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Then-sophomore Simon Formont hits a ball back against Toledo April 12, 2014, in DeKalb. Men’s tennis lost to the Buffalo Bulls, 4-2, in the MAC Championship tournament semifinals on Friday at the West Tennis Courts.
Men’s tennis upset by Buffalo in semis Huskies knocked out by Buffalo for 2nd-straight year Patrick Smith Staff Writer T @NSSportsPatrick
DeKalb | Men’s tennis’ season came to an end as it was knocked off by the Buffalo Bulls in the MAC Championship semifinals this weekend. The Huskies (18-6, 4-1 MAC) were the No. 1 seed going into the tournament, but they failed to win the MAC title, losing 4-2 to the No. 4 Bulls on Friday at the West Tennis Courts. Buffalo went on to beat No. 3 Binghamton, 4-2, Saturday to win the MAC title. “Buffalo earned today’s victory,” said head coach Patrick Fisher. “We didn’t capitalize on some opportunities, but it’s hard to pinPatrick Fisher point one mis- Head coach take. They were simply just better than us today.” The Huskies were unable to carry the momentum from beating
Buffalo 5-2 April 19 in Buffalo, N.Y., in the regular season finale over to the postseason. “We believed that we could win every match,” said senior Frederic Cadieux. “We fought hard today, but Buffalo played better and avenged their loss.” The Huskies were disappointed that Frederic they didn’t win Cadieux the postseason Senior championship, especially with winning their second regular season championship in a row and being the No. 1 seed. “The expectation every year is to win the MAC tournament,” Fisher said. “It’s not just to get to the tournament, but to win two championships. The program’s expectations is to be regular season and tournament champions.” Though the Huskies are upset about the early exit, Fisher said the 2015 season still should be recognized as a good one. “We won back-to-back MAC regular season championships,” Fisher said. “We didn’t have to share it with anyone; we were
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Results
Doubles No. 1: Freshmen Kevin Daun and Georg Lundkvist lost (6-4) No. 2: Senior Frederic Cadieux and freshman Louis-Philippe Hamel lost (6-1) No. 3: Junior Simon Formont and sophomore Carlos Manzanas won (6-2) Singles No. 1: Cadieux lost (6-1, 2-6, 6-3) No. 2: Formont lost (7-5, 7-5) No. 3: Hamel led (6-3, 3-6, 4-2) unfinished No. 4: Freshman Tom Hjertonsson won (7-5, 2-6, 6-4) No. 5: Manzanas lost (6-4,7-5) No. 6: Lundkvist won (7-5,6-4) outright regular season champs. “Yes, we did overachieve. When you have three of [your] top four players leave from last season and replace them with freshmen it’s hard. We have a great program. We’re not just a one-hit wonder. We won three of the last four regular season MAC titles and lost in the MAC conference championship in 2013.”
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