TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo men's tennis will open Mid-American Conference play with two road matches this weekend vs. Northern Illinois on Friday and Western Michigan on Sunday.
The Rockets and Huskies will take the court at 2:00 p.m. (CT) in the Chick Evans Field House. The Rockets and the Broncos will play at 2:00 p.m. at the Sorensen Courts/ West Hills Athletic Club.
"We've obviously had a pretty strong and competitive non-conference season," head coach
Al Wermer said. "Ours was a great testing ground. But now all teams are 0-0, and I'm sure each team wants to start their MAC Schedule off with a pair of wins"
Last Time Out
Toledo (7-5) closed out its non-conference schedule on Thursday, March 2, falling to Cleveland State (4-3) followed by a sweep over Holy Cross College (7-0). Sophomore
Pawit Sornlaksup went 2-0 in singles competition to increase his winning streak to 10 matches on the No. 1 court. Sornlaksup and junior
Marko Galic went 2-0 on the No.1 doubles court and are on a four-match win streak.
About Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois (6-3) has lost its last three matches, most recently a 7-0 setback to Drake on March 4. Junior Oliver Valentinsson paces the Huskies on the singles courts with a 7-0 record, while the doubles team of Valentinsson and Kristopher Ortega have a leading 4-1 record.
About Western Michigan
Western Michigan (4-6) had a close 4-3 loss to No. 63 Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon. The Broncos claimed the doubles point from wins on the No. 2 and 3 courts, but could not clinch the match in singles competition. The Broncos will host Ball State on Friday before Toledo on Sunday.
Follow the Rockets
Be Sure to follow the Rockets' men's tennis team on social media:
- Twitter: @ToledoMTennis and @ToledoRockets
- Instagram: 'toledomtennis' and 'utrockets'
- Facebook: 'Toledo Men's tennis' and 'Toledo Rockets'
