DeKALB — Men’s tennis defeated the University of Toledo Rockets Sunday in Toledo, Ohio. NIU won the MId-American Conference matchup by a score of 6-1 in its final regular season meet.

First-year David Pata and junior Bor Schweiger Muzar defeated junior Danilo Vukotic and senior Vince Anzalone by score of 6-3 to take the first doubles match.

First-year Mikko Malinen and sophomore Victor Spolidorio defeated seniors Luka Vitosevic and Omar Espinosa by a score of 7-5 to take the the doubles point and give NIU an early 1-0 lead.

Seniors Eric Marbach and Erich Schuette fell to senior Juan Carranza and first-year Cole Shoults, after the doubles point was decided, by a score of 3-6 to close doubles play .

The Huskies carried their hot start into singles play, claiming five of the six individual matches.

Marbach was defeated by Vitosevic 5-7, 4-6 in two sets. It would be the first point for the Rockets and the lone singles match NIU would drop.

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Muzar gave NIU its first singles point of the day, quickly defeating Vukotic in two sets, going 6-2 and 6-1. With the victory, NIU took back the slight 2-1 advantage.

Pata defeated Anzalone in two sets 6-2, 6-2 to give the Huskies their second singles point.

Sophomore Kristopher Ortega defeated Espinosa in three sets to prevent a Rocket comeback win. The sets went 7-6, 5-7 and 10-7 as NIU clinched the meet victory at 4-1.

The Huskies recorded two more victories on the afternoon. Malinen defeated junior Thawin Suksathaporn in two sets, going 7-5 and 6-2. Spolidorio defeated senior Serjen Olmedo in two sets 7-5, 7-6 to close singles play and the event.

With the win, NIU’s record improves to 11-11 on the season and 3-4 in MAC play. The Huskies will return to the court 9 a.m. Friday against Binghamton University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to kick-off the 2019 MAC Championships.