
5 Erik Arthursson (NJIT) d. Ashwin Sharma (UB), 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (6)
6 Akhil Mehta (UB) d. Fraser Croad (NJIT), 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 4, 3, 2, 1, 6, 5
 
 
Men's Tennis Falls at Princeton
 
PRINCETON, NJ – The University at Buffalo's three-match men's tennis winning streak was snapped on Saturday afternoon as the Bulls fell to No. 55 Princeton, 7-0, at Jadwin Gymnasium.
 
Although the Bulls (5-3) dropped all seven points, UB forced Princeton (6-3) into a pair of third set super-tiebreaker singles matches. In the number two match, Damien David fell 10-8 in his final set to Zack McCourt. David had won the second set, 6-3, to force the third set. At number three, Sebastian Ionescu dropped an 11-9 decision to Matt Spinder. Ionescu won the second set, 7-6.
 
Princeton 7, Buffalo 0
 
Doubles
1 Matija Pecotic/Zack McCourt (P) d. Damien David/Akhil Mehta (UB), 8-1
2 Matt Spindler/Dan Davies (P) d. Vusa Hove/Sebastian Ionescu (UB), 8-1
3 Matt Siow/Augie Bloom (P) d. Sergio Arevalillo/Ashwin Sharma (UB), 8-3
Order of finish: 1,2,3
 
Singles
1 Matija Pecotic (P) d. Vusa Hove (UB), 6-1, 6-0
2 Zack McCourt (P) d. Damien David (UB), 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (8)
3 Matt Spindler (P) d. Sebastian Ionescu (UB), 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 (9)
4 Augie Bloom (P) d. Pablo Alvarez (UB), 7-5, 6-3
5 Dan Richardson (P) d. Ashwin Sharma (UB), 6-3, 6-4
6 Jonathan Carcione (P) d. Akhil Mehta (UB), 6-0, 6-3
Order of finish: 1,6,4,5,2,3
 
 
Chicago State:
 
Chicago State Men's Tennis Closes St. Louis Trip With 7-0 Loss At SIUE
 
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Chicago State men's tennis earned a win at No. 2 doubles over SIUE in Chicago State's 7-0 loss to SIUE on Saturday (March 2). Sophomore Julian Chavez (Bogota, Colombia) and freshman Jean Paul Jones (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Cruz del Sur) combined to defeat Stephen Washuta and Jacob Tanulanond 8-6 at No. 2. However SIUE wins at No. 1 and No. 3 gave the doubles point to SIUE.  
  
Each singles match was straight sets except at No. 5 where sophomore Rashley Yeremia (Jakarta, Indonesia) lost to Nico Kuehn 6-2, 4-6, 10-7.  Chicago State falls to 1-11 while SIUE is 5-1. The Cougars are at Southern Illinois on March 10.
 
Doubles
 Jonsson/Kuehn (SIUE) def. Noboa/Muresan (CSU), 8-4
 Jones/Chavez (CSU) def. Washuta/Tanulanond (SIUE), 8-6
 Reed/Gaffigan (SIUE) def. Ulloa/Yeremia (CSU), 8-3
  
 Singles
 Jonsson (SIUE) def. Muresan (CSU) - 6-3, 6-2
 Vincent (SIUE) def. Noboa (CSU) - 6-4, 6-3
 Perkins (SIUE) def. Chavez (CSU) - 6-1, 6-3
 Tanulanond (SIUE) def. Jones (CSU) - 6-1, 6-1
 Kuehn (SIUE) def. Yeremia (CSU) - 6-2, 4-6, 10-7
 Washuta (SIUE) def. Ulloa (CSU) - 8-2 
 
 
Billikens Best Chicago State Men's Tennis 7-0
 
ST. LOUIS – Chicago State men's tennis fell in a non-conference match at Saint Louis on Friday (March 1). Sophomore Sergiu Muresan (Roman, Romania) fell 5-7, 6-4, 10-6 to Bobby Kidera at No. 1 singles. Muresan was joined by sophomore Mario Noboa (Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador) at No. 1 doubles, but fell 8-5 to Patrick Kella and Joe Flanagan. Noboa lost his No. 2 singles match to Kella 6-2, 6-2.
  
