KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Junior Omar Espinosa was the only Rocket to record a victory on Saturday afternoon as Toledo (11-13, 2-5 MAC) fell to Western Michigan (15-7, 6-1 MAC), 6-1, in its last match of the regular season.
 
"Going into today's match and even in the middle of it, I was sure we had a great chance," said Head Coach Al Wermer. "We just couldn't close out on our opportunities,"
 
Espinosa found himself on the losing end of a 6-4 opening set to WMU's Matej Svjetlicic. The Rocket junior found his momentum and powered through to consecutive 6-4, 6-3 set wins to claim his match on court five.
 
UT's bid to the 2017 Mid-American Conference Championships depends on Sunday's league-match outcomes.
 
Singles competition
1. Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) def. Stjepan Sisko (TOLEDO) 4-6, 7-6 (7-0), 1-0 (10-5)
2. Matt Hamilton (WMU) def. Vince Anzalone (TOLEDO) 6-3, 6-3
3. Maik Steiner (WMU) def. Luka Vitosevic (TOLEDO) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
4. Daniel Loebel (WMU) def. Serjen Olmedo (TOLEDO) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
5. Omar Espinosa (TOLEDO) def. Matej Svjetlicic (WMU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Jannik Opitz (WMU) def. Reid Teatsworth (TOLEDO) 6-2, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
1. Daniel Loebel/Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) vs. Omar Espinosa/Stjepan Sisko (TOLEDO) 4-5, unfinished
2. Maik Steiner/Matt Hamilton (WMU) def. Vince Anzalone/Serjen Olmedo (TOLEDO) 6-2
3. Jannik Opitz/Eric Olivarez (WMU) def. Ernie Suksathaporn/Reid Teatsworth (TOLEDO) 6-3