KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Kennosuke Nouchi of the men's tennis team has been selected to participate in the prestigious 2017 ITA Oracle Masters. The tournament runs from Sept. 21–24 in Malibu, Calif.
 
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Each NCAA Division I conference receives one player into the singles draw. The spot is offered to the top player from the conference who is the highest rated player among other criteria.
 
Nouchi had a stellar freshman campaign for the Broncos, where he was named the MAC Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-MAC and to the All-MAC Tournament Team. He was in the top-125 of the ITA Singles Rankings for multiple weeks during the season. Nouchi went 25-9 overall and 6-1 in the MAC, all of which were at No. 1 or No. 2 in the lineup. He went 22-9 overall and 2-2 in the MAC Doubles, while making the ITA Doubles Rankings with Daniel Loebel for nearly the entire spring season.