Chicago State falls to 1-10. SLU is now 4-5. The Cougars play at SIUE on Saturday,.  
 
 
Northern Illinois:
 
Men's Tennis Completes Weekend in Indy With Win Over IUPUI, 5-2
 
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Busting its non-conference skid Sunday afternoon, the Northern Illinois men's tennis team completed its weekend when it defeated IUPUI in Indianapolis, 5-2. The win is NIU's eighth of the season and puts the Huskies 8-4 on the season heading into their spring trip.
 
A day removed from being swept in doubles versus Butler, NIU won the doubles point against the Jaguars, winning at Nos. 1 and 3. Both pairs - Dor Amir and Axel Lagerlof at No. 1, and Frederic Cadieux and Jovan Zeljkovic at No. 3 - won their matches, 8-5, to clinch Northern Illinois' first point of the match.
 
Amir, Lagerlof and Cadieux made a sweep at Nos. 1-3 And Jovan Zeljkovic won at No. 5 in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, over IUPUI in the match. 
 
The Huskies were very near victory at No. 4 against IUPUIbut Simon Formont fell to Armaan Choudhary, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.
 
After the match, Head Coach Patrick Fisher said "We just are not playing consistent right now. We're good one day, and not the next. We have to be honest with ourselves this first half of the season.
 
"We have two issues: consistent doubles play, and positions 4, 5 and 6. We have to improve in those two areas or we will be on the outside looking in (moving forward this season). On the flip side, we're very capable of doing that."
 
The Huskies will return to action Friday afternoon when it heads up to Milwaukee, Wis. for a match with Marquette.
 
Northern Illinois 5, IUPUI 2
Indianapolis, Ind.
March 3, 2013
 
DOUBLES:
1. Amir/Lagerlof (NIU) def. Vole/Bradley (IUPUI) 8-5
2. Shafer/Maduelt (IUPUI) def. Formont/Lagutin ( NIU) 8-5
3. Cadieux/Zeljkovic ( NIU) def. J/Hadderly (IUPUI) 8-5
 
SINGLES:
1. Dor Amir (NIU) def. Jason Jaruvang (IUPUI) 6-3, 6-1
2. Axel Lagerlof (NIU) def. Nick Volz  (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-4
3. Frederic Cadieux (NIU) def. Deon Shafer  (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-2
4. Armaan Choudhary  (IUPUI) def. Simon Formont (NIU) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Jovan Zeljkovic (NIU) def. Louis Sacks (IUPUI) 6-3, 6-4
6. Joel Modesitt (IUPUI) def. Maksym Lagutin (NIU) 6-3, 6-4
 
Butler 5, Northern Illinois 2
Butler University 
Indianapolis, Ind.
March 2, 2013
 
DOUBLES
1. Woldmoe/Weldon (BU) def. Formont/Lagutin (NIU) 8-3
2. Bhattacharya/Marx (BU) vs. Amir/Lagerlof (NIU) 7-2 DNF
3. O’Neill/Woods (BU) def. Cadieux/Zeljkovic (NIU) 8-2
 
SINGLES:
1. Austin Woldmoe (BU) def. Axel Lagerlof (NIU) 6-4, 7-5
2. Dor Amir (NIU) def. Pulok Bhattacharya (BU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Frederic Cadieux (NIU) def. Tommy Marx (BU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Sam O’Neill (BU) def. Simon Formont (NIU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
5. Billy Weldon (BU) def. Maksym Lagutin (NIU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Brandon Woods (BU) def. Jovan Zeljkovic 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
 
 
Huskies Fall at Butler, 5-2 
Northern Illinois loses second-straight match for first time in over a year
 
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team suffered its second-straight loss for the first time since March 4-9, 2012 when it lost to Butler Saturday afternoon, 5-2. The Huskies will head to their spring trip with a 7-4.
 
The Huskies upper half of the lineup was the strongest of the day with wins at Nos. 2 and 3 in singles play. Sophomores rules the day for Northern Illinois as Dor Amir defeated Pulok Bhattacharya at No. 2, 6-2, 6-3, and Frederic Cadieux rallied at No. 3 to defeat Tommy Marx, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
 
NIU last lost consecutive matches March 4 and 9, 2012 when it lost at Wisconsin, 6-1, and to No. 63 Brown, 5-2, at Boylan Tennis Center.
 
