KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's tennis hosts Illinois-Chicago on Thursday at 1 p.m. outdoors at Sorensen Courts before heading off to Ball State to open Mid-American Conference play on Sunday.
Due to construction around Sorensen Courts, fans are asked to park in the parking garage and lot 47.
The Broncos (8-4, 0-0 MAC) return home after heading to Bethune-Cookman for Spring Break, defeating the Wildcats, 7-0, to extend their winning streak to five matches. During WMU's streak the team has only dropped four out of 32 possible points. Sophomore
Karin Hamilton also extended her personal win streak down at BCU, winning her ninth match in a row, dating back to Jan. 23 against Ferris State. In her nine matches she had only had to go three sets once. Junior Lindsey Ziegler has her own winning streak as well, earning victories in her last four matches.
WMU is 3-2 all-time in MAC openers under head coach
Ryan Tomlinson.
SCOUTING THE FLAMES
Illinois-Chicago is off to a strong start to its dual-match season, heading into Thursday with a 7-3 overall record and a three-match winning streak. The bulk of UIC's wins have come at home, posting a 6-1 record and a 1-2 record on the road.
Agnes Gustafsson has posted an 8-2 record in dual matches, all at No. 1. Ana Jover is 10-0 and all wins have come at No. 3. The two also make up the team's most successful doubles pairing with a 5-2 record in dual matches and a 10-3 record overall.
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
Ball State heads into Sunday's match with a 9-2 record in dual matches, winning its last five. Two athletes have a team-high nine wins for the defending MAC Champions. Elena Malykh is 9-1, posting a 7-0 record at No. 5 and 2-1 at No. 6. Mariya Polishchuck is 9-0 with a 2-0 record at No. 2 and a 7-0 record at No. 3. Emma Peeler has seen the most action at No. 1, with a 6-3 record. Peeler and Polishchuk are 4-0 in doubles play at No. 1, while Hannah Davies and Amy Kaplan are 8-1 overall in doubles.
ON THE HORIZON
Western Michigan welcomes Eastern Michigan on Friday, March 25 at 1 p.m. for its MAC home-opener. Miami also comes to town on Sunday at 1 p.m.
