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Men's Tennis

Broncos Conclude ITA Kick-Off Weekend with loss to Cal

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Western Michigan men's tennis concluded competition at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend with a 4-0 setback versus California on Sunday, Jan. 27, dropping its record to 2-3 overall on the season.

WMU's No. 1 doubles pair of freshman Peter Kuszynski and Jack Randall, ranked No. 54 in the nation, defeated Cal's Jacob Brumm and Yuta Kikuchi, who are ranked No. 14 by the ITA. However, the Bears won at the second and third spots to take the doubles point. 

Cal won at the 4, 5, and 2 singles spots to seal the win. Jannik Opitz, Jack Randall, and Matej Svjetlicic's matches all went unfinished. 
 
Singles competition
1. #98 Paul Barretto (CAL) vs. Jannik Opitz (WMU) 3-6, 3-5, unfinished
2. Jacob Brumm (CAL) def. Lenhard Haupt (WMU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Jack Molloy (CAL) vs. Jack Randall (WMU) 3-6, 2-5, unfinished
4. Yuta Kikuchi (CAL) def. Peter Kuszynski (WMU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Bjorn Hoffman (CAL) def. Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Ben Draper (CAL) vs. Matej Svjetlicic (WMU) 6-1, 4-4, unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. #54 Peter Kuszynski/Jack Randall (WMU) def. #14 Jacob Brumm/Yuta Kikuchi (CAL) 6-4
2. #18 Paul Barretto/Can Kaya (CAL) def. Jannik Opitz/Lenhard Haupt (WMU) 6-4
3. Jack Molloy/Dominic Barretto (CAL) def. Kennosuke Nouchi/Nick Schnobel (WMU) 6-1

Up Next
The Broncos conclude their Texas trip tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 28, heading to Houston, Texas to matchup against Rice University. Doubles are scheduled to begin at noon (ET). 

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Players Mentioned

Lenhard Haupt

Lenhard Haupt

6' 3"
Senior
Kennosuke Nouchi

Kennosuke Nouchi

5' 10"
Junior
Jannik Opitz

Jannik Opitz

6' 4"
Junior
Nick Schnobel

Nick Schnobel

5' 11"
Senior
Matej Svjetlicic

Matej Svjetlicic

6' 1"
Senior
Peter Kuszynski

Peter Kuszynski

6' 4"
Freshman
Jack Randall

Jack Randall

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lenhard Haupt

Lenhard Haupt

6' 3"
Senior
Kennosuke Nouchi

Kennosuke Nouchi

5' 10"
Junior
Jannik Opitz

Jannik Opitz

6' 4"
Junior
Nick Schnobel

Nick Schnobel

5' 11"
Senior
Matej Svjetlicic

Matej Svjetlicic

6' 1"
Senior
Peter Kuszynski

Peter Kuszynski

6' 4"
Freshman
Jack Randall

Jack Randall

6' 1"
Freshman