Northern Illinois will return to action Friday when it plays at Marquette, followed by the Huskies spring break trip to Florida to take on Stetson, Appalachian State and Army.
 
Butler 5, Northern Illinois 2
 Butler University 
Indianapolis, Ind.
 
DOUBLES
 1. Woldmoe/Weldon (BU) def. Formont/Lagutin (NIU) 8-3
 2. Bhattacharya/Marx (BU) vs. Amir/Lagerlof (NIU) 7-2 DNF
 3. O’Neill/Woods (BU) def. Cadieux/Zeljkovic (NIU) 8-2
 
SINGLES
 1. Austin Woldmoe (BU) def. Axel Lagerlof (NIU) 6-4, 7-5
 2. Dor Amir (NIU) def. Pulok Bhattacharya (BU) 6-2, 6-3
 3. Frederic Cadieux (NIU) def. Tommy Marx (BU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
 4. Sam O’Neill (BU) def. Simon Formont (NIU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
 5. Billy Weldon (BU) def. Maksym Lagutin (NIU) 6-1, 6-0
 6. Brandon Woods (BU) def. Jovan Zeljkovic 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
 
 
Toledo:
 
Rockets Dominate Villanova in Spring Break Trip Finale, 6-1
 
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Toledo's Spring Break trip came to a close on Sunday after a 6-1 thrashing of Villanova in San Diego. With the win, UT extends its match win streak to four, including victories in eight of the previous nine matches, and improves to 15-6 on the season.
 
"We dominated the doubles today and sometimes that makes the focus during singles hard to come by," head coach Al Wermer said. "But again, most of the guys dug in immediately, and others persevered later."
 
The Midnight Blue & Gold easily captured the doubles point with a sweep of all three matches. Sophomore duo Tomas Stillman and Nicky wong won in the top flight by a score of 8-2. Sophomore Grant Adams teamed up with senior Francisco Stuardo at No. 2 doubles for an 8-3 triumph, while freshman Ryan Jorgensen and senior Terence Weigand took the final match 8-1.
 
In singles competition, UT captured the top five flights in straight sets. More impressively, four of the five singles victories included a shutout in one of the two sets.
 
Stillman blanked 'Nova's Thomas O'Brien in the opening set 6-0 and took the second set 6-2 at No. 1 singles. Adams took the second flight for his 13th-consecutive victory in singles play.
 
Stuardo and Wong kept the ball rolling as each shutout their opponent in the first set at the third and fourth flights, respectively.
 
Weigand came close to another shutout in the second set at No. 5 singles, defeating Matt Colonnese 7-5, 6-1.
 
Villanova's only point came at the No. 6 position as Michael Rosengren defeated UT freshman Ryan Jorgensen in a close match 7-6, 6-4.
 
UT now holds a 3-1 advantage over Big East teams this season with previous wins over Georgetown and Marquette. The Rockets are also 2-0 outdoors after their last two wins.
 
Toledo will be back in action on Saturday, March 16 when it hosts Dayton at Noon ET. 
 
Toledo 6, Villanova 1
 
Doubles
1. Stillman/Wong def. Donaldson/O'Brien 8-2
2. Adams/Stuardo def. Abbracciamento/Rosengren 8-3
3. Jorgensen/Weigand def. Peyton/Seitz 8-1
 
Singles
1. Stillman def. O'Brien 6-0, 6-2
2. Adams def. Seitz 6-3, 6-0
3. Stuardo def. Miller 6-0, 6-4
4. Wong def. Peyton 6-0, 7-5
5. Weigand def. Colonnese 7-5, 6-1
6. Rosengren def. Jorgensen 7-6, 6-4
 
 
Dudzik and Jorgensen Notch Third-Round Victory in Consolation Bracket at Pacific Coast Championships
 
LA JOLLA, Calif. - Two University of Toledo men's tennis doubles teams continued play in the consolation bracket at the USTA Pacific Coast Doubles Championships on Saturday. Both teams were eventually knocked out of the open draw tournament held at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, but the team played quality opponents while getting adjusted to playing outdoors again.
 
"One of the things you underestimate about being outside is the power of fatigue, especially in this hot, arid climate," UT head coach Al Wermer said. "But no excuses, we played some good quality matches in the tournament, which has some awesome talent."
 
