KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Western Michigan women's tennis team hosts Buffalo on Friday at 12 p.m. for its final home match of the season before heading on the road to take on Mid-American Conference leaders' Miami on Sunday at 12 p.m. 

LAST WEEK
The Broncos went 0-2 last week, falling to Ball State at home in a tight match, 4-3, before heading on the road to Northern Illinois and dropping a contest 5-2. 

TOURNAMENT OUTLOOK
Western Michigan will need to finish in the top four in order to make the MAC Tournament, April 24-25 in Toledo. After the losses last week, WMU is 2-5, tied with Eastern MIchigan for sixth. Miami and Northern Illinois have secured their spots in the tournament. The Redhawks are 7-0 heading into Friday and the Huskies are 6-1. Buffalo and Toledo are tied for third with records of 4-3, while Ball State is in fifth with a 3-4 record. 

SCOUTING THE BULLS
Buffalo is 17-5 overall on the season and have three of its last four. Last weekend, UB split with Miami and Eastern Michigan at home, falling to the RedHawks 4-3 before rebounding with a 5-2 win over the Eagles. 

Friday is only the eighth match played away from home for the Bulls, who are 3-3 in road games and 1-0 at neutral sites. 

SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS
Miami started off the season going just 1-8 in non-conference play. It headed into MAC play after a 4-3 loss at the College of Charleston and hasn't lost since. The RedHawks will host Toledo before welcoming the Broncos on Sunday. 

ON THE HORIZON
Western Michigan wraps up the regular season next Friday at Bowling Green.