Broncos buck Bulls in doubleheader
The men's tennis team had a busy day on Friday, opening its Mid-American Conference schedule against Western Michigan in the afternoon before playing Cornell in the evening.
Western Michigan (11-1, 1-0 MAC) made quick work of Buffalo (3-4, 0-1 MAC), as the Broncos took all three doubles matches as well as sweeping the four singles matches en route to a 7-0 victory.
The Bulls were overmatched by the Broncos, who are ranked 70th by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, failing to win one set in any of the matches. Sophomore Nikesh Singh Panthlia and freshman Fred Duncan played in the two closest matches of the contest before each lost 6-3, 6-4.
In the second half of the doubleheader, the Bulls faired no better losing to Cornell (6-4) by a count of 5-1. Cornell is ranked 74th by the ITA.
The lone victory for the Bulls came via the racket of Mike Rockman, who defeated Joshua Goldstein 6-2, 6-4. Due to time constraints resulting from Cornell's travel schedule, the two teams faced off in six singles events instead of the customary three doubles and four singles.
The team will take the court again on March 11 at 7 p.m. when it hosts Duquesne.
Photo: Courtesy of Matthew Messina, from the RMBERS' Instagram page
