Mid-American Conference

2016 MAC Men's Tennis Championship Scoreboard: April 30 at Northern Illinois University
Friday, April 29
10:00 am CT     No. 1 Western Michigan 4, No. 4 Binghamton 1
2:00 pm CT       No. 3 Ball State 4, No. 2 Buffalo 2

Saturday, April 30
1:00 pm CT        No. 1 Western Michigan 4, No. 3 Ball State 0


No. 1 Western Michigan Defeats No. 3 Ball State, 4-0
No. 1 Western Michigan:
Men's Tennis Wins 2016 MAC Men's Tennis Championship

AURORA, Ill. – The Western Michigan men’s tennis team clinched its 11th Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament Championship with a 4-0 win over Ball State Saturday afternoon at Vaughn Athletic Center.

The Broncos, who also won the MAC Regular Season Championship, improved to 20-5 overall as they earned an automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Both Western Michigan doubles and singles wasted no time grabbing the momentum of the match, as the Broncos rattled off two straight doubles wins and three straight singles wins in straight sets. The duo of seniors Ruben Greiner/Stephen Payne got the team rolling with a quick 6-1 win at No. 1 and the team of senior Jimmy Beckwith/sophomore Jefta Kecic clinched the point with a 6-3 win at No. 3.

In singles, junior Daniel Loebel won in straight sets for the first singles win of the day to put Western Michigan up 2-0. It was the second straight day he finished first in singles. He defeated Conner Anderson 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5. Sophomore Maik Steiner defeated Andrew Stutz 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2 almost immediately after Steiner’s match finished, Greiner finished off Patrick Downs at No. 4 with a 6-2, 6-3 win to clinch the match and send the Broncos to the NCAA Tournament.

The Broncos will have to wait for a few days to see what happens next, as the NCAA Selection Show is scheduled for Tuesday, May 3 at 5:30 p.m. 

Western Michigan 4, Ball State 0
Doubles
1. Payne/Greiner (WMU) def. Stutz/C. Andersen (BSU), 6-1
2. Steiner/Hamilton (WMU) led L. Andersen/Downs (BSU), 5-1, unfinished
3. Kecic/Beckwith (WMU) def. Helm/M. Guzina (BSU), 6-3
 
Singles
1. Jefta Kecic (WMU) led Lucas Andersen (BSU), 7-6, 1-0, unfinished
2. Maik Steiner (WMU) def. Andrew Stutz (BSU), 6-2, 6-4
3. Nemanja Guzina (BSU) led Matt Hamilton (WMU), 7-6, 2-1, unfinished
4. Ruben Greiner (WMU) def. Patrick Downs (BSU), 6-2, 6-3
5. Daniel Loebel (WMU) def. Conner Andersen (BSU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Marko Guzina (BSU) led Andrew Cahn (WMU), 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
 
2016 MAC All-Tournament Team
Eliott Hureau, Binghamton
Akhil Mehta, Buffalo
Nemanja Guzina, Ball State
Marko Guzina, Ball State
Jefta Kecic, Western Michigan (Most Outstanding Player)
Daniel Loebel, Western Michigan