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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 | THE BALL STATE DAILY NEWS | BSUDAILY.COM | PAGE 5
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EVENTS THIS WEEK
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MEN’S TENNIS
Ball State sweeps IPFW, Indiana Tech Wins over in-state rivals puts team on three-game streak BRIAN WEISS STAFF REPORTER | @bweiss14 The Ball State men’s tennis team didn’t seem fazed by a long week between matches as they took care of business Wednesday and defeated two in-state opponents. In the first match of a double-header, Ball State defeated IPFW 5-2 and then knocked off Indiana Tech in
the second match 7-0. With the two victories, the Cardinals improved to 6-4 on the season and have won three matches in a row. Against IPFW, the Cardinals struggled to shake off the rust and got off to a rocky start by losing the doubles point. “I thought we were kind of sluggish, sometimes when you have a week off you lose your edge a little bit and I thought that happened to us,” coach Bill Richards said. “Naturally we were disappointed to lose a doubles point.” The Cardinals recovered quickly, winning five of the six
BASKETBALL: Late scoring helps push BSU to win | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Sallee agreed that Eastern Michigan’s defense gave his team problems in the first half. “We turned it over so dagonne much,” Sallee said. “And really, I don’t think they were forced, a lot of travels. We caught two of them outof-bounds. I mean, who does that?” The Cardinals surpassed their first half total in scoring just nine minutes into the second half. Sophomore Shelbie Justice also found her spots in the second half after a scoreless first half. She hit a 3-pointer on the left wing at the 10:32 mark, then, after an Eastern Michigan missed shot, drove for a layup through a foul. She made the free throw to score
six straight points in less than 30 seconds. “It always feels good to hit a shot,” Justice said. “Not just me, but the whole team was shooting well [in the second half], so that just boosted our energy on the offensive end.” Until after the game, Sallee hadn’t spoken to Fontaine’s mother. He said he would thank her for trusting him with Nathalie when they finally would speak. “The important thing is her mom’s here,” Sallee said. “She can get a little bit of mom’s loving and get rejuvenated.” Fifteen minutes after the game, Fontaine burst out of the locker room and ran back onto the court to see her mom. She nearly jumped into her mom’s arms with a hug.
singles matches. The top four players all won in straight sets highlighted by senior Alex Byrm’s 6-0, 6-1 victory at the No. 3 position. Sophomore Ray Leonard, who had missed the previous two matches with an injury, successfully returned to the lineup by defeating Daniel Kang 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 1 spot. Senior Cliff Morrison also returned to the lineup and went 1-1 in his two doubles matches. Ball State rode the momentum it built against IPFW straight into their second match of the day. The team
didn’t drop a set, winning all 15 in route to a 7-0 sweep of Indiana Tech. Freshman Imanol Arconada and Brym defeated their opponents 8-2 in the duos first go at No.1 doubles this season. Brym continued his great day by winning 6-1, 6-0 in singles action. With Morrison and Leonard done for the day, sophomore Patrick Elliot was forced to play singles action despite batting the flu. He won 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 4 position. Junior Austin Smith played a perfect singles match, defeating his opponent 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 spot.
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Richards warned his team to not overlook either opponent despite their records. “Certainly not the same quality of opponents that we’ve played previously this year but everybody can play,” he said. The Cardinals won’t have much time to celebrate the victories as they host another double-header on Saturday. “I think we needed this to help us prepare for Saturday and I thought the guys responded well,” Richards said. “They pushed us in certain situations and again I think it’s what we needed today.”
LAST FIVE MATCHES
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Feb. 3 at Indiana L 1-6 Fed. 8 vs. Brown L 2-5 Feb. 10 vs. IUPUI W 7-0 Feb. 20 vs. IPFW W 5-2 Feb. 20 vs. Indiana Tech W 7-0
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CONGRATULATIONS!
To the Ball State University and Department of Communication Studies Speech Team for winning the 30th annual Indiana State Forensic Association’s state tournament! This is the team’s third win in a row and the eighth win in nine years! Lauren Chapman Berkley Conner
Rob Fucela Bri Kirkham
Louis Lin Marcea McGuire Meg Moshe Bree Nelson Andrew Neylon
Ankit Patel Huy Pham Kate Roesch Brooklyn Schreier Lauren Seitz
Kate Shaffer
Extemporaneous Speaking, Impromptu Speaking Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Informative Speaking, Duo Interpretation, Poetry Interpretation, Prose interpretation Novice Persuasive Speaking, Novice Prose Interpretation Novice Informative Speaking, Novice Prose Interpretation, Novice Poetry Interpretation, Novice Extemporaneous Speaking After Dinner Speaking Novice Poetry Interpretation, Novice Prose Interpretation, Novice Dramatic Interpretation Persuasive Speaking, Rhetorical Criticism Program Oral Interpretation, Informative Speaking Informative Speaking, Rhetorical Criticism, Impromptu Speaking, Duo Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking Novice Extemporaneous Speaking, Novice Persuasive Speaking, Novice Impromptu Speaking Program Oral Interpretation, After Dinner Speaking, Duo Interpretation Prose Interpretation Novice Dramatic Interpretation, Novice Poetry Interpretation, Novice Impromptu Speaking Novice Impromptu Speaking, Novice Informative Speaking, Novice Extemporaneous Speaking, Novice Dramatic Interpretation Prose Interpretation, Rhetorical Criticism, Dramatic Interpretation
2nd place, 5th place 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, 4th place, 5th place, 6th place 1st place, 6th place 1st place, 2nd place, 4th place, 5th place 4th place 1st place, 3rd place, 3rd place 4th place, 4th place 4th place, 6th place 1st place, 2nd place, 2nd place, 4th place, 4th place 4th place, 4th place, 4th place 3rd place, 3rd place, 2nd place 5th place 2nd place, 6th place, 6th place 1st place, 3rd place, 3rd place, 4th place
College Competitors in Order of Finishing Placement: 1. Ball State University 2. Marian University 3. University of Indianapolis 4. IUPUI 5. Purdue University 6. Ivy Tech Community College 7. Butler University 8. IPFW
The team placed in 43 events, winning six individual state titles.
2nd place, 6th place, 6th place
Additional Congratulations Goes Out to the Coaching Staff: Mary Moore, Ashley Coker, Michelle Colpean, Mike Catlos, and Jon Conway
From left to right: Back row: Andrew Neylon, Lauren Seitz, Brooklyn Schreier, Berkley Conner, Huy Pham, and Lauren Chapman. Front row: Louis Lin, Matt Marshall, Bri Kirkham, Ankit Patel, Bree Nelson, Meg Moshe, Kate Roesch, Marcea McGuire, Rob Fucela, and Kate Shaffer. Not pictured: Kathryn Overn