MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee women's tennis team narrowly missed out on claiming a big victory Wednesday afternoon, falling just short against Marquette by a final score of 4-3 at River Glen Elite.
 
The Panthers (3-3) grabbed the doubles point to start the afternoon only to see the Golden Eagles (1-6) survive and claim the win after the decision came down to the final point of the day.
 
"Congratulations to Marquette," head coach Mark Goldin said. "Every match was a battle and I give all the credit to Marquette women. We did not give them anything easily, they showed up ready to play today and earned it. But we have to move on and are looking forward to getting back to work tomorrow to prepare for matches on Friday and Saturday."
 
Milwaukee grabbed the 1-0 lead after taking two of three in the doubles portion, each with a final score of 6-4. Nadiia Konieva and Laure Razet knocked off Emma Davis and Tiana Windbuchler at No. 2, while Iva Stejskalova and Emilia Durska defeated Emilija Kojcic and Sarah Badawi at No. 3.
 
Singles play was hard-fought and could have gone either way in numerous matches. Konieva made quick work of Emma Davis at No. 2, winning 6-2, 6-3, to improve to 10-1 on the season.
 
Razet notched her eighth singles win (now 8-4 on the year) with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 4 but the Golden Eagles picked up closely-contested decisions at No. 1 and No. 3 to even the match at 3-3. It all came down to the final singles match, with Marquette claiming the three-set victory to escape with the 4-3 result.
 
The busy week continues as the Panthers host Eastern Illinois Friday at 2 p.m.
 
Marquette 4, Milwaukee Panthers 3
Singles competition
1. Emilija Kojcic (MU) def. Babette Burgersdijk (MKE) 6-3, 6-4
2. Nadiia Konieva (MKE) def. Emma Davis (MU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Sarah Badawi (MU) def. Emilia Durska (MKE) 6-2, 6-4
4. Laure Razet (MKE) def. Tiana Windbuchler (MU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Andie Weise (MU) def. Sara Simonova (MKE) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Lara Kaiser (MU) def. Iva Stejskalova (MKE) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Lara Kaiser/Andie Weise (MU) def. Babette Burgersdijk/Sara Simonova (MKE) 6-2
2. Nadiia Konieva/Laure Razet (MKE) def. Emma Davis/Tiana Windbuchler (MU) 6-4
3. Iva Stejskalova/Emilia Durska (MKE) def. Emilija Kojcic/Sarah Badawi (MU) 6-4