The team consisting of senior Bryant Dudzik and freshman Ryan Jorgensen recorded the only victory of the day with a third-round triumph over William and Jim Kellogg. Dudzik and Jorgensen then matched up against UCSD's Octavian Papaluca and Jason Wall, but fell in three sets in the attempt to reach the consolation quarterfinals.
 
Senior Terence Weigand teamed up with graduate assistant coach Paul Foley, but the player/coach duo came up short against Alex Lane and Nikolas Marino in straight sets, 6-3 & 7-5. Foley was eligible to play due to the open registration format of the tournament.
 
UT Consolation Bracket Results
 
Alex Lane/Nikolas Marino (CMS) def. Paul Foley/Terence Weigand (Toledo) 6-3, 7-5
Bryant Dudzik/Ryan Jorgensen (Toledo) def. William Kellogg/Jim Kellogg 6-0, 6-3
Octavian Papaluca/Jason Wall (UCSD) def. Bryant Dudzik/Ryan Jorgensen (Toledo) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
 
 
Several Rockets Compete in the Opening Round of 124th Pacific Coast Doubles Championships
 
LA JOLLA, Calif. – Nine members of the Toledo men’s tennis team competed in the 124th USTA Pacific Coast Doubles Championship on Friday at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club as part of the team’s Spring Break trip. Two of UT’s teams advanced past the opening round of 128, while two other teams lost their opening match and won in the first round of the consolation bracket.
 
The tournament is an open event as sophomore Grant Adams and senior Francisco Stuardo defeated San Diego natives Yousef Benhamida and Zachary Leslie in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1. The UT duo advanced to the round of 64 and was pitted against the third-seeded UCLA duo Marcos Giron and Dennis Novikov. Adams and Stuardo played with one of the top teams in the country, but eventually fell 6-4, 6-2.
 
Sophomore Tomas Stillman and sophomore Nicky Wong recorded UT’s second win in opening round action, beating UNLV’s Gilad Berman and Willie Sublette by scores of 6-3 and 7-6(3). Then, the two Rockets were matched up against ninth-seeded Emilio Gomez and Roberto Quiroz of USC in the second round, where they went down in straight sets.
 
After losing in the round of 128, senior Bryant Dudzik and freshman Ryan Jorgensen defeated California natives Roberto Malinow and Steven Shabel in three sets – 7-5, 5-7, 10-4. The duo received a second-round bye and will play two more California natives, William Kellog and Jim Kellog, on Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. PT.
 
UT graduate assistant coach Paul Foley teamed up with senior Terence Weigand for a unique player/coach combination. Foley and Weigand lost to Stanford’s John Morrissey and Denis Lin in straight sets, but advanced past the first round of consolation play after their opponents were forced to retire due to injury.
 
UT Round of 128 Results
John Morrissey/Denis Lin (Stanford) def. Terence Weigand/Paul Foley (Toledo) 6-2, 6-3
Grant Adams/Francisco Stuardo (Toledo) def. Yousef Benhamida/Zachary Leslie 6-4,6-1
Brett Bacharach/George Horowitz (UC Davis) def. Bryant Dudzik/Ryan Jorgensen (UT) 7-6(4), 4-6, 10-7
Gregory Bayane/Tyler Browne (CAL) def. Ben Brocker/Roberto Meza (Toledo) 6-4, 6-3
Tomas Stillman/Nicky Wong (Toledo) def. Gilad Berman/Willie Sublette (UNLV) 6-3, 7-6(3)
 
UT Round of 64 Results
No. 3 Marcos Giron/Dennis Novikov (UCLA) def. Grant Adams/Francisco Stuardo (Toledo) 6-4, 6-2
No. 9 Emilio Gomez/Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. Tomas Stillman/Nicky Wong (Toledo) 6-2, 6-2
 
UT Consolation Round Results
Dudzik/Jorgensen (Toledo) def. Roberto Malinow/Steven Shabal 7-5, 5-7, 10-4 
 
 
Rockets Open West Coast Trip with Third-Straight Road Win
 
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Toledo extended its dual-match win streak to three on Thursday afternoon with a 5-2 triumph over Loyola-Marymount in San Diego, Calif. All three wins have been on the road and the Rockets now stand at 14-6 overall after winning seven of their previous eight matches. 
 
