IOWA CITY, Iowa - Junior
Nadin Indre earned a victory over a nationally-ranked opponent in the No. 1 singles match, but the Western Michigan men's tennis team was unable to keep pace with #36 Drake in falling 6-1 in Iowa City on Saturday. With the loss, the Broncos fall to 8-4 on the season.
Indre played an impressive No. 1 singles match against the Bulldogs' James McKie, who entered the match ranked as the #72 singles player in the nation. The junior from Romania controlled the tempo from the outset, defeating McKie 6-2, 6-2 to tie the team match at 1-1 after the Broncos had dropped the doubles point.
However, the Bulldogs were able to re-take the reins of the match, clinching the team victory with three straight sets wins.
Ruben Greiner competed well with Robin Goodman in the No. 3 singles match before falling 6-3, 6-3;
Pablo Mora lost at No. 5 to Ben Mullis, 6-1, 6-4; and #45 Anis Ghorbel clinched the team victory with a win over
Ross VanderPloeg in the No. 2 singles.
The Broncos did manage to make things interesting on the other two courts, however, keeping the final score of the match in doubt for a while.
Aaron Wong pushed Alen Salibasic to a third set tiebreaker by coming back to win the second set, but ultimately could not complete the comeback in losing 7-6 (4), 4-6, 1-0 (8).
Andrew Cahn started quick against Ben Lott in the No. 6 singles match, taking the first set, but lost two full sets to close in falling 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
#36 Drake 6, Western Michigan University 1
Feb 23, 2013 at Iowa City, Iowa
| Singles competition |
| 1. Nadin Indre (WMU) def. #72 James McKie (DRAKE) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2. #45 Anis Ghorbel (DRAKE) def. Ross VanderPloeg (WMU) 7-5, 6-1 |
| 3. Robin Goodman (DRAKE) def. Ruben Greiner (WMU) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 4. Alen Salibasic (DRAKE) def. Aaron Wong (WMU) 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) |
| 5. Ben Mullis (DRAKE) def. Pablo Mora (WMU) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 6. Ben Lott (DRAKE) def. Andrew Cahn (WMU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Match Notes |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,5,2,4,6) |
