IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Western Michigan men's tennis team remained undefeated this season as the Broncos defeated Iowa 5-2 on the road, the first win over the Hawkeyes since Feb. 19, 2012. WMU improves to 3-0 in the spring and will continue play in Iowa tomorrow against Drake at 7 p.m.
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After Iowa won the first doubles match of the day, the duo of
Eric Olivarez/
Nick Schnobel earned a 6-4 win at No. 2 to improve to 2-0 this season and bring the doubles point down to the final match. The Hawkeyes earned a 7-6 (1) win at No. 1 to claim the point.
As Iowa claimed the second point in the first singles victory at No. 4, sophomore
Kennosuke Nouchi got things started at the No. 2 spot as he defeated Smietana for his first singles win this spring (7-6, 6-1). Sophomore counterpart
Jannik Opitz, nationally ranked senior
Maik Steiner and juniors
Matej Svjetlicic and Olivarez followed suite, winning their matches and sealing the Bronco victory to pick up their first win over a B1G opponent since beating Purdue on Jan. 23, 2016.
Continuing their three-game weekend in Iowa, the Broncos will face Drake tomorrow at 7 p.m. before facing Tennessee Tech at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
