MAC Men’s Tennis Tournament | Kalamazoo, Mich. | April 19-20
Saturday, April 19
Match 1: No.1 Buffalo 4, No.4 Ball State 1
Match 2: No.3 Western Michigan 4, No.2 UIC 1
Sunday, April 20
Championship Match: No.1 Buffalo vs. No.3 Western Michigan, Noon ET |
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Recap courtesy of Western Michigan's Athletic Communications Department
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- As the old adage goes, "third time's the charm." After falling to UIC twice during the regular season, the Western Michigan men's tennis got its revenge in the Mid-American Conference Semifinals, defeating the Flames 4-1, outdoors at Sorensen Courts on Saturday.
DOUBLES
A big key to the victory was WMU securing the doubles point. Senior
Anton Arzhankin and freshman
Oscar Corwin picked up a 6-2 win to start, beating Mihailo Savic and Simon KNezevic at No. 3. Senior
Brogan Pierce and sophomore
Drew Evans then collected the point after a 6-4 win over Eldin Nokic and Pedro Franca.
SINGLES
Pierce pushed WMU's lead to 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Savic at No. 4. Arzhankin got the Broncos within match point after a 6-3, 6-0 win over Artem Alekseychuck. UIC got on the board with Emil Dapcevic defeating
Matej Kajzer at No. 6 6-3, 1-6, 6-0. But just moments later, Corwin won the match for the Broncos with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over Milos Mikovic.
UP NEXT
The Broncos take on MAC Regular Season Champions Buffalo on Sunday at 12 p.m. outdoors at Sorensen Courts. Admission is free. This is the first time that WMU and UB have played in the MAC Championship Match since 2018, a 4-2 win for the Broncos in Buffalo, N.Y.
