1999 NCAA Tournament
#1 UCLA 4, Western Michigan 0
Los Angeles, Calif.
SINGLES
1. Jean-Noel Grinda (UCLA) def. Mohamed Dakki (WMU) 6-3, 6-0
2. Fernando Garcia (WMU) led Zach Fleishman (UCLA) 7-5, 2-3
3. Ryan Tomlinson (WMU) led Jason Cook (UCLA) 7-6, 1-0
4. Jong-Min Lee (UCLA) def. Steve Pillon (WMU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Brandon Kramer (UCLA) led Kyle Gernhofer (WMU) 6-4, 2-1
6. Marcin Rozpedski (UCLA) def. Jeff Brink (WMU) 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES
1. Tomlinson/Pillon (WMU) led Grinda/Lee (UCLA) 6-5
2. Cook/Kramer (UCLA) def. Dakki/Brink (WMU) 8-2
3. Chris Sands/Rozpedski (UCLA) def. Demain Pons/Gernhofer (WMU) 8-2
2001 NCAA Tournament
#19 Pepperdine 4, Western Michigan 0
Terre Haute, Ind.
SINGLES
1. #21 Al Garland (PEP) def. Fernando Garcia (WMU) 6-4, 6-2
2. #39 Stefan Suter (PEP) def. Steve Pillon (WMU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Ryan Tomlinson (WMU) tied Sebastien Graeff (PEP) 6-2, 4-6, 1-1
4. Calle Hansen (PEP) led Ravi Pathanjali (WMU) 6-4, 1-3
5. Steve Racioppo (PEP) def. Ryan Maarschalk (WMU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Christian Brattström (WMU) led Gerold Wiring (PEP) 6-4. 2-2
DOUBLES
1. #6 Suter/Graeff (PEP) def. Tomlinson/Maarschalk (WMU) 8-3
2. Ryan Redondo/Hansen (PEP) def. Pillon/Pathanjali (WMU) 8-3
3. Garland/Racioppo (PEP) led Garcia/Brattström (WMU 7-3
2004 NCAA Tournament
#1 Illinois 4, #60 Western Michigan 0
Atkins Tennis Center • Urbana, Ill.
SINGLES
1. #51 Phil Stolt (ILL) led #111 Ravi Pathanjali (WMU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0
2. #121 Ryler DeHeart (ILL) def. Tommy Dennis (WMU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Michael Calkins (ILL) led Jose Orozco (WMU) 4-6, 6-1, 3-2
4. #95 Chris Martin (ILL) def. Brady Crosby (WMU) 6-4, 6-1
5. G.D. Jones (ILL) def. Justin Kates (WMU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Jeff French (WMU) led Evan Zeder (ILL) 7-5, 4-4
DOUBLES
1. #5 Brian Wilson/Stolt (ILL) led Pathanjali/Orozco (WMU) 7-3
2. Calkins/Martin (ILL) def. Dennis/Crosby 8-3
3. DeHeart/Jones (ILL) def. Dan Grupp/French 8-1
2006 NCAA Tournament
#16 Florida 4, #56 Western Michigan 0
DeBois Tennis Complex • Stillwater, Okla.
SINGLES
1. #38 Vladimir Obradovic (UF) def. Tim Bradshaw (WMU) 6-2, 6-3
2. #52 Greg Ouellette (UF) def. Brady Crosby (WMU) 6-1, 6-2
3. #75 Nestor Briceno (UF) led Jose Orozco (WMU) 6-3, 3-3
4. Janne Holmia (UF) led Kevin Hayward (WMU) 6-3, 4-3
5. #82 Chris Brandi (UF) def. Alex Birchmeier (WMU) 6-0, 6-3
6. Ryan Sherry (UF) led Jeff French (WMU) 6-3, 1-2
DOUBLES
1. Obradovic/Holmia (UF) def. Bryan Norville/Crosby (WMU) 8-6
2. Birchmeier/Orozco (WMU) def. Brandi/Ouellette (UF) 8-6
3. Stefan Tell/Briceno (UF) def. Bradshaw/French (WMU) 9-8 (2)
2007 NCAA Tournament
#10 Illinois 4, #54 Western Michigan 0
Atkins Tennis Center • Urbana, Ill.
