Tennis Closes Out Regular Season With Two Home Matches

Senior day Sunday against Youngstown State

MILWAUKEE – Three seniors will close out their home careers with two weekend matches for the Milwaukee tennis team, starting Saturday.

Hayley Marshall, Aerielle Pendleton and Alysa Straub will all take the court at River Glen Elite for the final time this weekend as the Panthers host Cleveland State Saturday before a Sunday matchup against Youngstown State. Both matches are scheduled for 1 pm.

It's a big weekend for UWM. Not only do they have a chance to move up in the standings before next week's Horizon League Tournament, but the Panthers can play spoiler as both the Vikings and Penguins are currently in a three-way tie for first heading into the Saturday.

Last Time Out
Milwaukee won a big road match last Saturday with a 5-2 victory at Valparaiso. The Panthers once again decisively took the doubles point before topping the Crusaders in the top four singles matches to cruise to the win.

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
UWM will head to Ann Arbor, Mich. for the Horizon League Tournament on the campus of the University of Michigan, starting Friday.

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Players Mentioned

Hayley Marshall: Senior

Aerielle Pendleton: Senior

Labina Petrovska: Junior

Alysa Straub: Senior

Berta Masdevall Masip: Freshman

Eszter Zador: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hayley Marshall
: Senior

Aerielle Pendleton
: Senior

Labina Petrovska
: Junior

Alysa Straub
: Senior

Berta Masdevall Masip
: Freshman

Eszter Zador
: Freshman