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Western Michigan
Bulls Remain Perfect in MAC Play with 4-3 Win at Western Michigan
3/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
KALAMAZOO, MI – In a battle of unbeaten Mid-American Conference teams, the University at Buffalo men's tennis team defeated Western Michigan, 4-3, in Kalamazoo on Friday evening. The Bulls improved to 8-5 overall and 3-0 in the MAC with the win.
After falling behind in doubles, 1-0, the Bulls won at one and two doubles to earn the doubles point. Hao Sheng Koay and Flip Grbic defeated Kennosuke Nouchi and Daniel Loebel at one doubles and Petr Vodak and Villhelm Fridell beat Matt Hamilton and Billy Heckman at two doubles.
Ethan Nittolo followed with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Jannik Opitz at six singles to give the Bulls a 3-2 lead in the match. It was Nittolo's team-best 20th win of the season.
Hao Sheng Koay clinched the match for the Bulls with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) win over Matt Hamilton at first singles. Koay improved to 17-8 overall on the season with the win.
The Bulls are back in action on Sunday afternoon when they play at Toledo.
Doubles:
- Hao Sheng Koay/Flip Grbic (UB) def. Kennosuke Nouchi/Daniel Loebel (WMU), 6-4
- Petr Vodak/Villhelm Fridell (UB) def. Matt Hamilton/Billy Heckman (WMU), 6-3
- Eric Olivarez/Jannik Opitz (WMU) def. Tony Miller/Ethan Nittolo (UB), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
Singles:
- Hao Sheng Koay (UB) def. Matt Hamilton (WMU), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
- Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) def. Vidit Vaghela (UB), 6-3, 6-0
- Maik Steiner (WMU) def. Filip Grbic (UB), 6-1, 7-5
- Villhelm Fridell (UB) def. Matej Svjetlicic (WMU), 6-2, 6-3
- Daniel Loebel (WMU) def. Petr Vodak (UB), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
- Ethan Nittolo (UB) def. Jannik Opitz (WMU), 6-4, 6-3
Order of Finish: 3,2,4,6,1,5
