Panthers Wrap Up Gopher Invite On Top

Clark finishes “A” flight as runner-up

MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee tennis team closed out the Gopher Invite with more wins Sunday afternoon.

The Panthers tallied an outstanding 22 wins over the three-day tournament against some of the best tennis programs in the Midwest.

Freshman Laurie Clark finished runner-up of her flight with an solid showing over the weekend. The newcomer from Bolton, U.K. went 4-1 over the weekend before coming up just short in Sunday's final, settling for a second-place finish out of the 32-person flight.

Hayley Marshall went out a winner on Sunday. The junior fought from behind for a 3-6, 6-2 (8) win over Ffion Davies.

Freshman Masha Lobanova also closed out the weekend with a win, marching to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Green Bay's Noel Peck.

UWM also claimed three doubles wins on the day as Dana Shannon and Clark; Labina Petrovska and Marshall; and Alysa Straub and Lobanova all won one match on the day to wrap up the successful weekend.

Milwaukee returns to action next weekend with a tournament just down the road at UIC.

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Players Mentioned

Hayley Marshall: Junior

Dana Shannon: Senior

Alysa Straub: Junior

Labina Petrovska: Sophomore

Masha Lobanova: Freshman

Laurie Clark: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hayley Marshall
: Junior

Dana Shannon
: Senior

Alysa Straub
: Junior

Labina Petrovska
: Sophomore

Masha Lobanova
: Freshman

Laurie Clark
: Freshman