SINGLES
1. #5 Kevin Anderson (ILL) led Tim Bradshaw (WMU) 6-3, 2-6, 4-1
2. Brady Crosby (WMU) led #22 Ryan Rowe (ILL) 6-4, 5-5
3. Marc Spicijaric (ILL) def. Kevin Hayward (WMU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Ruben Gonzales (ILL) def. Alex Birchmeier (WMU) 6-2, 6-2
5. G.D. Jones (ILL) def. John Pelton (WMU) 7-6 (2), 7-5
6. Bryan Norville (WMU) tied Brandon Davis (ILL) 2-6, 7-6 (6)
DOUBLES
1. #8 Anderson/Rowe (ILL) def. #55 Birchmeier/Norville (WMU) 8-3
2. Bradshaw/Hayward (WMU) tied Davis/Gonzales (ILL) 6-6
3. Jones/Spicijaric (ILL) def. Crosby/Pelton (WMU) 8-3
2008 NCAA Tournament
#16 Michigan 4, Western Michigan 1
Varsity Tennis Center • Ann Arbor, Mich.
SINGLES
1. #64 Matko Maravic (UM) def. Kevin Hayward (WMU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Alex Birchmeier (WMU) led Jason Jung (UM) 7-6 (1), 3-4
3. Andrew Mazlin (UM) def. Alejandro Staub (WMU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Kazuya Komada (WMU) tied Mike Sroczynski (UM) 6-4, 4-6, 1-1
5. Chris Madden (UM) def. Bryan Norville (WMU) 6-2, 6-4
6. George Navas (UM) def. Michael Calderone (WMU) 7-6 (3), 6-3
DOUBLES
1. Maravic/Mazlin (UM) def. Birchmeier/Norville (WMU) 8-5
2. Casey Cullen/Hayward (WMU) def. #38 Jung/Sroczynski (UM) 8-6
3. Calderone/Komada (WMU) def. Madden/Navas (UM) 9-8 (3)
2009 NCAA Tournament
#13 Illinois 4, Western Michigan 0
Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex • Urbana, Ill.
SINGLES
1. #73 Marc Spicijaric (ILL) def. Kevin Hayward (WMU) 6-3, 6-1
2. #50 Roy Kalmanovich (ILL) def. Michael Calderone (WMU) 6-3, 6-4
3. #39 Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. Kazuya Komada (WMU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Marek Czerwinski (ILL) led Casey Cullen (WMU) 6-2, 5-1
5. Abe Souza (ILL) led Zeyad Montasser (WMU) 6-2, 4-2
6. Ruan Roelofse (ILL) led Pablo Olivarez (WMU) 6-1, 4-5
DOUBLES
1. #21 Nevolo/Roelofse (ILL) def. Calderone/Komada (WMU) 8-4
2. #41 Spicijaric/Czerwinski (ILL) def. Hayward/Montasser (WMU) 8-4
3. Meedo El Tabakh/Brian Livingston (ILL) led Cullen/Olivarez (WMU) 6-5
2010 NCAA Tournament
#4 Ohio State 4, Western Michigan 0
Stickney Tennis Center • Columbus, Ohio
SINGLES
1. #8 Chase Buchanan (OSU) led Michael Calderone (WMU) 6-3, 5-6
2. #23 Justin Kronauge (OSU) led Kazuya Komada (WMU) 6-1, 4-4
3. Dino Marcan (OSU) led Pablo Olivarez (WMU) 6-2, 4-1
4. Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Simon Blomberg (WMU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Matt Allare (OSU) def. Zeyad Montasser (WMU) 6-1, 6-3
6. #120 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. Brad Noel (WMU) 6-4, 6-0
DOUBLES
1. #9 Chase Buchanan/Dino Marcan (OSU) def. M. Calderone/Thomas Calderone (WMU) 8-4
2. Matt Allare/Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) led Komada/Montasser (WMU) 7-5
3. Justin Kronauge/Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Olivarez/Noel (WMU) 8-1
2012 NCAA Tournament
#16 Illinois 4, Western Michigan 0
Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex | Urbana, Ill.
