KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Western Michigan women's tennis team closes out its 2019 non-conference slate this Thursday, March 14 versus the University of Illinois at Chicago at 2 p.m. inside West Hills Athletic Club. 

LAST TIME OUT 
Western Michigan dropped to 8-6 overall after two losses during its spring break trip to Utah March 4-5. The losses snapped the Broncos' four-match winning streak.

HOME COOKING
The Broncos are 8-1 on its home court at West Hills Athletic Club, including four-straight victories Feb. 15-24. WMU had four out its first five matches to open the 2019 schedule at home, coming away with a 4-1 start, marking the best start to a dual-match season since the 2016 Broncos also began its spring campaign going 4-1. Conversely, WMU is 0-5 during its road matches. 

ABOUT UIC
The Flames have won six in a row, most recently defeating MAC opponent Northern Illinois 7-0 last Friday in DeKalb, Ill. to improve to 8-4 on the season. UIC begins conference play in the Horizon League following the match with the Broncos. Last season, UIC went 15-7 overall and won the Horizon League regular season title prior to falling in the league tournament title match. The Broncos and Flames met last season in Kalamazoo, Mich., with UIC prevailing 4-3. 

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