DEKALB, Ill. – The Toledo men's tennis team opened Mid-American Conference play on Friday afternoon with a 6-1 road victory over Northern Illinois.

Toledo came out strong in doubles competition, winning all three courts by a 6-4 margin.

The Rockets built their lead to 3-0 with wins by juniors Luka Jankovic and Marko Galic on the No. 5 and No. 6 courts, respectively. Sophomore Mikael Vollback recorded NIU's only win on the No. 4 court in two sets. Sophomore Adam Kovac and junior Krzysztof Wetoszka both dropped the first set of their matches before coming back to win on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts.

"We're 1-0 and that's about all I can say now," head coach Al Wermer said. "We played solid and together today, but we need to keep pushing and getting better." 

Toledo (8-5, 1-0 MAC) will head to Kalamazoo, Mich. for its next MAC matchup on Sunday, March 13 vs. Western Michigan. First serve in the Sorensen Courts/ West Hills Athletic Club is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

Toledo 6, Northern Illinois 1

DOUBLES
1. Marko Galic/ Pawit Sornlaksup (TOL) def. Mikko Malinen / Mikel Vollbach (NIU) 6-4
2. Cole Shoults/ Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) def. Kristopher Ortega/ Oliver Valentinsson (NIU) 6-4
3. Adam Kovac/ Luka Jankovic (TOL) def. Luke Van Donslear/ Armin Koschtojan (NIU) 6-4

SINGLES
1. Pawit Sornlaksup (TOL) def. Kristopher Ortega (NIU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Adam Kovac (TOL) def. Oliver Valentinsson (NIU) 3-6, 7-6(0), 10-7
3. Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) def. Mikko Malinen (NIU) 6(3)-7, 6-4, 10-6
4. Mikel Vollback (NIU) def. Cole Shoults (TOL) 6-2, 6-3
5. Luka Jankovic (TOL) def. Armin Koschtojan (NIU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Marko Galic (TOL) def. Luke VanDonslear (NIU) 6-2, 6-1