BUFFALO, NY – Fresh off leading the Bulls to their second ever NCAA Tournament appearance and a perfect record in Mid-American Conference play, University at Buffalo men's tennis head coach Lee Nickell has been named the Wilson/ITA Northeast Region Coach of the Year.
The Bulls went 14-6 during the 2017 season becoming the first MAC team to go 7-0 in conference play since 1999. The Bulls defeated Western Michigan 4-3 in the MAC Championship match to clinch their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2015. Nickell then led the Bulls down to SEC country and a trip against #12 Texas A&M in the first round of the NCAA Tournament where Buffalo gave the Aggies all they could handle in a first round defeat.