MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's tennis team (10-8, 2-1 MAC) earned a come from behind win Saturday afternoon in Mid-American Conference action over Northern Illinois (12-8, 1-2 MAC). The Cardinals defeated the Huskies 4-3 at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center after dropping the doubles point Ball State came back to take four of the six singles matches from NIU.
The Cardinals found themselves trailing early to the Huskies at the start of the match. Ball State would lose on courts three and one to give Northern Illinois the early 1-0 advantage over the Cardinals. Patrick Downs alongside Marko Guzina were the first Ball State twosome off the court after losing a 6-2 decision to Carlos Manzanas and Bor Schweiger Muzar at the No.