April 9, 2008

Milwaukee - The Marquette University men's tennis team (13-6) posted its third-straight victory, downing UW-Green Bay (9-10) by a score of 6-1 Wednesday afternoon at the Helfaer Tennis Stadium.

The Golden Eagles are now 12-1 on the season at home. MU concludes the regular season Friday afternoon with a pair of matchups. Marquette will face Wright State at 11 a.m. and Villanova at 5 p.m. The BIG EAST Championship is April 17-20 in Tampa, Fla.

MU swept all three doubles matches to claim the valuable point, but was forced to post wins in a pair of tight matches. Following an 8-5 win at No. 3, sophomore Mark Rutherford and senior Brett Binkley held on for a 9-8 decision at the No. 1 position.

Singles play also went MU's way as the Golden Eagles were able to earn straight-set wins at five of the six positions. Junior Trent Hagan and Rutherford quickly breezed past their respective opponents and sophomore Dusan Medan sealed the victory with a 6-3, 6-3 victory.

Tennis Match Results
Green Bay vs Marquette
Apr 09, 2008 at Milwaukee, WI
Marquette 6, Green Bay 1
Singles competition:
1. Trent Hagan (MU) def. Tim Prudlow (GB) 6-1, 6-1
2. Dusan Medan (MU) def. Mark Goldin (GB) 6-3, 6-3
3. Niko Boulieris (MU) def. Matt Clegg (GB) 7-5, 6-1
4. John Brough (GB) def. Juan-Martin Paredes (MU) 2-6, 7-5, 1-0
5. Mark Rutherford (MU) def. Brian Zaron (GB) 6-3, 6-2
6. Brett Binkley (MU) def. Eric Plaushines (GB) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition:
1. Brett Binkley/Mark Rutherford (MU) def. Mark Goldin/Tim Prudlow (GB) 9-8
2. Stephen Shao/Pete Van Lieshout (MU) def. Matt Keesey/Matt Clegg (GB) 9-7
3. Greg Sirotek/Graydon Klassen (MU) def. Eric Plaushines/Brian Zaron (GB) 8-5
Match Notes:
Green Bay 9-10
Marquette 13-6
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,5,2,6,3,4)