EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's tennis team fell on the road against Big Ten foe and No. 75 ranked Michigan State 5-2 Friday night. The Broncos fall to 7-4 this season while the Spartans improve to 5-3 and 5-1 at home.

After the Spartans claimed the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, junior Barbare Eristavi earned a 6-2, 6-1 win in the No. 4 spot to tie it at 1-1. The Spartans battled back to claim the next three singles points and clinch the win. Junior Tracy Kuhle earned a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Aslina Chua in the No. 3 spot to improve to 15-8 this season, tying freshman Melina Lyubomirova with the team-lead in wins.

The duo of Lyubomirova/Kuhle, who were named the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Doubles Team of the Week for three straight weeks, were up 6-5 in the No. 1 spot when the Spartans claimed clinched the doubles.

The Broncos return to action on Saturday, Feb. 27 as they host Cleveland State at West Hills at 3 p.m. Chicago State also comes to town on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. Entrance to all tennis matches is free of charge.

Singles Results

No. 1 Erin Faulkner (MSU) def. Melina Lyubomirova (WMU), 6-2, 5-7, 6-1

No. 2 Davina Nguyen (MSU) def. Olivia Myers (WMU), 6-4, 6-1

No. 3 Tracy Kuhle (WMU) def. Aslina Chua (MSU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

No. 4 Barbare Eristavi (WMU) def. Athena Trouillot (MSU), 6-2, 6-1

No. 5 Emily Metcalf (MSU) def. Denise Azcui (WMU), 6-2, 6-1

No. 6 Emily Meyers (MSU) def. Meika Ashby (WMU), 7-6, 3-6, 6-2

Doubles Results

No. 1 Tracy Kuhle/Melina Lyubomirova (WMU) def. Emily Meyers/Emily Metcalf (MSU), 6-5 Unfinished

No. 2 Davina Nguyen/Athena Trouillot (MSU) def. Barbare Eristavi/Katja Fevralev (WMU), 6-4

No. 3 Allie Baer/Aslina Chu (MSU) def. Meika Ashby/Denise Azcui (WMU), 6-3