Ball State University men's tennis team, 4-6 on the season, plays University of Michigan, 8-3 for the season, Friday at Michigan.-áMichigan lost their last match to Texas A&M last weekend, 3-4.-áLast year, when the Cardinals played the Wolverines, they were defeated by Michigan.
"We played [Michigan] last year and lost 5-2," Aaron Phillips said. "They are a tough team, and we can be competitive with them."
This season Ball State and Michigan have had only one opponent in common, Northwestern University.-áMichigan beat Northwestern 5-2, and the Cardinals lost 2-5.-áThe Cardinals know that if they want to beat Michigan they are going to have to bring their "A" game.
"[If we want to win] we need to win close ones," Phillips said.
Throughout the past week the Cardinals have been working hard in practice.-áThe team has been working on both its singles and doubles.-áPhillips said the Cardinals have been working harder on doubles, though.
"We had a good week at practice," Phillips said.-á"We worked on both singles and doubles, but [we] concentrated more on doubles because we still needed to work on that."
Joe Vallee said that he also worked on offense.
"[In practice this week I] worked on my serve and staying aggressive," Vallee said.
If the Cardinals beat Michigan, it will be their first win against a Big Ten conference team this season.-áSo far this year, Ball State has played Purdue University, Michigan State University, University of Illinois and Northwestern.
The Cardinals will be in Las Vegas for Spring Break,-áplaying University of Nevada, Las Vegas on March 14.
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