KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's tennis team earned a quick 4-3 win over Binghamton Monday afternoon as the Broncos had the match clinched before the Bearcats were able to win the last three singles matches. The match did go into a brief rain delay, starting at Sorensen Courts and finishing at West Hills Athletic Club due to rain in the area.
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Doubles was tight throughout, but the Broncos were able to pull away with 6-4 wins at both No. 1 and No. 3. The No. 88 ranked team of Daniel Loebel/Kennosuke Nouchi won at No. 1 to improve to 11-7 this season and the team of Jannik Opitz/Eric Olivarez clinched the doubles point at No. 3, earning a win to improve to a perfect 8-0 together this season.
WMU stormed out of the gates in singles play, earning three straight two-set wins to clinch the match before the Bearcats were able to get on the board. Olivarez was the first off, winning a 6-0, 6-1 match at No. 6 to move to 21-7 this season while Nouchi was shortly after, winning 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 to win his 10th straight match and move to 22-7 overall. Matej Svjetlicic earned the match clincher, defeating Valentine Bouchet 6-3, 6-3 at No. 5.
WMU will now hit the road for two straight matches next weekend, first taking on Ball State on Friday, April 14 at 1 p.m. and then heading to DeKalb, Ill., to face Northern Illinois on Sunday, April 16 at 11 a.m.
