Sept. 17, 2005

MILWAUKEE - The Marquette men's tennis team wrapped up their second day of competition at the Ball State Invitational in Muncie, Ind. The Golden Eagle tandem of Brett Binkley and Eric Fleming will play in the Flight B doubles final tomorrow, while teammate, freshman Mario Lopez will play in the Flight B Consolation championship.

In the quarterfinals Lopez defeated Illinois State's Tim Link, 7-6, 6-3. He then matched up with Danny Vidal of Ball State, 6-1, 2-6, 4-0.

In doubles action, the team of Binkley and Fleming breezed through the quarterfinals and the semifinals. In the first match of the day the duo took down Blain Keller and Joe Venegas of Valparaiso, 8-2. Next they matched up to Northern Illinois' David Katz and Diego Zagarra-Ballon taking them down 8-4. They will meet Illinois State's pair of Yoohann Nograbat and Djordje Uskokovic, tomorrow in the championship.

Competition will continue tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center.

-COMPLETE RESULTS-

Flight A Singles Consolation Quarterfinal--
Jeremy Miller (Xavier) def. Ian Kawas (Marquette) 6-3, 6-2

Flight B Singles Quarterfinal--
Jeff French (Western Michigan) def. Greg Sirotek (Marquette) 6-0, 6-0

Flight B Singles Consolation Quarterfinal--
Mike Wagner (Valparaiso) def. Pete Van Lieshout (Marquette) 2-6, 6-1, 10-4
Mario Lopez (Marquette) def. Tim Link (Illinois State) 7-6, 6-3

Fight B Singles Consolation Semifinal-- Mario Lopez (Marquette) def. Danny Vidal (Ball State) 6-1, 2-6, 4-0 Ret (Inj)

Flight C Singles Quarterfinal--
Diego Zagarra-Ballon (Northern Illinois) def. Eric Fleming (Marquette) 6-1, 7-5

Flight A Doubles Quarterfinal--
Bradshaw/French (Western Michigan) def. Kawas/Vedrickas (Marquette) 8-0

Flight A Doubles Consolation First Round--
Ford/Friesen (Northern Illinois) def. Shao/Van Lieshout (Marquette) 8-6

Flight B Doubles Quarterfinal--
Binkley/Fleming (Marquette) def. Keller/Venegas (Valparaiso) 8-2

Flight B Double Semifinal-
Binkley/Fleming (Marquette) def. Katz/Zagarra-Ballon (Northern Illinois) 8-4

Flight B Consolation First Round--
Polhamus/Vallee (Ball State) def. Lopez/Sirotek (Marquette) 8-2