'SMILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee tennis team will wrap up the regular season Saturday as the Panthers host the Oakland Golden Grizzlies at 1 p.m. from Elite – River Glen.
LAST TIME OUT: The Panthers took on the top two teams of the league last weekend, falling to both Cleveland State and Youngstown State moving to 7-13 and 2-3 in Horizon League play.
Freshman
Avery Durham reached double digits (10) with a win over Youngstown State's Jessica Stanmore 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9).
ABOUT THE GOLDEN GRIZZLIES: Oakland is 2-2 in league play and 8-8 overall entering Saturday's match against the Panthers. Saturday's match will be a fight for the No. 4 seed, where Oakland currently sits in fourth, while the Panthers in fifth. The Golden Grizzlies will still have to face UIC on Sunday to complete HL play.
Oakland is currently riding a two-match win streak with wins over IUPUI and Northern Kentucky.
Freshman Liza Mladentseva leads the Golden Grizzlies with a 9-4 overall record and 3-1 Horizon League record. Mladentseva has competed primarily from the No. 1 singles line, and is on a six-match win streak with doubles partner Jillian Milano.
A year ago, almost to the date, the Panthers took down the Grizzlies 6-1 and are 9-4 overall against each other.
CURRENT LEAGUE STANDINGS: Entering the final week of the regular season, here's how the league shakes up:
- Youngstown State 5-0 11-8
- Cleveland State 5-0 12-10
- UIC 3-2 13-5
- Oakland 2-2 8-8
- Milwaukee 2-3 7-13
- Northern Kentucky 0-5 3-10
- IUPUI 0-5 2-18
TENNIS VLOG to NORTH DAKOTA: Ever wonder what it's like to be on the road with the Milwaukee tennis team? Here's a firsthand look of what it was like to travel with the Panthers when they traveled to North Dakota.
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NEXT UP: The Panthers will learn their final seeding for the Horizon League Championships after the weekend. The Championships will begin April 29 and run through May 1 at the Varsity Tennis Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. More details to follow.
