Friday, October 23
Muncie, IN
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University at Buffalo
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MAC Fall Championship
10/25/2026 2:36:00 PM | Men's Tennis
OXFORD, OHIO – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team concluded fall competition at the MAC Fall Championships this weekend, hosted by Miami (OH). The weekend was highlighted by pair of strong doubles performances as both UB doubles pairings reached the championship of their respective doubles draws and Miko Lapalme won the championship of the Flight B singles draw.
In Flight B, Michael Malkin and Chase Zhao defeated Omaha's Christian Trevey and Noah Greni 8-6 before cruising to an 8-3 win over Drake's Alex Yeager and Arin Menon to advance to the championship match, where they defeated UIC's Vanja Hodzic and Henrique Sa 8-3.
In Flight A, Connor Doig and Minjae Kim defeated Wester Michigan's duo of Drew Evans and Dominik Vonbank 8-4 and Omaha's Eloi Roux and Anthony Scheglowski 8-4 to advance to the championship match, where they fell to Western Michigan's Jack Davidson and Oscar Corwin.
In singles action, the Bulls had two semifinalists in Flight B as Lapalme took down Toledo's Pannawat Suttisomboon 6-1, 6-4 before defeating Drake's Samuel Melaga in a three-set semifinal thriller, winning 6-4, 5-7, 10-4 to advance to the championship match where he defeated Ball State's Maksym Ivashko 6-2, 6-1.
Across the draw, Mathis Salvestre defeated Western Michigan's Anh Hoang La Pham in a three-set thriller 6-4, 2-6, 10-7 to advance to the semifinals where he then fell to Ball State's Maksym Ivashko 6-1, 7-6.
In Flight D, Malkin cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Toledo's Aj Sidoti before falling to Western Michigan's Filip Poklemba 7-6, 6-2 in the semifinals. In Flight E, Zhao defeated Western Michigan's Dimitri Moriarty 6-4, 6-1 before dropping a hard-fought three-set battle to UIC's Aarav Nair 6-7, 6-2, 5-10. In Flight A, Minjae Kim defeated Drake's Alan Gonzalez 7-6, 6-4 before falling in three sets to Ball State's Andrei Caragea 6-4, 5-7, 3-6.
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In Flight B, Michael Malkin and Chase Zhao defeated Omaha's Christian Trevey and Noah Greni 8-6 before cruising to an 8-3 win over Drake's Alex Yeager and Arin Menon to advance to the championship match, where they defeated UIC's Vanja Hodzic and Henrique Sa 8-3.
In Flight A, Connor Doig and Minjae Kim defeated Wester Michigan's duo of Drew Evans and Dominik Vonbank 8-4 and Omaha's Eloi Roux and Anthony Scheglowski 8-4 to advance to the championship match, where they fell to Western Michigan's Jack Davidson and Oscar Corwin.
In singles action, the Bulls had two semifinalists in Flight B as Lapalme took down Toledo's Pannawat Suttisomboon 6-1, 6-4 before defeating Drake's Samuel Melaga in a three-set semifinal thriller, winning 6-4, 5-7, 10-4 to advance to the championship match where he defeated Ball State's Maksym Ivashko 6-2, 6-1.
Across the draw, Mathis Salvestre defeated Western Michigan's Anh Hoang La Pham in a three-set thriller 6-4, 2-6, 10-7 to advance to the semifinals where he then fell to Ball State's Maksym Ivashko 6-1, 7-6.
In Flight D, Malkin cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Toledo's Aj Sidoti before falling to Western Michigan's Filip Poklemba 7-6, 6-2 in the semifinals. In Flight E, Zhao defeated Western Michigan's Dimitri Moriarty 6-4, 6-1 before dropping a hard-fought three-set battle to UIC's Aarav Nair 6-7, 6-2, 5-10. In Flight A, Minjae Kim defeated Drake's Alan Gonzalez 7-6, 6-4 before falling in three sets to Ball State's Andrei Caragea 6-4, 5-7, 3-6.
For all the latest on UB men's tennis, follow @ubuffalomten 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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