KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan women's tennis picked up its first Mid-American Conference victory of the spring season this afternoon, fending off visiting Eastern Michigan (9-11, 0-2 MAC) by a final score of 4-3. The win moves the Broncos to 9-6 this spring, and 1-1 in MAC play.

WMU secured the doubles point in the match thanks to a 6-3 win on court one from senior Femke Tjon-A-Joe and sophomore Ana Guadiana, who are currently reigning MAC Women's Doubles Team of the Week, as well as a 6-2 victory on court three by sophomore Karin Hamilton and senior Kristina Tiraspolsky to secure the 1-0 advantage early, negating an outcome on court two.

The doubles point would prove to be of paramount importance as the two teams split the singles results. Tjan-A-Joe continued her impressive day, adding another point to her team's cause with 6-1 and 6-2 triumphs in consecutive sets. Junior Lindsey Zieglar battled all afternoon as well, winning the first set 6-0 before surrendering set two. In the final set, Zieglar was able to grind out a 7-5 win and keep the Broncos even with EMU.

The day came down to the No. 3 singles competition, featuring Karin Hamilton. After suffering a 6-2 setback in the opening frame, Hamilton battled back for 6-2 and 6-3 victories in the final two sets to secure Western Michigan the one-point win.
Up next, the Broncos square off against the RedHawks of Miami University on Sunday, March 27 at 1 p.m. Live scoring for the match at West Hills Athletic Club can be found HERE.

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