MUNCIE, Ind. --  Eastern Illinois men's tennis fell to 0-4 on the season as the Panthers lost a 7-0 match at Ball State on Friday (Feb. 24).

The junior and sophomore duo of Warren Race and Volodymyr Zverkovsky picked up the lone Panther victory at No. 3 doubles as the Cardinals won all six singles matchups and the all-important duo point enroute to a 10-2 season mark.

Newcomer David Constantinescu dropped a tough three-set affair at No. 4 singles, while the rest of the EIU lineup unfortunately fell in straight sets.

The Panthers will next head to instate rival Northern Illinois for a 2 p.m. match a week from Saturday on March 3.

Eastern Illinois at Ball State
Fri., February 24, 2012 in Muncie, Ind.
(Muncie YMCA)

BSU Men 7, EIU Men 0
Singles
1. Dalton Albertin (BSU) def. Michael Sperry (EIU) - 6-2, 6-3
2. Ray Leonard (BSU) def. Warren Race (EIU) - 6-3, 7-6
3. Zane Smith (BSU) def. Jamie Firth (EIU) - 6-3, 7-5
4. Alexandre Brym (BSU) def. Dave Constantinescu (EIU) - 6-1, 5-7, 10-8
5. Austin Smith (BSU) def. Volodymyr Zverkovsky (EIU) - 6-1, 6-2
6. Pat Elliott (BSU) won by walkover
Doubles
1. Albertin/Leonard (BSU) def. Sperry/Hilgert (EIU) - 8-1
2. Smith/ Derek Carpenter (BSU) def. Firth/Constantinescu (EIU) - 8-4
3. Race/ Zverkovsky (EIU) def. Andres Monroy/Austin Sansone (BSU) - 8-7 (7-1)

Match Notes:  EIU (0-4); BSU (10-2)

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