SINGLES
1. #7 Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. Nadin Indre (WMU) 6-2, 6-3
2. #31 Roy Kalmanovich (ILL) vs. Zeyad Montasser (WMU) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
3. Bruno Abdelnour (ILL) vs. Pablo Olivarez (WMU) 6-2, 4-2, unfinished
4. Tim Kopinski (ILL) def. Ross VanderPloeg (WMU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Stephen Hoh (ILL) vs. Simon Blomberg (WMU) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
6. Ross Guignon (ILL) def. Aaron Wong (WMU) 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish (1,6,4)
DOUBLES
1. #21 Dennis Nevolo/Roy Kalmanovich (ILL) vs. Nadin Indre/Zeyad Montasser (WMU) 7-4
2. Tim Kopinski/Ross Guignon (ILL) def. Pablo Olivarez/Aaron Wong (WMU) 8-5
3. Farris Gosea/Stephen Hoh (ILL) def. Ross VanderPloeg/Simon Blomberg (WMU) 8-6
Order of finish (2,3)
2013 NCAA Tournament
#8 Kentucky 4, Western Michigan 0
Hilary J. Boone Tennis Courts (Indoor) | Lexington, Ky.
DOUBLES
1- #9 Tom Jomby/Kevin Lai (UK) led Nadin Indre/Ruben Greiner (WMU) 6-3, unfinished
2- Ryuji Hirooka/Beck Pennington (UK) def. Aaron Wong/Jim Beckwith (WMU) 8-3
3- Anthony Rossi/Juan Pablo Murra (UK) def. Ross VanderPloeg/Andrew Cahn (WMU) 8-1
(Order of finish: 3, 2*)
SINGLES
1- #5 Anthony Rossi (UK) led Nadin Indre (WMU) 7-6 (5), 6-6 (1-2), unfinished
2- #23 Tom Jomby (UK) def. Ross VanderPloeg (WMU) 6-0, 6-4
3- Aaron Wong (WMU) led Charles Minc (UK) 7-6 (5), 1-6, 4-1, unfinished
4- Kevin Lai (UK) def. Ruben Greiner (WMU) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
5- Grant Roberts (UK) def. Andrew Cahn (WMU) 6-1, 6-1
6- Beck Pennington (UK) vs. Pablo Mora (WMU) 1-1, unfinished
(Order of finish: 2, 4, 5*)
2016 NCAA Tournament
#15 Illinois 4, Western Michigan University 1
Khan Outdoor Tennis Courts | Champaign, Ill., May 13, 2016
SINGLES
1. #4 Aleks Vukic (ILL) vs. Jefta Kecic (WMU) 7-6 (7-5), 5-2, unfinished
2. #16 Jared Hiltzik (ILL) vs. Maik Steiner (WMU) 7-6 (7-0), 4-4, unfinished
3. #60 Aron Hiltzik (ILL) def. Matt Hamilton (WMU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Julian Childers (ILL) def. Ruben Greiner (WMU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Pengxuan Jiang (ILL) def. Daniel Loebel (WMU) 6-1, 7-5
6. Asher Hirsch (ILL) def. Andrew Cahn (WMU) 6-2, 6-4
DOUBLES
1. Ruben Greiner/Stephen Payne (WMU) def. #87 Aron Hiltzik/Aleks Vukic (ILL) 7-6 (7-2)
2. Alex Jesse/Pengxuan Jiang (ILL) def. Matt Hamilton/Maik Steiner (WMU) 6-4
3. Jimmy Beckwith/Jefta Kecic (WMU) def. Jared Hiltzik/Asher Hirsch (ILL) 6-4
Order of finish: Singles (5,6,4,3), Doubles (3,2,1)
2018 NCAA Tournament
#25 Notre Dame 4, Western Michigan University 1
Varsity Tennis Courts | Ann Arbor, Mich. May 12, 2018
SINGLES
1. #34 Alex Lebedev (ND) def. Maik Steiner (WMU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Richard Ciamarra (ND) def. Jannik Opitz (WMU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) vs. Guillermo Cabrera (ND) 2-6, 3-4, unfinished
4. Matt Gamble (ND) def. Lenhard Haupt (WMU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Matej Svjetlicic (WMU) vs. Tristan McCormick (ND) 6-3, 0-6, 0-2, unfinished
6. Eric Olivarez (WMU) def. Grayson Broadus (ND) 6-4, 6-0
DOUBLES
