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Men's Tennis Aimee Luurtsema, Graduate Assistant for Marketing, Communications & Engagement

Men's Tennis Finishes Play in Toledo while Opitz Leads the Rest of the Team at the ITA All-American

TOLEDO, Ohio/ TULSA, Okla. – The Western Michigan men's tennis team finished up play at the Toledo Rocket Invitational on Sunday while senior Maik Steiner, junior Eric Olivarez and sophomore Jannik Opitz continued play at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American.

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At the Rocket Invitational, the Broncos picked up wins from junior Matej Svjetlicic and junior Kris Knof. Svetlicic defeated St. Francis's Franz Luna (6-4, 7-5) improving his singles record to 4-1 this season. Knof defeated Duquesne University's Dane Bendel this afternoon improving his win streak to two, going 3-1 at the invitational.

In doubles play in Toledo the Broncos went 2-1 in doubles when partners Nick Schnobel/Lenhard Haupt and Svjetlicic/Knof earned wins against St. Francis, as each team are now 1-0 together.

In Oklahoma, Opitz defeated Nebraska's William Grattan Smit (6-2, 6-4) in round 64 of the ITA All-American Pre-Qualifiers before falling to Mathieu Scaglia of Oklahoma State. Opitz awaits his fate in the alternate list for the Qualifying round which begins tomorrow. Steiner and Olivarez participated in the consolation round this afternoon after dropping their singles match yesterday. Steiner picked up a win over Eastern Kentucky's Guillem Sanchis while Olivarez fell to Nebraska's Chris Dean.

Sophomore Kennosuke Nouchi begins Qualifying singles play tomorrow in the morning before joining partner Opitz in the afternoon for Qualifying doubles play. The Bronco duo of Olivarez and Steiner are currently third on the alternate list for Qualifying doubles and await their fate to play tomorrow.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kris Knof

Kris Knof

6' 1"
Junior
Kennosuke Nouchi

Kennosuke Nouchi

5' 10"
Sophomore
Eric Olivarez

Eric Olivarez

5' 10"
Junior
Jannik Opitz

Jannik Opitz

6' 4"
Sophomore
Nick Schnobel

Nick Schnobel

5' 11"
Junior
Maik Steiner

Maik Steiner

6' 2"
Senior
Matej Svjetlicic

Matej Svjetlicic

6' 1"
Junior
Lenhard Haupt

Lenhard Haupt

6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kris Knof

Kris Knof

6' 1"
Junior
Kennosuke Nouchi

Kennosuke Nouchi

5' 10"
Sophomore
Eric Olivarez

Eric Olivarez

5' 10"
Junior
Jannik Opitz

Jannik Opitz

6' 4"
Sophomore
Nick Schnobel

Nick Schnobel

5' 11"
Junior
Maik Steiner

Maik Steiner

6' 2"
Senior
Matej Svjetlicic

Matej Svjetlicic

6' 1"
Junior
Lenhard Haupt

Lenhard Haupt

6' 3"
Junior