KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan women's tennis is set to open Mid-American Conference (MAC) play this weekend with a pair of matches, first hosting Ball State on Friday, March 24 at noon and heading to face Miami on Sunday, March 26 at 1 p.m. Regardless if Friday's home match is at Sorensen Courts or West Hills, it will start at noon.
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"There is a lot of parody in our conference. A lot of good teams top to bottom," head coach Ryan Tomlinson said. "We have prepared ourselves for the stretch run with a very competitive schedule and hard work. We will take one match at a time and control what we can control. We open up with the two teams that have won our league the last two years. We look forward to the challenge that is in front of us this weekend. FightOn!"
The Broncos are coming off a 4-0 win over Bradley over the weekend, helping the team to a 6-7 record while 4-1 when playing at home. Ball State comes in at 12-2 and has won seven straight while Miami is 4-8.
In singles play, every one of the Broncos have double-digit wins with senior Barbare Eristavi leading the way with an 18-6 record. Eristavi and Melina Lyubomirova are tied for the team-lead in wins this spring with seven. Denise Azcui is 16-9 while Tracy Kuhle, Katja Fevralev, Olivia Myers and Gabriela Slavova all have 11 wins this season.
In doubles, the duo of Kuhle/Lyubomirova lead the team in wins at 8-6 while Azcui/Myers are 7-2 and 4-1 this spring. Fevralev/Kuhle are 3-1, with all matches coming this spring.
Following this weekend, the Broncos have three straight Friday/Sunday weekends, including a home match on Friday, March 31 at 1 p.m. against Toledo.