1. #49 Brendon Kempin/Tristan McCormick (ND) vs. Jannik Opitz/Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) no result
2. William Howells/Alex Lebedev (ND) def. Nick Schnobel/Eric Olivarez (WMU) 6-4
3. Matt Gamble/Richard Ciamarra (ND) def. Maik Steiner/Billy Heckman (WMU) 6-3
Order of finish: Singles (4,2, 6, 1), Doubles (3,2)
2019 NCAA Tournament
#15 Illinois 4, Western Michigan University 0
Khan Outdoor Tennis Courts | Champaign, Ill., May 3, 2019
SINGLES
1. #10 Aleks Kovacevic (UI) def. Jannik Opitz (WMU) 6-2, 7-5
2. #46 Alex Brown (UI) def. Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
3. Zeke Clark (UI) vs. Lenhard Haupt (WMU) 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
4. Siphosothando Montsi (UI) vs. Matej Svjetlicic (WMU) 6-7 (3-7), 3-2, unfinished
5. Noe Khlif (UI) def. Peter Kuszynski (WMU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Vuk Budic (UI) vs. Nick Schnobel (WMU) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0, unfinished
DOUBLES
1. Jannik Opitz/Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) def. #47 Aleks Kovacevic/Alex Brown (UI) 6-3
2. Vuk Budic/Gui Gomes (UI) def. Peter Kuszynski/Jack Randall (WMU) 6-0
3. Keenan Mayo/Fletcher Scott (UI) def. Nick Schnobel/Lenhard Haupt (WMU) 6-4
Order of finish: Singles (5,1,2), Doubles (2,1,3)
2021 NCAA Tournament
#34 Illinois 4, #41 Western Michigan University 1
Atkins Tennis Courts | Champaign, Ill., May 7, 2021
SINGLES
1. Axel Nefve (UND) vs. Jannik Opitz (WMU) 7-6 (7-3), 3-3, Unfinished
2. Richard Ciamarra (UND) def. Peter Kuszynski (WMU) 6-4, 6-0
3. Tristan McCormick (UND) vs. Fynn Lohse (WMU) 7-6 (7-3), 5-2, Unfinished
4. William Howells (UND) def. Jackson Boone (WMU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Connor Fu (UND) def. Fynn Lohse (WMU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Brandon Ancona (UND) def. Benjamin George (WMU) 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES
1. Jannik Opitz/Peter Kuszynski (WMU) def. Tristan McCormick/Axel Nefve (UND) 6-4
2. Jack Randall/Fynn Lohse (WMU) def. Brandon Ancona/William Howells (UND) 6-3
3. Matthew Che/Richard Ciamarra def. Zac Faveri/Joaquin Caballer (WMU) 6-1
Order of finish: Singles (2,6,4,5), Doubles (3,2,1)
NCAA Individual Tournament
Prior to 1960 singles players and/or doubles teams had to reach the round of 16 in order to obtain one point toward the team championship. Beginning in 1978, regional coaches committees selected the participants.
1936: Carl Fisher — Quarterfinalist — 2 points
1952: Ed Foster, Jack Vredevelt — no wins — 0 points
1955: Jim Farrell, Ed Foster, Jack Vredevelt, Bud Donnelly — Foster/Vredevelt won first round doubles — 0 points
1956: Denny Telder, Larry Yoder — no wins — 0 points
1958: John Cook — Round of 16 — 1 point
1964: Bob Gill, Mike Goodrich — Goodrich won two rounds of singles,
together they won two rounds of doubles — 4 points, tied for ninth
1975: Tony Lamerato, Bob Learman — won first round doubles — 1 point
1976: Tony Lamerato — no wins — 0 points
1977: Bob Learman — won first round singles — 1 point
2007: Tim Bradshaw/Brady Crosby in doubles — no wins
Some information courtesy of former WMU men's tennis coach Jack Vredevelt