The Midnight Blue & Gold claimed two wins in doubles competition to clinch the point over LMU. Sophmore Tomas Stillman paired up with sophomore Nicky Wong for an 8-5 victory at the top doubles flight, while senior Bryant Dudzik teamed up with freshman Ryan Jorgensen at No. 3 doubles to clinch the best-of-three action by a score of 8-6.
 
In singles play, Toledo manufactured three come-from-behind victories to clinch the match and Stillman picked up the only straight-set victory in the first flight.
 
After going down 3-6 in the first set at No. 2 singles, sophomore Grant Adams bounced back with convincing 6-1 and 6-3 wins in the final two sets to earn his 12th-consecutive singles victory dating back to Jan. 26. Seniors Francisco Stuardo and Bryant Dudzik also battled back to win in three sets at the third and sixth spots.
 
The three UT doubles teams will begin competing in the 124th edition of the prestigious USTA Pacific Coast Doubles Championships in La Jolla, Calif. on Thursday night through the weekend. 
 
UT added another dual match to the weekend trip on Sunday morning versus Villanova. That match is slated for 9:30 a.m. PT.
 
Toledo 5, Loyola-Marymount 2
 
Doubles
1. Stillman/Wong def. Rivera/Bustamante 8-5
2. Volmari/Simko def. Adams/Stuardo 9-8(2)
3. Dudzik/Jorgensen def. Kordsachia/Northcott 8-6
 
Singles
1. Stillman def. Kordsachia 6-2, 6-1
2. Adams def. Bjerke 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
3. Stuardo def. Rivera 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
4. Volmari def. Wong 6-2, 6-2
5. Bustamante def. Weigand 6-2, 6-3
6. Dudzik def. Northcott 6-7, 6-3, 10-7
 
 
Western Michigan:
 
Broncos Close Weekend at HEB With Win Over DePaul
 
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx. - The Western Michigan men's tennis team completed its weekend at the HEB Tournament of Champions on a strong note, defeating the DePaul Blue Demons 4-1 in a match much closer than the final score indicates.  With the win, the Broncos improve to 9-7 on the season.
 
The Broncos downed the Blue Demons thanks to a tiebreaker victory in the No. 2 doubles match, as well as strong singles play from throughout the line-up.  Four of the six singles matches went to full third sets, but the Broncos were able to pull out three wins - two in three sets - for the win.
 
Ross VanderPloeg continued his strong play, earning his third singles win of the weekend with a victory over Mathias Hambach in the No. 2 singles match.  VanderPloeg came back from a second set loss to dominate Hambach in the third, winning the match 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.  VanderPloeg was also part of the match-clinching No. 2 doubles victory, teaming with Aaron Wong to defeat Paul John and Adam Reinhart 9-8 (3) and secure the win for the Broncos.  Nadin Indre and Ruben Greiner combined for the other doubles win, beating Hambach and Jan-Willem Feilzer 8-6 in the No. 1 doubles.
 
Pablo Mora was also successful, earning his second singles win of the weekend at the No. 5 spot.  Mora rebounded from a first set loss against John, defeating him 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.  Greiner earned the only straight sets singles victory for the Broncos in the match, beating Feilzer 6-2,6-3 in the No. 4 singles match.
 
SINGLES
1. Nadin Indre (WMU) vs. Filip Dzanko (DEPAUL) 6-4, 4-6, 0-3, unf.
2. Ross VanderPloeg (WMU) def. Mathias Hambach (DEPAUL) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
3. Sten Leusink (DEPAUL) def. Aaron Wong (WMU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Ruben Greiner (WMU) def. Jan-Willem Feilzer (DEPAUL)6-2, 6-3
5. Pablo Mora (WMU) def. Paul John (DEPAUL) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Andrew Cahn (WMU) vs. Adam Reinhart (DEPAUL) 6-3, 5-7, 0-2, unf.
 
