Golden Eagles Complete Day One at Bronco Invitational

Sept. 16, 2005

KALMAZOO, Mich. - The Marquette women's tennis team finished day one at the Bronco Invitational hosted by Western Michigan today with four wins, securing one singles win and three doubles victories. Junior Dominika Dabrowski was the Golden Eagles lone singles winner defeating Indiana Pam Gesellchen, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (2). She also added a doubles win against Ball State to post Marquette's biggest success in the first day of the tournament.

In other singles matches, junior Francina Bonnelly, sophomores Erin Watkins and Maria Calbeto, and freshman Lisa Nguyen were all defeated in their first round matches. Nguyen fell to Indiana's Stephanie Heller, 4-6, 6-1, 10-6, Bonnelly fell to Ball State's Stephanie Farrar, 6-3-6-3, Calbeto fell to Western Michigan's Carrie Jeanmarie, 6-1, 7 -5, and Watkins fell to Indiana's Sigrid Fischer, 6-2, 6-1.

In doubles action the Golden Eagles finish day one 3-3. The duo of Maria Calbeto and Bonnelly won a pair of matches defeating Ball State's Jessica Thompson and Haly Calderwood 8-4 and Indiana's Alba Berdaia and Marah Calvo, 8-3. Dabrowski and Watkins picked up the other doubles win defeating Jennifer Pollack and Emma Retter of Ball State, 8-6.

"Overall I thought we could have done better," said head coach Jody Bronson. "We didn't show what we have been working on in practice. We need to follow through and play with energy and consistency. I am expecting us to play much better tomorrow."

The Golden Eagles will resume action at the Bronco Invitational tomorrow morning with Calbeto playing Ball State's Calderwood and Watkins taking on Thompson in Flight A singles, while Nguyen will take on Illinois-Chicago's Grace Gil-Morlis and Bonnelly will match up against Minnesota's Shelby Rohre in Flight B Singles.

Flight A Singles
Carrie Jeanmarie (WM) def. Maria Calbeto (MU), 6-1, 7-5
Sigrid Fischer (IU) def. Erin Watkins (MU), 6-2, 6-1

Flight B Singles
Dominika Dabrowski (MU) def. Pam Gesellchen (IU), 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(2)
Stephanie Heller (IU) def. Lisa Nguyen (MU), 4-6, 6-1, 10-6
Stephanie Farrar (BS) def. Francina Bonnelly (MU), 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
Marquette vs. Ball State
Calbeto/Bonnelly (MU) def. Thompson/Calderwood (BS), 8-4
Dabrowski/Watkins (MU) def. Pollack/Retter (BS), 8-6
Farrar/Owens (BS) def. Donovan/Nguyen (MU), 8-4

Marquette vs. Indiana
Calbeto/Bonnelly (MU) def. Berdaia/Clavo (IU), 8-3
Fischer/Perton (IU) def. Watkins/Dabrowski (MU), 8-4
Hein/Heller (IU) def. Donovan/Nguyen (MU), 8-5