The last time the Wolverines lost at home, most of the Michigan women's tennis team's members were still in high school.

The last time Michigan dropped a match at the Varsity Tennis Center was on March 4, 2006 against Texas A&M. The team has been unstoppable in Ann Arbor and is currently riding a 21-game winning streak at home.

"We always have a shot to win at home," Michigan coach Ronni Bernstein said. "The crowd helps pull us through in those close 4-3 matches."

Opponents haven't fared well since the building opened in 1997. Michigan has an 89-37 (.718) record all-time at the complex.

"We are so familiar with the building, we practice there every day," Bernstein said. "It's different than when we travel to a Miami and have to adjust to the weather."

Since the eight indoor courts in the Varsity Tennis Center were awarded the "Court of the Year Award" by Tennis Industry magazine in 2000, the complex has undergone renovations. State-of-the-art electronic scoreboards, both on the indoor and outdoor courts, individual video cameras on every indoor court and a brand-new, stylish audio system have been added.

"Our facility is one of the best in the country." Bernstein said. "The Athletic Department does an incredible job with its upkeeping."

Bernstein, who is in her second season with the Wolverines, said that the high quality of the facilities contributed to her decision to coach at Michigan.

The spacious facility even helps during games.

"We have so much space between courts and behind them that we have very few lets," Bernstein said of the court, which has 20 feet between courts and 24 feet between the baseline and the back curtains. "It's very unusual for an indoor facility to have that much room in between courts."

Sophomore Rika Tatsuno said a mental boost is the most beneficial part of the Wolverines' home-field advantage. But there's nothing that she can reference to explain the comfortable atmosphere the team feels at home other than support of the crowd.

Although the Varsity Tennis Center is almost a mile and a half away from the Union, Bernstein hopes the state-of-the-art facility will help begin to draw fans to matches.

"We want to get out to the community, and we just got to keep being successful to do that," Bernstein said.