DAYTON, Ohio -- The Western Michigan women's tennis team split road matches at Cincinnati and Dayton on Saturday and Sunday, falling to the Bearcats, 5-2, and rebounding to down the Flyers, 6-1.
In the loss at Cincinnati, senior
Audrey Smitek and sophomore
Marielou Baudouin picked up WMU's points. Smitek earned a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 3 over Ana Arsic. Baudouin won 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9) at No. 5 over Tara Kurepa.
The Broncos rolled to victory at Dayton on Sunday. WMU took the doubles point with
Lola Glantz and
Frida Weijerman taking the early advantage with a 6-1 win at No. 1 over Natalie Osiecki and Montserrat Sierra. Smitek and
Polina Khotko then took the doubles point with a 6-3 win at No. 3 over Haley Klein and Grace Murphy.
Weijerman made it 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Baby Jordan at No. 2. before
Sienna Osborne pushed the lead to 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 4 over Kristen Chin. Smitek tallied the match-winning point with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 3 over Sierra. The fifth and final pint came from
Julia Frazier with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 6 over Klein.
The Broncos are back in action on Saturday at 12 p.m., hosting Oakland at West Hills Athletic Club. Admission is free.
