KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Ball State men’s tennis team wrapped up its fall portion of its schedule this weekend when the Cardinals competed at the MAC Indoors which was hosted by Western Michigan.
 
Flight 2 doubles saw Eli Herran and teammate Sajin Smith reach the consolation finals against Vince Orlando and Andrew Hayward. 
 
Herran along with Smith also reached the finals in Flight 3 singles consolation. Herran defeated UIC’s Gustavo Schwebel by a score of 6-2, 6-3 while Smith took town Buffalo’s Theodoris Mitsakos, 2-6, 6-4, 10-6. 
 
In Flight 4 singles, Orlando was crowned champion after earning a semifinal victory against Northern Illinois’ Armin Koschtojan. In the title match, Orlando took down Toledo’s Poonthong Komolpisut, 7-5, 6-4. Broc Fletch also registered a win in that same flight defeating UB’s Michael Malkin, 6-3, 6-1 but would then lose in the semifinals.
 
In Flight 5 singles, Hayward tallied a three-set thriller after beating Buffalo’s You-Shiang Huang in the first round of the main draw but then fell to host WMU’s Dimitri Moriarty in the semifinals. 
 
Simmons captured the Flight 6 singles bracket after defeating the Huskies Luke Welker, 6-1, 6-4 in today’s finals. 
 
The Ball State men’s tennis team will open its spring season on Jan. 19 at Butler. First serve is slated for 1:30 p.m. ET.