DOUBLES
1. Indre/Greiner (WMU) def. Hambach/Feilzer (DEPAUL) 8-6
2. VanderPloeg/Wong (WMU) def. John/Reinhart (DEPAUL) 9-8 (3)
3. Dzanko/Leusink (DEPAUL) def. Payne/Beckwith (WMU) 8-1 
 
 
Broncos Drop Pair at HEB Tournament of Champions
 
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx. - The Western Michigan men's tennis team competed in the first day of the HEB Tournament of Champions, hosted by Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, but the Broncos fell in both of their matches on Friday, losing to Lousiana-Lafayette 4-1 and #30 Brigham Young 4-2.  With the losses, the Broncos fall to 8-7 on the season.
 
Ross VanderPloeg had an excellent day in singles, earning a pair of victories in No. 2 singles matches against the Ragin' Cajuns and the Cougars.  The wins snapped a two-match losing streak for VanderPloeg, who has now won four of his last six matches.  Also earning a singles victory on the day was Pablo Mora, who won his second of the day in the match against BYU.
 
The day began with a tight match against the Ragin' Cajuns, with the Broncos falling just short in their bid to advance to the semifinals of the weekend.  Ross VanderPloeg notched the lone point for the Broncos in the match, defeating Jake Wynan 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 2 singles match.
 
The Broncos had a shot of taking two other singles matches, with Ruben Greiner and Pablo Mora each about to enter full third sets against their opponents in the Nos. 4 and 5 matches, respectively; Greiner took a second-set tiebreaker against Jarred Wynan, while Mora was in the middle of a second-set tiebreaker with Edgar Lopez.
 
The doubles session was a tight affair as well, with the Broncos just moments from making the third doubles match an integral part of the proceedings.  Aaron Wong and Stephen Payne continued their recent strong play, but ultimately fell to Lopez and Jarred Wynan in the No. 2 doubles match.  The pairing of Greiner and Nadin Indre were close to forcing a tiebreaker, but their No. 1 doubles match ultimately went unfinished.
 
The Broncos improved to two singles wins against the nationally-ranked Cougars in the evening session, but they fell just short in extending the match to doubles play, per the rules of the tournament.  VanderPloeg won his second singles match of the day, defeating Spencer Smith 6-4, 6-4 in the No. 2 singles match. Mora earned his first overall win of the day, beating Andrey Goryachkov 6-4, 6-1 in the No. 5 singles match.  Indre came the closest to extending the match, winning the first set of the No. 1 singles match before falling 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 to 47th-ranked Patrick Kawka.
 
Louisiana-Lafayette 4, Western Michigan University 1
3/1/2013 at Corpus Christi, Texas (Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center) 
 
Singles competition 
1. Rick de Groot (ULL) def. Nadin Indre (WMU) 6-1, 7-6 
2. Ross VanderPloeg (WMU) def. Jake Wynan (ULL) 6-4, 6-2 
3. Hunter Johnson (ULL) def. Aaron Wong (WMU) 6-0, 6-3 
4. Jarred Wynan (ULL) vs. Ruben Greiner (WMU) 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), unfinished 
5. Edgar Lopez (ULL) vs. Pablo Mora (WMU) 6-4, 6-6 (3-3), unfinished 
6. Damian Farinola (ULL) def. Andrew Cahn (WMU) 6-3, 6-2 
 
Doubles competition 
1. Jake Wynan/Rick de Groot (ULL) vs. Nadin Indre/Ruben Greiner (WMU) 7-5, unfinished 
2. Edgar Lopez/Jarred Wynan (ULL) def. Aaron Wong/Stephen Payne (WMU) 8-5 
3. Hunter Johnson/Yates Johnson (ULL) def. Ross VanderPloeg/Michael Treis (WMU) 8-2 
 
Match Notes 
Western Michigan University 8-6 
Louisiana-Lafayette 6-5 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,6,2,1) 
 
Brigham Young 4, Western Michigan 2
 
Singles
1. #47 Patrick Kawka (BYU) def. Nadin Indre (WMU) 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
2. Ross VanderPloeg (WMU) def. Spencer Smith (BYU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Francis Sargeant (BYU) def. Aaron Wong (WMU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Keaton Cullimore (BYU) def. Ruben Greiner (WMU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Pablo Mora (WMU) def. Andrey Goryachkov (BYU) 6-4, 6-1
6. John Pearce (BYU) def. Andrew Cahn (WMU) 6-2, 7-5
 
Doubles - Not Played