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3 Redbirds Advance to Quarterfinals at Ball State Invite

The doubles team of Albert Piasecki and Brent Steven, along with singles player Yew Ming Si have advanced into Saturdays quarter-final rounds of the Ball State Invitational Tennis Tournament. Piasecki and Steven advanced by winning their first two matches in Fridays competition. Yew Ming Si bounced back from a tiebreaker Brent McCombe 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4, then he defeated Chris Varga 6-4, 6-2 to move into the semi-finals. Ricky Heath enjoyed a victory against Peter Voelz 6-1, 6-2, but fell to a come-from-behind win by Andrew Seni in the second round of Group A Singles 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Jason Smit is still alive in Singles Group A consolation bracket. After a loss Dipesh Rao in three sets, Smit bounced back to beat Jason Pressel 6-4, 6-3. Play continues Saturday in all groups.
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