Jan. 28, 2006

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - No. 44 Iowa swept the Marquette women's tennis team, 7-0, at the Clark Racquet Center at Coe College Friday. With the loss, the Golden lose their second straight, and fall to 0-2 on the season.

In doubles action, Meg Racette and Merel Beelen defeated freshman Lauren Little and sophomore Erin Watkins in the first doubles match, 8-2. At no. 2 doubles Kayla Berry and Krissy Dowlin downed freshman Robin Metzler and junior Katie Donovan, 8-6. Marquette's line-up was thin due to illness and injury, resulting in Jacqueline Lee and Mili Veselinovic at the #3 position to win their doubles match by default.

Heading into singles play, Iowa was ahead 3-0, after the Golden Eagles were unable to pull out victories in the first three singles matches. Lee clinched the match for Iowa with a 6-0, 6-1 win over junior Andrea Bukacek at no. 4 singles.

Little gave 21st-ranked Racette a battle, but lost 6-0, 7-6 (5), 10-5 at no. 1 singles. Watkins and Metzler were also unsuccessful in their respective singles matches, and the Hawkeyes won by default at no. 5 and 6 positions to seal the 7-0 sweep.

The Golden Eagles return to action when they host Illinois-Chicago in their home opener at Helfaer Tennis Stadium on February 1, at 4 p.m.

#44 Iowa 7, Marquette 0

Singles No. 1: # 21 Meg Racette (Iowa) def. Lauren Little (Marquette), 6-0, 6-7(5), 10-5
No. 2: # 93 Mili Veselinovic (Iowa) def. Erin Watkins (Marquette), 6-4, 6-0
No. 3: Hillary Mintz (Iowa) def. Robin Metzler (Marquette), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4: Jacqueline Lee (Iowa) def. Andrea Bukacek (Marquette), 6-0, 6-1
No. 5: Merel Beelen (Iowa) won by default.
No. 6: Krissy Dowlin (Iowa) won by default.

Doubles
No. 1: Racette/Beelen (Iowa) def. Little/Watkins (Marquette), 8-2
No. 2: Berry/Dowlin (Iowa) def. Metzler/Donovan (Marquette), 8-6
No. 3: Lee/Veselinovic (Iowa) won by default.