DEKALB, Ill. – The Western Michigan men's tennis team dominated Northern Illinois 6-1 Sunday afternoon on the road, improving the squad to 14-7 overall and 5-1 in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) while winning their third straight and seventh of their last eight.
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WMU won the doubles point and claimed five of the six singles points, with the lone loss coming at No. 6. In doubles, the duo of Kennosuke Nouchi/Daniel Loebel earned a 6-3 win at No. 1 to clinch it while Matt Hamilton/Maik Steiner got the Broncos started with a 6-1 win at No. 2.
In singles, the Brown & Gold's wins came pouring in to open, as WMU took the first four to clinch the match and lead 5-0 before NIU got a win at No. 6. Nouchi, who is ranked No. 111, earned a quick 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 2 followed by a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 4 for Loebel and a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 3 by Steiner to clinch it. Later in the match, Hamilton, who just won his 100th career singles match on Friday, earned a comeback 2-6, 6-1-10-6 at No. 2 and Matej Svjetlicic came back at No. 5 to win 2-6, 7-6 (4), 10-5.
The Broncos have one final match before the MAC Tournament comes to Kalamazoo, as WMU hosts Toledo on Saturday, April 22 at 1 p.m.
