KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's tennis team remained perfect at home this season after a hard-fought 4-3 win over Illinois-Chicago at West Hills Athletic Club on Saturday afternoon.

UIC got the best of the Broncos in the doubles point, the first team to do so this season. Natalie Nikolopoulou and Cora-Lynn von Dungern gave the Flames the early advantage with a 6-4 win at No. 2 over Maya Perkucin and Kaitlyn Rogosch. The point would be decided by two matches that went to tie-breakers. Karin Hamilton and Audrey Smitek tied it up with a 7-6 (7-2) win at No. 3 over Tamara Malazonia and Zara Ryan, but UIC pulled out the points after a 7-6 (7-3) win by Agnes Gustafsson and Ana Jover over Lindsey Zieglar and Valeriya Monko at No. 1.

Smitek made quick work at No. 6 to tie up the match at 1-1 after an emphatic 6-1, 6-1 victory over von Dungern. Monko pushed the Broncos ahead 2-1 with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 4 over Jover, including coming back from 3-0 down early in the second set. Zieglar played at No. 2 and earned a 6-2, 6-3 win over Malazonia to give Western Michigan a 3-1 advantage before Gustafsson picked up a win at No. 1 over Hamilton, 6-2, 6-3, to bring the Flames back within one. Freshman Ariane Souligny sealed the victory for Western Michigan after a three-set win at No. five 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. UIC picked up its third and final point shortly after via retirement by Maya Perkucin at No. 3.

The Broncos head to Chicago for a neutral site match with Omaha on Friday at 2 p.m. before returning home to host Cleveland State on Sunday at 10 a.m.