Ann Arbor – The Michigan men’s tennis team, ranked No. 18 nationally and coming off its first Big Ten championship, is riding that momentum and breezed through its NCAA Tournament first-round match.
Michigan (23-3) won the double’s point then swept the top three singles courts in straight sets – the Wolverines won the first sets on all six courts – to defeat Western Michigan (15-9), 4-0, on Friday afternoon at the Varsity Tennis Center. The No. 5-seed Wolverines will face Oklahoma on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Oklahoma (15-10) advanced with a 4-2 victory over Louisville in the early match on Friday.