KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's tennis team takes a short break from Mid-American Conference action to host a doubleheader on Tuesday, March 27 inside West Hills. The Broncos begin the day, hosting Illinois-Chicago at 2:30 p.m. before welcoming Wayne State for a 7:00 p.m. nightcap. Admission to all home tennis matches is free.

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Western Michigan is coming off a 6-1 win over Northern Illinois on Friday, March 23, improving to 14-4 overall, 3-0 in conference and an impressive 8-0 home record. In their last three matches, the Broncos have won by a combined 17-4 points and look to continue strong play against their opponents Tuesday.

The Flames carry a 3-8 record heading into Kalamazoo and recently fell at Detroit 7-0 in their first Horizon League match of the season. The Warriors, who are 8-8 overall, are 5-7 this season in unfamiliar territory but are coming off a 7-2 win at Purdue Northwest this past Sunday.

Junior Matej Svjetllicic leads the Broncos this season in total wins at 24-6 overall with an impressive 17-1 record in dual-match play and is riding an eight-match winning streak into tomorrow. No. 123-ranked Maik Steiner has played all but one match at the one spot for WMU and holds a 10-5 record in the position. Steiner is also 23-9 and coming off a dominate 6-0, 6-2 victory over Buffalo's Kristopher Ortega, who also is the reigning MAC Player of the Week winner.

In doubles, the duo of Eric Olivarez and Nick Schnobel continue to lead the Brown & Gold with a 15-6 overall record and are 9-3 this spring. Partner's Jannik Opitz and Steiner follow behind with eight total wins together.

Following Tuesday, Western Michigan prepares for its final home contest on Saturday, April 7 as the Broncos host conference foe Ball State at 2:00 p.m. Prior to the match, WMU will also recognize its two outstanding seniors in Steiner and Billy Heckman.