KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The No. 1 seeded Western Michigan men's tennis team advanced to the Mid-American Conference Championship for the fourth consecutive season with a 5-0 victory over No. 5 seed Ball State University during a MAC semifinal match Saturday, April 20 at Sorensen Courts. 

WMU seeks a back-to-back MAC Tournament title tomorrow afternoon versus the winner of No. 2 seed Buffalo and No. 3 seed Northern Illinois. 

The Brown & Gold earned the doubles point after exciting matches led to the clinching point at court three. Seniors Lenhard Haupt and Nick Schnobel prevailed 7-5 over the Cardinals' Conner Anderson and Chris Adams as WMU went up 1-0. 

In singles play, Kennosuke Nouchi and Haupt won at courts two and three to give the Broncos a 3-0 advantage. Freshmen Jack Randall and Peter Kuszynski then both won with identical scores in two sets nearly simultaneously to secure the 5-0 win. 

Western Michigan 5, Ball State 0
 
Singles competition
1. Jannik Opitz (MTENWMU) vs. Marko Guzina (BSU) 6-3, 6-6, unfinished
2. Kennosuke Nouchi (MTENWMU) def. Nemanja Guzina (BSU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Lenhard Haupt (MTENWMU) def. Thibault De Negri (BSU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Matej Svjetlicic (MTENWMU) vs. Chris Adams (BSU) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
5. Peter Kuszynski (MTENWMU) def. Conner Andersen (BSU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Jack Randall (MTENWMU) def. Tom Carney (BSU) 6-4, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
1. Jannik Opitz/Kennosuke Nouchi (MTENWMU) def. Marko Guzina/Nemanja Guzina (BSU) 6-0
2. Tom Carney/Thibault De Negri (BSU) def. Jack Randall/Peter Kuszynski (MTENWMU) 7-5
3. Lenhard Haupt/Nick Schnobel (MTENWMU) def. Conner Andersen/Chris Adams (BSU) 7-5

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