CLEVELAND, Ohio - Senior Jannik Opitz has been named the MAC Singles Player of the Week for men's tennis, as announced on Wednesday afternoon.   

Opitz went 3-0 for the Broncos last week in No. 1 singles, with all three of his wins coming in straight sets. On Tuesday, he defeated Yannic Mader of Ferris State (6-4, 6-3), as WMU beat the Bulldogs 7-0. Against Youngstown State on Friday, he secured the victory for his team with a win over 2019 All-Horizon League selection Vasilis Vardakis (7-6, 6-3). On that same day, he finished his perfect week by prevailing over Jakov Suler of Chicago State (7-5, 7-5). Jannik improved to 9-4 in singles for the 2020 dual season with his successful week. 

It is the fifth time that the native of Hildesheim, Germany has achieved this accolade in his career, and the second time this season. Sophomore Peter Kuszynski and senior Kennosuke Nouchi have also earned this honor for the Broncos in 2020. 

Western Michigan will play Cleveland State later this evening for a non-conference road match in Ohio. 

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