KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan senior Jannik Opitz became the all-time career wins leader in the history of the storied Western Michigan Men's Tennis program after the Broncos defeated Wayne State University, 7-0, on Wednesday afternoon at West Hills Athletic Club.
 
The Hildesheim, Germany, native tied Michael Calderone's record of 216 wins after pairing up with Zac Faveri for a doubles win over WSU's Dom Spicer and Luke Laws, 6-4. The record-breaking win came in singles with Opitz defeating Spicer at No. 1, 6-4, 6-2.
 
"Congratulations to Jannik on his record-breaking 217th win," said head coach Dave Morin. "He's a great young man and very deserving of this record. His winning percentage is almost 75 percent and that is incredible. More impressive, he's a great young man with a bright future ahead of him and a natural leader of our team."
 
Calderone's record was set back in 2011 when he broke RJ Dunkle's mark of 213 that was set back in 1985.
 
WMU (8-1) claimed the doubles point after victories by Fynn Lohse and Jack Randall over Daniel Grey and Donovan Nguyen at No. 2, 6-4, and Peter Kuszynski and Arjun Honnappa over David Solar and Joe Steele, 6-2, at No. 3.
 
In singles action Joaquin Caballer got a win at No. 6 after Nguyen was forced to retire due to injury prior to the start of play. Kuszynski won at No. 2 over Daniel Grey 7-5, 7-5, while freshman Jackson Boone won at No. 3 over Solar 7-5, 6-2. Freshman Brogan Pierce won at No. 4 after defeating Laws 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, while Benjamin George beat Ryan Okonski 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5.
 
Western Michigan is back in action next Friday when it hosts Cleveland State at 2 p.m. The Broncos then welcome Drake on Saturday and have a double-header against Youngstown State on Sunday.