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Men's Tennis Handles Chicago State to Advance in MAC Championships

Men's Tennis Matt Holmes, associate director of athletic media relations

Men's Tennis Handles Chicago State to Advance in MAC Championships

MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Western Michigan men's tennis team made short work of No. 6 Chicago State, 4-0, in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Championships on Thursday morning.

The No. 3 Broncos (19-10) advance to the semifinals on Friday at 2 p.m. to play tournament host and second-seeded Ball State.

Junior Casey Cullen and sophomore Pablo Olivarez won the race for first off with an 8-0 win at No. 3, followed by junior Kazuya Komada and sophomore Zeyad Montasser with an 8-0 win at No. 2.

Freshman Simon Blomberg won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles in the first match off the court, quickly followed by Olivarez with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 3 and Cullen with his own shut out victory at No. 4.

The remaining matches were stopped when the match was decided.

No. 3 Western Michigan 4, No. 6 Chicago State 0
Apr 29, 2010 at Ball State University (Cardinal Creek)

Singles competition
1. Michael Calderone (WMU) vs. Ivan Mojesejev (CSU) 5-1, unfinished
2. Kazuya Komada (WMU) vs. Jerrick Boone (CSU) 6-0, 3-0, unfinished
3. Pablo Olivarez (WMU) def. Michael Chew (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Casey Cullen (WMU) def. Eric Cuevas (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Simon Blomberg (WMU) def. Jonathan Majors (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Zeyad Montasser (WMU) vs. Uri Kuyoro (CSU) 6-0, 5-0, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Michael Calderone/Thomas Calderone (WMU) vs. Ivan Mojesejev/Jerrick Boone (CSU) 5-0, unfinished
2. Kazuya Komada/Zeyad Montasser (WMU) def. Michael Chew/Eric Cuevas (CSU) 8-0
3. Pablo Olivarez/Casey Cullen (WMU) def. Jonathan Majors/Uri Kuyoro (CSU) 8-0

Match Notes
No. 6 Chicago State 0-15
No. 3 Western Michigan 19-10
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,3,4)
2010 MAC Men's Tennis Championships Quarterfinals
WMU advances to play #2 Ball State on Friday at 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Michael Calderone

Michael Calderone

6' 4"
Freshman
Casey Cullen

Casey Cullen

6' 0"
Freshman
Kazuya Komada

Kazuya Komada

5' 9"
Freshman
Zeyad Montasser

Zeyad Montasser

6' 1"
Freshman
Pablo Olivarez

Pablo Olivarez

5' 8"
Freshman
Simon Blomberg

Simon Blomberg

6' 0"
Freshman
Thomas Calderone

Thomas Calderone

6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Michael Calderone

Michael Calderone

6' 4"
Freshman
Casey Cullen

Casey Cullen

6' 0"
Freshman
Kazuya Komada

Kazuya Komada

5' 9"
Freshman
Zeyad Montasser

Zeyad Montasser

6' 1"
Freshman
Pablo Olivarez

Pablo Olivarez

5' 8"
Freshman
Simon Blomberg

Simon Blomberg

6' 0"
Freshman
Thomas Calderone

Thomas Calderone

6' 3"
Freshman