KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's tennis team announced its complete 2016-17 schedule, including fall tournaments and the spring Mid-American Conference (MAC) lineup of matches.

"We pride ourselves in playing a challenging non-conference schedule to prepare ourselves for our league matches," WMU head coach Ryan Tomlinson said. "You have to play good teams to get better."

The Broncos kick the season off at the Hoosier Classic on Friday, Sept. 16 and travel the following the weekend to the Rice Invitational. On Oct. 7, WMU will host the first of its two home fall tournaments with the Bronco Invitational. The team will head to the competitive International Tennis Association (ITA) Midwest Regional on Oct. 21, while some players will compete in the Indiana Alternative Regional. The team will finish out the fall by hosting the WMU Super Challenge against DePaul, Indiana, Cleveland State and Michigan State.

The spring season starts on Jan. 14 as Oakland and Valparaiso come to Kalamazoo, Mich., for a doubleheader. The team will travel to face top programs from the "Power Six" conferences including Indiana, 2016 NCAA Tournament team Notre Dame, Marquette and Iowa. The Broncos also welcome in cross-state rival Michigan State on Friday, Feb. 24 and DePaul on Sunday, April 16.

MAC play begins on Friday, March 24 with a home match against last season's MAC Tournament Champion Ball State. WMU has home matches against Toledo, Buffalo and Akron and will travel to face Miami, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois and Bowling Green.

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