Conference Season Opens At Home For Tennis Squad

Milwaukee hosts Northern Kentucky, Wright State this weekend

MILWAUKEE – With its big spring break trip in the books, the Milwaukee tennis team returns home to kick off the 2017 Horizon League schedule with a pair of home matches this weekend.

The action starts Saturday at 1 pm when Northern Kentucky comes to town. Then, one day later, the Panthers will play host to Wright State, again at 1 pm. Both matches are scheduled to take place at River Glen Elite.

Last Time Out
Playing two matches in one day down in Orlando, Fla., the Panthers dropped their first match to host UCF before a big bounce-back, 6-1 win over SCAD-Atlanta to close out the spring break trip with a 2-2 ledger.

League Recognition
Following the win over Northern Illinois on March 10, the Horizon League office took note of Milwaukee's exceptional play from that win. Eszter Zador was named the Horizon League Singles Player of the Week for her 6-2, 7-5 win at the No. 2 spot that clinched the team win. Meanwhile, Berta Masdevall Masip and Alysa Straub were named the league's top doubles tandem for the week after their 6-4 win at the top spot, handing NIU its first loss at No. 1 doubles of the season.

A Look At Last Year
Milwaukee continued its trend in the right direction in 2016, as Jeff Aranda led the team to a 12-10 record overall – their third winning season in the last four years.

Aranda – who was named the program's 10^th coach in program history – had instant success, highlighted by a 6-3 mark in league play. A pair of Panthers earned All-Horizon League honors, as Labina Petrovska was named to the first-team squad and Hayley Marshall second-team all league.

Follow Along
Fans can follow Milwaukee tennis and get updates from the team on Twitter (@MKE_Tennis) or on Facebook by searching Milwaukee Panther Tennis.

Up Next
The Panthers start a five-match road swing next week with a pair of competitions across the Great Lake in Michigan. UWM will first take on Detroit on Saturday before a Sunday afternoon competition at Oakland.

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Players Mentioned

Hayley Marshall: Senior

Labina Petrovska: Junior

Alysa Straub: Senior

Berta Masdevall Masip: Freshman

Eszter Zador: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hayley Marshall
: Senior

Labina Petrovska
: Junior

Alysa Straub
: Senior

Berta Masdevall Masip
: Freshman

Eszter Zador
: Freshman