CLEVELAND – For the final time of the regular season, the Western Michigan Men's Tennis team has earned a Mid-American Conference weekly award with junior Peter Kuszynski capturing MAC Singles Player of the Week.
The chance to win the MAC Championship outright came down to Kuszynski's battle at No. 2 singles with Northern Illinois' Kristopher Ortega on Saturday. The match was tied at 3-3 and the Kuszynski and Ortega were in their third set after Ortega won the first one 6-4 and Kuszynski rebounded on the second one 6-3. The junior finished off Ortega 6-4 in the final set to give WMU its 26th MAC Regular Season Championship in program history and secure the NCAA Tournament automatic berth.