TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo men's tennis team lost at home on Sunday to Western Michigan, 6-1.
"This was a compelling match," head coach
Al Wermer said, "Our guys were relentless all day long, and seemed almost impossible to put away. I was impressed with our effort today."
Western Michigan won the doubles point, claiming matches on the No. 2 and 3 courts to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
The Broncos also won five of the six singles matches on Sunday. Senior
Thawin Suksathaporn earned the lone Rocket point of the day, winning a three-set battle on the No. 3 court. WMU won on the other five courts to take the match. Freshman
Wojciech Szczesny pushed his opponent to three sets on the No. 5 court, and junior
Cole Shoults forced a long tiebreak in the second set before falling on the top court.
Toledo visits Ball State next Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
Singles
1. Jannik Opitz (WMU) def.
Cole Shoults (UT) 6-3, 7-6 (9-7)
2. Peter Kuszynski (WMU) def.
Krzysztof Wetoszka (UT) 6-4, 6-3
3.
Thawin Suksathaporn (UT) def. Fynn Lohse (WMU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
4. Arjun Honnappa (WMU) def.
Adam Kovac (UT) 6-3, 6-3
5. Brogan Pierce (WMU) def.
Wojciech Szczesny (UT) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Benjamin George (WMU) def.
Max Skaer (UT) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1.
Cole Shoults/
Krzysztof Wetoszka (UT) vs. Arjun Honnappa/Fynn Lohse (WMU) unfinished
2. Zac Faveri/Jannik Opitz (WMU) def.
Adam Kovac/
Filip Zupancic (UT) 6-3
3. Peter Kuszynski/Joaquin Caballer (WMU) def.
Max Skaer/
Luis Kleinschnitz (UT) 6-4
