Men's Tennis Falls at Western Michigan :: #59 Broncos blank 'Dons, 7-0

Jan. 14, 2008

Kalamazoo, MI - Western Michigan kept their early season record unblemished with a, 7-0 shutout of visiting IPFW in a non-conference men's tennis match on Sunday afternoon.

The No. 59 Broncos improved to 3-0 by blanking not only IPFW, but Wright State, in action at the West Hills Athletic Club in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

It was the first match of the season for the Mastodons (0-1), who up until this season, competed regularly against Western Michigan in the Mid-American Conference.

The best match of the afternoon came at #3 singles as IPFW senior Nathan Jones battled WMU's Michael Calderone. Jones dropped a hard-fought first set, 6-4, then fell in the second set, 6-2.

IPFW will return to action this Friday morning (1/18) at 9:00 a.m., hosting Cleveland State at the Pine Ridge Racquet Club.

#59 Western Michigan 7, IPFW 0

Singles competition
1. Alex Birchmeier (WMU) def. Carlos Gonzalez (IPFW) 6-0, 6-1
2. Kazuya Komada (WMU) def. Hermann Kuschke (IPFW) 6-1, 6-0
3. Michael Calderone (WMU) def. Nathan Jones (IPFW) 6-4, 6-2
4. Casey Cullen (WMU) def. Francisco Sigaud (IPFW) 6-1, 6-2
5. R.K. Bacalla (WMU) def. David Lynall (IPFW) 6-1, 6-1
6. Brad Noel (WMU) def. Justin Collins (IPFW) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Michael Calderone/Kazuya Komada (WMU) def. Carlos Gonzalez/Arturo Salgado (IPFW) 8-1
2. Alex Birchmeier/Brad Noel (WMU) def. Hermann Kuschke/Francisco Sigaud (IPFW) 8-1
3. R.K. Bacalla/Alejandro Staub (WMU) def. Nathan Jones/Justin Collins (IPFW) 8-1

~Dons~