KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Western Michigan men's tennis team heads back out on the road, traveling to Wisconsin to take on the Badgers on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The Broncos then take on Yale on Saturday at 2 p.m. at UW's Nielsen Tennis Stadium. 

The Broncos battle a Big 10 opponent for the second straight week after earning a 4-3 win at Purdue last Friday. The win improved WMU to 3-1 on the season and saw the team earn the doubles point for the fourth time this season. 

The Badgers are 3-1 on the season and started off winning their first three matches against DePaul, Princeton and Virginia Tech. UW dropped a 4-3 match last Sunday against Old Dominion. The Broncos and the Badgers met last season, with Wisconsin prevailing 4-3.  

The Bulldogs are undefeated so far, with a 3-0 start after wins over Binghamton, Farfield and Temple. Saturday's match will be the first away from home for Yale. The Broncos and the Bulldogs last met back on March 1, 2020, with WMU coming away with a 4-2 win in New Haven, Conn. The match marked the final one for both teams as the rest of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  

Western Michigan takes a break next weekend and then hosts Drake University on Friday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. before traveling to Indiana to take on the Hoosiers on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m.