Saturday, January 31
Buffalo, NY
1:30pm
University at Buffalo
7
vs
0
Duquesne
Photo by: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics
Bulls Victorious in Saturday Sweep of Duquesne
1/31/2026 7:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team defeated Duquesne 7-0 on Saturday afternoon at Miller Tennis Center.
The Bulls took the doubles point as Theodoros Mitsakos and Clement Mainguy earned a hard-fought 7-5 win at first doubles and Michael Malkin and Minjae Kim followed with a 6-4 win at second doubles to give UB a 1-0 lead in the match.
UB continued to battle in singles action as Kim won 6-2, 6-1 at third singles, Malkin picked up a 6-1, 6-4 victory at fourth singles and Faiz Nasyam cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win at the fifth position. Mitsakos overcame a dropped first set to win 7-6, 4-6, 10-4 at first singles, Onder Balci battled back from a dropped second set to win 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 at second singles and Cowen Lau picked up his first win as a Bull in a three-set thriller, 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 at six singles.
"Wasn't our best performance of the year, but I am proud of the way we mentally battled to get the win," said head coach Lee Nickell. "Tomorrow will be tough, we need to recover and be ready to execute against a very good Cleveland State team."
Buffalo returns to action on Sunday as they host Cleveland State at Miller Tennis Center at 1pm.
For all the latest on UB men's tennis, follow @UBmenstennis on Twitter/X and Instagram and like the UB Men's Tennis Facebook page.
Click here for information on the Bulls Championship Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
The Bulls took the doubles point as Theodoros Mitsakos and Clement Mainguy earned a hard-fought 7-5 win at first doubles and Michael Malkin and Minjae Kim followed with a 6-4 win at second doubles to give UB a 1-0 lead in the match.
UB continued to battle in singles action as Kim won 6-2, 6-1 at third singles, Malkin picked up a 6-1, 6-4 victory at fourth singles and Faiz Nasyam cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win at the fifth position. Mitsakos overcame a dropped first set to win 7-6, 4-6, 10-4 at first singles, Onder Balci battled back from a dropped second set to win 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 at second singles and Cowen Lau picked up his first win as a Bull in a three-set thriller, 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 at six singles.
"Wasn't our best performance of the year, but I am proud of the way we mentally battled to get the win," said head coach Lee Nickell. "Tomorrow will be tough, we need to recover and be ready to execute against a very good Cleveland State team."
Buffalo returns to action on Sunday as they host Cleveland State at Miller Tennis Center at 1pm.
For all the latest on UB men's tennis, follow @UBmenstennis on Twitter/X and Instagram and like the UB Men's Tennis Facebook page.
Click here for information on the Bulls Championship Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
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