KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Western Michigan women's tennis team took down in-state foe Oakland University 6-1 inside West Hills Athletic club on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. With the win, the Broncos move to 8-0 against the Golden Grizzles since the 2011-2012 season.

"Today was a good start," said head coach Ryan Tomlinson. "We played a little nervous in doubles to start the day but battled back to win all three doubles. In singles we did a nice job of competing and winning matches after dropping two first sets. I think our young players did a nice job of handling some nerves and playing really good tennis."

The Brown and Gold got off to a hot start, sweeping the doubles point with Melina Lyubomirova/Femke Tjon-A-Joe winning in commanding fashion in the second spot. The Senior/Freshman duo move to 1-0 on the young season. Both Katja Fevralev/Kristina Tiraspolsky and Denise Azcui/Jeryn Jack took their matches, coming from behind to win in the tie-breaker.

Western Michigan would then take five out of six of the singles matches to secure the victory, 6-1. Freshman Tjon-A-Joe looked very comfortable in her first match in the Brown and Gold, defeating Dasha Artamonova from Oakland, 7-6, 6-2. Tiraspolsky, a fellow rookie, took home a three set victory for the Broncos for her first collegiate win as well.

Seniors Azcui and Fevralev also took care of business against the Golden Grizzlies, moving to 1-0 on the season in singles play.

The Brown and Gold will next head to South Bend, Indiana to take on Notre Dame on Friday, Jan. 18 with doubles beginning at 5:00 p.m.