KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Western Michigan women's tennis doubles team of Julie Hostáková and
Ayana Yaguchi are set to compete in the doubles bracket of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Conference Masters Tournament, beginning on Thursday in Rome, Ga.
Hostáková and Yaguchi will take on Northern Arizona's Natalie Rainke and Madelynn Ludwig at 5 p.m. The winner will take on the victors of Mississippi's Riley Crowder/Sarah Victoria Majesty Nita and Quinnipiac's Caitlin Flower/Willow Renton.
The pair got there by winning the MAC Fall Championships two week ago. Yaguchi and Hostáková open the tournament, which the Broncos hosted, defeating Bowling Green's Konstantina Adamopoulou and Richardyln Francois, 8-3. In the quarterfinals the needed a tie-breaker set to defeat Miami's Clara Owen and Nina Chavez 9-8 (8-6). Yaguchi and Hostáková prevailed 8-6 in the semifinals against Ball State's Gabriella Barrera and Sarah Shahbaz to advance to the finals. In the finals they trailed MU's Allie Faulkner and Maria Luisa Oliveira 6-4 and won the next four sets to prevail 8-6.