KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's tennis team improved to 5-1 in Mid-American Conference play after a 6-1 win over Northern Illinois at West Hills Athletic Club on Sunday.
The Broncos (13-1, 5-1 MAC) have now won two straight after suffering their first loss of the season last weekend. WMU won at Buffalo on Friday, 4-3.
"We made some adjustments in doubles this weekend and I think those really helped us get two tough wins this weekend," said head coach
Ryan Tomlinson. "I'm proud of this group and how they keep showing up day in and day out, both mentally and physically. They have done a tremendous job thus far. Today we played our most complete match from start to finish. We need to keep working on some things but this weekend off will be beneficial for us."
WMU earned the doubles point after duo
Ana Guadiana and Kaitlyn Rosh defeated Fernanda Naves and Laraslisko 6-1 at No. 2 and the team of
Lindsey Zieglar and
Karin Hamilton beat Iullia Dmitrieva and Diana Lukyanov 6-3 at No. 3. The pairing of
Femke Tjon-A-Joe and
Kristina Tiraspolsky were tied in a 5-5 battle against Maria Potsi and Anastasia Rakita as the doubles point was clinched and their match went unfinished.
It was positions 4-6 in singles that clinched the match victory for the Broncos. Hamilton put WMU up 2-0 after winning at No. 4 over Naves by a score of 6-2, 6-2. Freshman
Maya Perkucin finished shortly after her, with a win at No. 5 over Christy Robinson by the same score line. Rogosh sealed the victory for Western Michigan with a win at No. 6 over Paula Veyhle 6-3, 6-3. Guadiana pushed the score to 5-0 with a win at No. 2 over Rakita 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8). Tjon-A-Joe picked up WMU's sixth point in a thrilling three-set win over Potsi at No. 1. Tjon-A-Joe won the first set 6-2 but dropped the second 3-6. She was trailing in the third set but battled back to take a 5-4 lead. The two battled to a 6-6 tie before Tjon-A-Joe won the tie-breaker 7-2.
The Broncos are off next weekend before heading on the road to Toledo on Friday, April 9. WMU then returns home to host Buffalo on Sunday, April 11 at 1 p.m.
