Men’s tennis continues MAC winning streak

Senior Simon Formont hits a ball back against Toledo April 12, 2014, in DeKalb.

By Patrick Smith

Men’s tennis (14-5, 2-0 MAC) continued to play well over spring break, going 4-0 and remaining undefeated in conference play.

The Huskies opened the week with two games in Orlando, Fla. They won their first contest over Bucknell University on Sunday 5-1, before facing off against Quinnipiac University and downing the Bobcats 6-1. NIU pushed its winning streak to three games after a victory over the University of Toledo and finished the weekend off with a 4-3 win over Ball State University.

NIU will continue conference play this week as it takes on Western Michigan University this week. Matches are set to begin at 3 p.m. Friday in Kalamazoo, Mich.

NIU 5, Bucknell 1

Doubles

1. Nick Bybel/Bryan Adams (BU) def. Carlos Manzanas/Austin Russell (NIU), 7-5.

2. Kevin Daun/Georg Lundkvist (NIU) def. Max Kane/Timber Erskine (BU), 6-4.

3. Louis Philippe Hamel/Tom Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Daniel Wright/Ben Gerber (BU), 6-3.

Singles

1. Bybel (BU) def. Manzanas (NIU), 3-6, 6-4, 10-1.

2. Hamel (NIU) vs. Wright (BU), 7-6, 4-6, 3-3 (unfinished, rain).

3. Lundkvist (NIU) def. Kane (BU), 6-3, 6-0.

4. Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Adams (BU), 6-4, 5-7, 10-7.

5. Daun (NIU) def. Andrei Vitiuc (BU), 6-2, 6-0.

6. Russell (NIU) def. Gerber (BU), 6-2, 6-0.

NIU 6, Quinnipiac 1

Doubles

1. Manzanas/Russell (NIU) def. Jonas Kuwert/Willem van Biezen (QU), 6-4.

2. Daun/Lundkvist (NIU) def. Luke Roser/Freddie Zaretsky (QU), 6-4.

3. Hamel/Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Kei Ezaka/Kyle Alper (QU), 6-1.

Singles

1. Manzanas (NIU) def. Ezaka (QU), 6-1, 6-2.

2. Hamel (NIU) def. Zaretsky (QU), 6-2, 6-2.

3. Julian Rozenstein (QU) def. Lundkvist (NIU), 7-6, 7-6.

4. Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Kuwert (QU), 6-4, 7-5.

5. Daun (NIU) def. van Biezen (QU), 7-5, 4-6, 10-5.

6. Russell (NIU) def. Apler (QU), 6-1, 6-1.

NIU 4, Toledo 3

Doubles

1. Manzanas/Russell (NIU) vs. Stjepan Sisko/Stephen Miller (UT), 4-5 unfinished.

2. Daun/Lundkvist (NIU) def. Juan Carranza/Omar Espinosa (UT), 6-2.

3. Philippe Hamel/Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Vince Anzalone/Serjen Olmedo (UT), 6-4.

Singles

1. Sisko (UT) def. Manzanas (NIU), 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.

2. Vince Anzalone (UT) def. Philippe Hamel (NIU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

3. Lundkvist (NIU) def. Olmedo (UT), 6-2, 6-2.

4. Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Espinosa (UT), 7-5, 3-6, 6-1.

5. Daun (NIU) def. Miller (UT), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.

6. Danilo Pejovic (UT) def. Russell (NIU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

NIU 4, Ball State 3

Doubles

1. Lucas Andersen/Andrew Stutz (BSU) def. Manzanas/Russell (NIU), 6-3.

2. Daun/Lundkvist (NIU) def. Conner Andersen/Tom Carney (BSU), 6-3.

3. Hamel/Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Patrick Downs/Matt Helm (BSU), 6-3.

Singles

1. Andersen (BSU) def. Manzanas (NIU), 6-0, 6-1.

2. Stutz (BSU) def. Hamel (NIU), 7-5, 6-3.

3. Lundkvist (NIU) def. Guzina (BSU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

4. Hjertonsson (NIU) def. Andersen (BSU), 6-1, 7-6.

5. Daun (NIU) def. Guzina (BSU), 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

6. Downs (BSU) def. Russell (NIU), 6-1, 7-5.