Men's Tennis | March 13

Sycamore, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men's tennis team was defeated by Ball State 6-1 at the Sycamore High School Tennis Courts on Thursday afternoon.

The Huskies were highlighted by Iker Gaztambide Arrastia (Pamplona, Spain) who won at No. 1 singles and earned a win with Federico Scotuzzi (Bergamo, Italy) at No. 1 doubles.
Arrastia and Scotuzzi took down the Cardinals No. 1 pairing of Mason Tran and Jacks Lancaster 6-2.

Arrastia then defeated Nathaniel Webster In No. 1 singles 7-6 (5), 6-2.

The Huskies (6-8, 0-2 MAC) will be back in action on Saturday as NIU plays host to Western Michigan at 1p.m. inside the Nelson Tennis Center.
 
Scores
Ball State 6
NIU 1
Doubles
1. Iker Gaztambide Arrastia/Federico Scotuzzi (NIU) def. Mason Tran/Jacks Lancaster (BSU) 6-2
2. Nathaniel Webster/Drew Hayward (BSU) def. Saul Berdullas/Sam Klein (NIU) 6-4
3. Sajin Smith/Ian Brady (BSU) def. Iker Dellien Velasco/Pratyaksh LNU (NIU) 6-3
Singles
1. Iker Gaztambide Arrasita (NIU) def. Nathaniel Webster (BSU) 7-6 (5), 6-2
2. Jacks Lancaster (BSU) def. Saul Berdullas (NIU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Mason Tran (BSU) def. Federico Scotuzzi (NIU) 7-6 (2), 7-5
4. Sajin Smith (BSU) def. Pratyaksh (NIU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Drew Hayward (BSU) def. Iker Dellien Velasco (NIU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Ian Brady (BSU) def. Sam Klein (NIU) 6-1, 7-5