Xavier University Athletics

Xavier Falls to Western Michigan in Spring Season Opener
01.14.18 | Men's Tennis
CINCINNATIÂ - Men's tennis fell, 6-1, in the 2018 spring season opener at Western Michigan.
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The Broncos won all three doubles matches and five singles matches.
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Xavier freshmen Brett Winters, Jan Vrba and Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal were active in both singles and doubles competition. Winters was the only Musketeer to secure a win at No. 2 singles. Xavier did not win in doubles competition.
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The Musketeers travel to Ohio State on Saturday, Jan. 20. The last time these teams faced off was during the 2016-2017 season, where Ohio State won, 4-0.
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 Singles competition:
1. Maik Steiner (WMU) def. Jack Dykema (XAVIER) 6-1, 6-2
2. Brett Winters (XAVIER) def. Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Jannik Opitz (WMU) def. Jan Vrba (XAVIER) 6-2, 6-2
4. Lenhard Haupt (WMU) def. Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal (XAVIER) 6-1, 6-0
5. Eric Olivarez (WMU) def. Gabriel Araujo (XAVIER) 6-4, 6-3
6. Matej Svjetlicic (WMU) def. Nate Dell (XAVIER) 6-2, 6-3
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Doubles competition:
1. Maik Steiner/Jannik Opitz (WMU) def. Gabriel Araujo/Jack Dykema (XAVIER) 6-4
2. Nick Schnobel/Eric Olivarez (WMU) def. Brett Winters/Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal (XAVIER) 6-1
3. Billy Heckman/Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) def. Matthew Graft/Jan Vrba (XAVIER) 6-3
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The Broncos won all three doubles matches and five singles matches.
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Xavier freshmen Brett Winters, Jan Vrba and Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal were active in both singles and doubles competition. Winters was the only Musketeer to secure a win at No. 2 singles. Xavier did not win in doubles competition.
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The Musketeers travel to Ohio State on Saturday, Jan. 20. The last time these teams faced off was during the 2016-2017 season, where Ohio State won, 4-0.
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 Singles competition:
1. Maik Steiner (WMU) def. Jack Dykema (XAVIER) 6-1, 6-2
2. Brett Winters (XAVIER) def. Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Jannik Opitz (WMU) def. Jan Vrba (XAVIER) 6-2, 6-2
4. Lenhard Haupt (WMU) def. Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal (XAVIER) 6-1, 6-0
5. Eric Olivarez (WMU) def. Gabriel Araujo (XAVIER) 6-4, 6-3
6. Matej Svjetlicic (WMU) def. Nate Dell (XAVIER) 6-2, 6-3
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Doubles competition:
1. Maik Steiner/Jannik Opitz (WMU) def. Gabriel Araujo/Jack Dykema (XAVIER) 6-4
2. Nick Schnobel/Eric Olivarez (WMU) def. Brett Winters/Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal (XAVIER) 6-1
3. Billy Heckman/Kennosuke Nouchi (WMU) def. Matthew Graft/Jan Vrba (XAVIER) 6-3
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