KALAMAZOO, Mich.-Â The Western Michigan men's tennis team returns to Mid-American Conference play this Saturday, April 7, hosting Ball State at 2 p.m. inside the West Hills Athletic Club for its final home contest of the season. The Broncos will recognize their two seniors in Billy Heckman and Maik Steiner before the match. Admission to all home tennis matches is free.
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The Broncos, who are on top of the league with a 3-0 record, are coming off a pair of nonconference victories last Tuesday, March 27 over UIC (7-0) and Wayne State (6-1). Western Michigan enters the match at 16-4 overall and is riding a five-match winning streak. The last time a team went undefeated under head coach Dave Morin was back during the 2015-16 season as the Broncos went 10-0 in Kalamazoo.
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Ball State holds a 13-6 overall record and a 2-2 MAC record. The Cardinals currently sit in third overall in the conference with a 59-41 singles record in dual matches and a 36-13 doubles record during the spring.
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Junior Matej Svjetlicic leads the Broncos in victories with a 18-2 record this spring. Junior Lenhard Haupt and sophomore Jannik Opitz are tied for the teams second most wins with 13 each. Opitz is on a six-match win streak with Haupt right behind him on a five-match winning streak. The Brown & Gold are 37-20 in doubles matches this season with the junior duo of Eric Olivarez and Nick Schnobel leading the team with nine victories.  Â
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WMU continues league play next weekend with two matches on the road, travelling to Binghamton (4/13) and Buffalo (4/15).
