Close Trip Follows Strong Performance for Men's Tennis

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW men's tennis team, fresh off of a dynamic performance at the IU Hoosier Invitational, take to the road for the third consecutive weekend; however, this weekends' travel sends the squad down I-69 to the Ball State Invitational on September 26 and 27.

What: Ball State Fall Invite
When: Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27
Where: Muncie, Ind. | Cardinal Creek Tennis Center

TEAMS IN THE FIELD
In addition to Ball State and IPFW, the remaining six teams in the two-day field include Butler, Chicago State, Dayton, IUPUI, Marquette, and Indianapolis.

MASTODONS' DRAWS
Below is the list of the IPFW first-round draws for the Invitational. For the full bracket, click the blue link above.

Singles Flight A
Martin Muadi vs. Kris Trukov (Marquette) 8:30 a.m.
Daniel Cardenas vs. Mario Noboa (Chicago State) 8:30 a.m.
Gerard Guell vs. Ray Leonard (Ball State) 8:30 a.m.
Andres Cobos vs. Patrick Downs (Ball State) 8:30 a.m.
Karl Wangensten-Oye vs. Marcus Nalley (IUPUI) 8:30 a.m.

Singles Flight B
Tom Sizeland vs. Luis Ulloa (Chicago State) 9:30 a.m.
Jonathan Raa vs. Bradley Luetschwager (IUPUI) 9:30 a.m.
Derek Romer vs. Jose Nader Caleroa (IUPUI) 10 a.m.
Carlos do Val vs. Matt Moe (IUPUI) 10 a.m.
Connor Andrews vs. Kyle MacDonald (Dayton) 10 a.m.

Doubles Flight A
Guell/Muadi vs. Sergiu Muresan/Mario Noboa (Chicago State) 2:30 p.m.
Cardenas/Cobos vs. Thoams Gans/Adam Reinart (IUPUI) 3 p.m.
do Val/Wangensten-Oye vs. Alex Tolliver/Akshay Verma (IUPUI) 4:30 p.m.

Doubles Flight B
Andrews/Romer vs. Andy Druffe/Graham Reinbold (Dayton) 4:30 p.m.
Raa/Sizeland vs. Bradley Luetschwager/Matt Moe (IUPUI) 4:30 p.m.

SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
Leading the way for the Mastodons this season has been Karl Wangensten-Oye, who is 7-1 with a flight championship at Northern Kentucky while winning the backdraw bracket at Indiana. Martin Muadi is 5-2 on the year. Tom Sizeland has a winning record at 4-3, while two others - Daniel Cardenas and Jonathan Raa - are an even 3-3.

The doubles pair of Gerard Guell and Muadi are 5-2 including a flight championship at Indiana, with three other pairs - Raa/Wangensten-Oye, Sizeland/do Val, and Sizeland/Wangensten-Oye - are each 1-1.

Close Trip Follows Strong Performance for Men's Tennis

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Players Mentioned

Connor Andrews

Daniel Cardenas

Andres Cobos

Carlos do Val

Gerard Guell

Martin Muadi

Jonathan Raa

Derek Romer

Tom Sizeland

Karl Wangensten-Oye

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