KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's tennis team pushed its home winning streak to 27 matches as the Broncos defeated both UIC and Detroit Sunday at West Hills. Head coach Dave Morin tied Jack Vredevelt for the most wins in WMU men's tennis history at 348, as the Broncos started the Spring season off to a perfect 2-0.

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The Broncos first downed UIC 7-0, winning every doubles match and every singles match without losing a set. Freshman Kennosuke Nouchi, junior Maik Steiner, senior Matt Hamilton, freshman Jannik Opitz, sophomore Matej Svjetlicic and senior Daniel Loebel all earned wins in singles play.

In the second match, WMU topped Detroit 6-1, winning every match besides No. 2 singles. Opitz and Loebel each pushed their winning streak's to four and Opitz also improved to a team-best 13-1 this season.

The Broncos will be on the road for the next five matches, starting off with Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 21 at noon. WMU will go on the road to face Iowa, Minnesota, Green Bay (neutral), Vanderbilt and Middle Tennessee before returning home on Feb. 11 to face B1G opponent Michigan State.

MATCH 1

Singles competition

1. Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) def. Carl Hedstrom (UIC) 6-0, 7-5

2. Maik Steiner (WMU) def. Niko Wasilewicz (UIC) 7-5, 6-1

3. Matt Hamilton (WMU) def. Marcelo Dib (UIC) 6-1, 6-1

4. Jannik Opitz (WMU) def. William Wale (UIC) 6-0, 7-5

5. Matej Svjetlicic (WMU) def. Christian San Andres (UIC) 6-3, 6-1

6. Daniel Loebel (WMU) def. Alvaro De La Fuente (UIC) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Maik Steiner/Jannik Opitz (WMU) def. Carl Hedstrom/Niko Wasilewicz (UIC) 6-3

2. Kennosuke Nouchi/Daniel Loebel (WMU) def. Marcelo Dib/William Wale (UIC) 6-0

3. Billy Heckman/Nick Schnobel (WMU) def. Nate Campanile/Christian San Andres (UIC) 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,4,6,1,2,5)

MATCH 2

Singles competition

1. Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) def. Patryk Koscielski (DETROIT) 6-3, 7-5

2. Artem Vasheshnikov (DETROIT) def. Maik Steiner (WMU) 7-6, 6-3

3. Matt Hamilton (WMU) def. Nathan Ponton (DETROIT) 6-0, 6-3

4. Jannik Opitz (WMU) def. Ismail Kadyrov (DETROIT) 6-2, 6-3

5. Matej Svjetlicic (WMU) def. Adam Zuchowicz (DETROIT) 6-0, 6-2

6. Eric Olivarez (WMU) def. Kacper Stelmaszak (DETROIT) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Daniel Loebel/Matt Hamilton (WMU) vs. Patryk Koscielski/Artem Vasheshnikov (DETROIT) 3-5, unfinished

2. Jannik Opitz/Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) def. Chance Conley/Ismail Kadyrov (DETROIT) 6-1

3. Billy Heckman/Nick Schnobel (WMU) def. Nathan Ponton/Adam Zuchowicz (DETROIT) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,6,3,4,2,1)