April 21, 2007

Muncie, Ind. - The NIU men's tennis team finished the regular season with a 6-1 loss at Ball State on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies finished the regular season 9-11 overall 1-4 in conference play.

Sophomore Brian Livingston (Skokie, Ill.) was not able to extend his winning streak to seven straight matches as Ball State's Joe Epkey bested him by a score of 6-3, 6-2.

Junior Adam Ford (Grand Rapids, Mich.) picked up the lone point for NIU with his win against Jarrod Epkey by a score of 6-3, 6-2. Ford has now won three singles matches in a row and six out his last seven.

The Huskies now head to the MAC Tournament, which starts Thursday, April 26 in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Northern Illinois 1, Ball State 6

Final Results

Singles

No. 1 Joe Epkey (BSU) def. Brian Livingston (NIU), 6-3, 6-2

No. 2 Jose Perdomo (BSU) def. Alex Friesen (NIU), 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)

No. 3 Adam Ford (NIU) def. Jarrod Epkey (BSU), 6-3, 6-2

No. 4 Bret Berryman (BSU) def. Jimmy Chu (NIU), 6-1, 6-1

No. 5 Joe Vallee (BSU) def. Diego Zegarra-Ballon (NIU), 6-1, 6-0

No. 6 Tetta Oyama (BSU) def. Alfonso Monroy (NIU), 7-5, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 Epkey/Perdomo (BSU) def. Ford/Livingston (NIU), 8-5

No. 2 Epkey/Rodriquez (BSU) def. Chu/Friesen (NIU), 8-5

No. 3 Vallee/Brannon (BSU) def. Zegarra-Ballon/Monroy (NIU), 8-4