MUNCIE, Ind. - Xavier men's tennis competed down to the wire in a back-and-forth battle at Ball State, but fell, 4-3, to the Cardinals on Saturday afternoon.
The Musketeers return to action on Friday, February 8 at Villanova at 6:00 p.m.
Xavier jumped out to a 1-0 lead on the doubles point., after and took the the No. 1 doubles spot with a 6-3 win, and and took the No. 2 doubles spot, 7-6, after four tiebreakers. In the No. 3 spot, and were tied, 5-5, when the point was decided.
Ball State took the first singles point, 6-2, 6-3, over in the No.