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Saturday, March 23
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Men's Tennis Drops Heartbreaker to EIU
3/23/2013 10:18:00 PM | Men's Tennis
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The Murray State men's tennis team dropped a tough OVC match Saturday afternoon, losing to Eastern Illinois 4-3 in Terre Haute, Ind.
EIU (5-3, 1-0 OVC) took the doubles point in the match by sweeping all three matches to clinch the victory. The doubles teams of Ryan Kennedy and Adam Taylor at number one and Joao Camara and Tyler Jeffers at number two both lost 8-3 in their doubles matches for the Racers (0-12, 0-3 OVC). Aleks Mitric and Max McLean lost at number three doubles 8-5.
The two teams split the singles portion of the match. Camara was defeated at number one 6-1, 6-0. At number two, it was Taylor picking up the win over EIU's Warren Race 4-6, 6-2 and 6-3. Jeffers was victorious at number three 6-4 and 6-2 and McLean won his match at number five 6-1 and 6-1.
Kennedy and Nik Mitric lost their matches at number four and six, respectively. Kennedy fell 3-6, 6-2 and 7-5 while Mitric was downed 6-2, 6-3.
The Racers will finish up the weekend on Sunday as they will travel to face SIU Edwardsville. The match begins at 11 a.m.
The Murray State men's tennis team dropped a tough OVC match Saturday afternoon, losing to Eastern Illinois 4-3 in Terre Haute, Ind.
EIU (5-3, 1-0 OVC) took the doubles point in the match by sweeping all three matches to clinch the victory. The doubles teams of Ryan Kennedy and Adam Taylor at number one and Joao Camara and Tyler Jeffers at number two both lost 8-3 in their doubles matches for the Racers (0-12, 0-3 OVC). Aleks Mitric and Max McLean lost at number three doubles 8-5.
The two teams split the singles portion of the match. Camara was defeated at number one 6-1, 6-0. At number two, it was Taylor picking up the win over EIU's Warren Race 4-6, 6-2 and 6-3. Jeffers was victorious at number three 6-4 and 6-2 and McLean won his match at number five 6-1 and 6-1.
Kennedy and Nik Mitric lost their matches at number four and six, respectively. Kennedy fell 3-6, 6-2 and 7-5 while Mitric was downed 6-2, 6-3.
The Racers will finish up the weekend on Sunday as they will travel to face SIU Edwardsville. The match begins at 11 a.m.
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