TOLEDO, Ohio – The Western Michigan men's tennis team swept their singles matches on Friday at the Toledo Rocket Invitational, day one of the three-day tournament.
Sophomore Eric Olivarez along with freshmen Kennosuke Nouchi and Jannik Opitz all stayed unbeaten on the young season at 4-0 with singles wins over players from Youngstown State. Sophomore Nick Schnobel and Kris Knof also earned wins on Friday, both improving to 3-1 this season.
In doubles play, the team of Schnobel/Billy Heckman moved to 4-0 this season with an 8-7 (4) win over Garreto/Dahan of Youngstown State and earned their second win of the day over Koscielski/Conley of Detroit while Olivarez/Knof improved to 3-1 with an 8-4 win over Tolesani/Uirgici of Youngstown State. In the second round of doubles play against Detroit, Opitz/Nouchi avenged an early loss and won their second match over Ponton/Kadyrou of Detroit.
Day two of the Toledo Invitational will continue on Saturday and Sunday. Four Broncos will be competing at the ITA All-American in senior Matt Hamilton and Daniel Loebel, junior Maik Steiner and sophomore Matej Svjetlicic while the rest of the team will stay in Toledo, Ohio. Follow the team on Twitter at @WMUMensTennis to stay updated!
