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Men's Tennis Remains Atop the MAC with 5-2 Win at Buffalo

Men's Tennis Sean Daniels, WMU Media Relations

Men's Tennis Remains Atop the MAC with 5-2 Win at Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Western Michigan men's tennis team stayed atop the Mid-American Conference (MAC) standings with a 5-2 win over Buffalo Sunday morning on the road. 

The Broncos improved to 16-5 overall and 4-1 in the MAC, making them the lone team in the conference with one loss. The Bulls fell to 9-6 overall and 2-2 in the MAC. 

Buffalo started out strong in doubles, claiming No. 1 but WMU stormed right back taking wins at No. 2 and No. 3 to take the doubles point. The duo of Jimmy Beckwith/Jefta Kecic earned a win at No. 3, beating Sergio Arevalillo/Ethan Nittolo 6-4 and then the team of Matt Hamilton/Maik Steiner topped Akhil Mehta/Tony Miller 7-5 to clinch it. Hamilton/Steiner improved to a team-best 26-4 and won their ninth straight match. 

In singles, junior Daniel Loebel earned a 6-3, 7-6 win at No. 5 to put the Broncos up 2-0 at the time. After the Bulls won at No. 1, Greiner won 6-4, 6-4 to improve to 18-4 this season and has now won 14 of his last 15 matches. Hamilton earned the match clincher at No. 3, defeating Amar Hromic 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to improve to 22-8 this season. Andrew Cahn earned the final win of the day, defeating Tony Miller at No. 6 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 to move to 17-7 this season. 

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Singles competition
1. Pablo Alvarez (BUFFALO) def. Jefta Kecic (WMU) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
2. Sergio Arevalillo (BUFFALO) def. Maik Steiner (WMU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
3. Matt Hamilton (WMU) def. Amar Hromic (BUFFALO) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
4. Ruben Greiner (WMU) def. Akhil Mehta (BUFFALO) 6-4, 6-4
5. Daniel Loebel (WMU) def. Ethan Nittolo (BUFFALO) 6-3, 7-6
6. Andrew Cahn (WMU) def. Tony Miller (BUFFALO) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Pablo Alvarez/Amar Hromic (BUFFALO) def. Ruben Greiner/Daniel Loebel (WMU) 6-3
2. Matt Hamilton/Maik Steiner (WMU) def. Akhil Mehta/Tony Miller (BUFFALO) 7-5
3. Jefta Kecic/Jimmy Beckwith (WMU) def. Sergio Arevalillo/Ethan Nittolo (BUFFALO) 6-4
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,1,4,3,2,6)

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Players Mentioned

Jimmy Beckwith

Jimmy Beckwith

5' 8"
Freshman
Andrew Cahn

Andrew Cahn

6' 1"
Freshman
Ruben Greiner

Ruben Greiner

6' 3"
Freshman
Matt Hamilton

Matt Hamilton

5' 10"
Freshman
Jefta Kecic

Jefta Kecic

6' 6"
Freshman
Maik Steiner

Maik Steiner

6' 2"
Freshman
Daniel Loebel

Daniel Loebel

6' 1"
Junior
Matej Svjetlicic

Matej Svjetlicic

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jimmy Beckwith

Jimmy Beckwith

5' 8"
Freshman
Andrew Cahn

Andrew Cahn

6' 1"
Freshman
Ruben Greiner

Ruben Greiner

6' 3"
Freshman
Matt Hamilton

Matt Hamilton

5' 10"
Freshman
Jefta Kecic

Jefta Kecic

6' 6"
Freshman
Maik Steiner

Maik Steiner

6' 2"
Freshman
Daniel Loebel

Daniel Loebel

6' 1"
Junior
Matej Svjetlicic

Matej Svjetlicic

6' 1"
Freshman