During the Ball State Fall Invitational this weekend, the Ball State men's tennis team will have an experience it hasn't had in a long time: playing in front of a home crowd.
Despite its five-and-a-half month absence away from home, Ball State has stayed busy.
On April 30, Ball State won the Mid-American Conference Tournament and clinched an NCAA berth when it defeated Toledo 4-1. In early May, coach Bill Richards was named the MAC Coach of the Year while senior Cliff Morrison and junior Dalton Albertin received All-MAC honors. Finally, in mid-May, Ball State lost its NCAA opening round match 4-0 to No. 4 ranked Ohio State.
Now into the 2011-2012 season, Ball State continues its busy schedule.
Senior Andres Monroy had surgery a few weeks ago to fix a hip problem and Morrison will have surgery today to fix a condition called compartment syndrome. Richards said he expects Monroy to be out at least five months and he is unsure what the outcome of Morrison's surgery will be at this point.
"He won't be playing any tennis this fall, that's for sure," he said.
In addition, Ball State had its first taste of competition last weekend in the 36th annual Milwaukee Tennis Classic.
During the three day event, the team went 11-14 in singles play and 4-7 in doubles.
Despite Ball State's mediocre record at the classic, Richards said what's important at this point in the season is getting repetitions and making adjustments.
"I think there were probably more positives than negatives in Milwaukee," he said. "You just hope to get some more experience under your belt and make some improvements. That's really what we're looking for."
Albertin, on the other hand, wants to be more confident in himself this weekend.
"I know especially for myself, and I'm sure for everybody else on the team, it's all about confidence," he said. "I didn't really feel that comfortable up in Wisconsin. I was still able to have OK results, but they weren't what I wanted. Everybody at this level can play, and it depends on who really believes they can win and who is willing to go that extra mile out there during the match."
Ball State will begin play in the Ball State Fall Invitational Friday. First serve is to be announced.
Kicker: MEN'S TENNIS
Steven Ward | Staff Reporter
smward2@bsu.edu
During the Ball State Fall Invitational this weekend, the Ball State men's tennis team will have an experience it hasn't had in a long time: playing in front of a home crowd.
Despite its five-and-a-half month absence away from home, Ball State has stayed busy.
On April 30, Ball State won the Mid-American Conference Tournament and clinched an NCAA berth when it defeated Toledo 4-1. In early May, coach Bill Richards was named the MAC Coach of the Year while senior Cliff Morrison and junior Dalton Albertin received All-MAC honors. Finally, in mid-May, Ball State lost its NCAA opening round match 4-0 to No. 4 ranked Ohio State.
Now into the 2011-2012 season, Ball State continues its busy schedule.
Senior Andres Monroy had surgery a few weeks ago to fix a hip problem and Morrison will have surgery today to fix a condition called compartment syndrome. Richards said he expects Monroy to be out at least five months and he is unsure what the outcome of Morrison's surgery will be at this point.
"He won't be playing any tennis this fall, that's for sure," he said.
In addition, Ball State had its first taste of competition last weekend in the 36th annual Milwaukee Tennis Classic.
During the three day event, the team went 11-14 in singles play and 4-7 in doubles.
Despite Ball State's mediocre record at the classic, Richards said what's important at this point in the season is getting repetitions and making adjustments.
"I think there were probably more positives than negatives in Milwaukee," he said. "You just hope to get some more experience under your belt and make some improvements. That's really what we're looking for."
Albertin, on the other hand, wants to be more confident in himself this weekend.
"I know especially for myself, and I'm sure for everybody else on the team, it's all about confidence," he said. "I didn't really feel that comfortable up in Wisconsin. I was still able to have OK results, but they weren't what I wanted. Everybody at this level can play, and it depends on who really believes they can win and who is willing to go that extra mile out there during the match."
Ball State will begin play in the Ball State Fall Invitational Friday. First serve is to be announced.
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