{"id":431325,"date":"2026-01-25T01:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/431325\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T01:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:08:09","slug":"mens-tennis-comes-up-short-at-ball-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/431325\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s tennis comes up short at Ball State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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MUNCIE, In. \u2013 The Bellarmine men’s tennis team dropped a tight battle in Muncie today, falling 4-3 at Ball State at 1st Serve Muncie Tennis Center.<\/p>\n

Bellarmine opened the match on top. In the first doubles flight, freshman Ryan Parkins<\/a> and senior Eli Wood<\/a> teamed up for a 6-1 win. On court two, senior Matthew Nice<\/a> and freshman Colby Berson<\/a> paired up for the second and clinching doubles win, coming out with a 6-4 victory. Ball State claimed a win in the third doubles match.<\/p>\n

Moving into singles, the Cardinals flipped the script. Ball State took four wins in short order, clinching a match win.<\/p>\n

The Knights fought to the end however as Parkins added a singles win to his day, winning 7-5, 4-6, 10-2 on court four. Berson also added a singles win to his tally, claiming a 6-4, 7-6 victory on court six.<\/p>\n

Up next, Bellarmine will continue its season opening road trip, traveling to the University of Tennessee on January 29.<\/p>\n

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