KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Western Michigan men's tennis team earned the No. 69 ranking in the Feb. 23rd Oracle/ITA Division-One Men's Team Rankings, the first time it has been ranked this season. 

The Broncos are out to an 8-4 start to the season and have won four of their past five matches. WMU is the only Mid-American Conference (MAC) school to make the rankings and one of 26 mid-major programs in the rankings. The Broncos got as high as No. 68 last season. Three teams that WMU has faced this season also made the cut (Iowa, Drake, Notre Dame). 

The Brown & Gold has an overall record of 127-74 in singles play and are 43-22 this spring. Freshman Matej Svjetlicic leads the team with a 22-7 record, senior Ruben Greiner is a perfect 6-0 this spring while junior Daniel Loebel is 16-8 overall and 8-2 this spring. Junior Matt Hamilton is 15-7 overall while Andrew Cahn is 14-6.

In doubles play, the Broncos are 67-28 overall and 25-9 this spring season. The duo of Hamilton/sophomore Maik Steiner have been dominant this spring going 5-1 while they own a 17-4 overall record. The duo of Greiner/Loebel are 11-5 overall and 7-3 this spring. 

WMU returns to action Satuday, Feb. 27 as they travel to Michigan State to battle the Spartans at Noon.