KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Western Michigan women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision versus the University at Buffalo Friday afternoon inside West Hills Athletic Club, falling to 10-8 overall and 2-1 during Mid-American Conference play. 

WMU took the first doubles win at court two, as Melina Lyubomirova and Femke Tjon-A-Joe won their fourth consecutive doubles match. UB answered moments later with a win a court three, leaving the deciding point to the No. 1 spot. Buffalo's Martinez Blanco & Antoniou then took down Fevralev/Tiraspolsky to claim the point.

The Bulls opened singles play earning wins on courts six and three while Lyubomirova won at the No. 1 spot as the visitors took a 3-1 lead. Denise Azcui then won a three-set match at court two to trim the Buffalo lead to 3-2, but a UB win at court four sealed the road victory.

Buffalo 5, Western Michigan 2
 
Singles competition
1. Melina Lyubomirova (WTENWMU) def. C. Martinez Blanco (UB) 6-4, 6-2
2. Denise Azcui (WTENWMU) def. N. Antoniou-Karademi (UB) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Pia Schwarz (UB) def. Katja Fevralev (WTENWMU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Hsin-Yuan Shih (UB) def. Femke Tjon-A-Joe (WTENWMU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
5. Emel Abibula (UB) def. Kristina Tiraspolsky (WTENWMU) 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2)
6. Sanjana Sudhir (UB) def. Taylor Smith (WTENWMU) 6-1, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. C. Martinez Blanco/N. Antoniou-Karademi (UB) def. Katja Fevralev/Kristina Tiraspolsky (WTENWMU) 6-4
2. Melina Lyubomirova/Femke Tjon-A-Joe (WTENWMU) def. Pia Schwarz/A. Paules Aldrey (UB) 6-4
3. Emel Abibula/Hsin-Yuan Shih (UB) def. Denise Azcui/Gabriela Slavova (WTENWMU) 6-3

Up Next
Western Michigan has another conference home match next Sunday, April 7, hosting the University of Akron at 1 p.m.

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