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Men's Tennis Remains Unblemished in MAC Play After a 6-1 Victory at Binghamton

VESTAL, N.Y. – The Western Michigan men's tennis team picked up its seventh straight victory after defeating Binghamton 6-1 on the road Friday afternoon. With the win, the Broncos remain the only undefeated team in the Mid-American Conference, improving to 18-4 overall this year and 5-0 in the league.

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Junior duo of Nick Schnobel and Eric Olivarez along with senior duo of Maik Steiner and Billy Heckman each earned wins in doubles play at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, to clinch the doubles point and get the Broncos started early.

In singles, Western Michigan won everywhere but No. 5 and had the match clinched before Binghamton got on the scoreboard. Matej Svjetlicic moved to 20-2 this spring with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 6 and Kennosuke Nouchi has now won his last five matches after a straight set win at three to put WMU up 3-0. Lenhard Haupt served as the match clincher, defeating Tiago Lourenco at No. 3.

Later in the match, Steiner earned his 169th total victory as a Bronco with a three-set victory at No. 1. The senior needs just one more win to become 17th on the all-time Bronco Wins List. Sophomore Jannik Opitz concluded the day with a three-set win at the two spot for WMU and is now riding an eight-match winning streak.

Western Michigan remains on the road this weekend, travelling to Buffalo on Sunday, April 15 for a 11 a.m. start time. The Brown & Gold need just one more victory to claim the conference regular season title.
 
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Players Mentioned

Billy Heckman

Billy Heckman

5' 11"
Senior
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

Billy Heckman

Billy Heckman

5' 11"
Senior
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