Women's Tennis Completes Day One at Milwaukee Tennis Classic

Sept. 23, 2005

MILWAUKEE - The Marquette women's tennis team finished day one at the at the 30th Annual Milwaukee Tennis Classic, defeating Dayton in singles play, 6-1, but falling to Illinois State in doubles action, 2-1. The Golden Eagle will resume play tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Western Racquet Club.

Beba Calbeto started things off at no. 1 singles defeating Dayton's Allysa Detroy, 7-5, 6-4, while Erin Watkins, Fran Bonnelly Domonika Dabrowski, Lisa Nguyen and Andrea Bukarek followed in suit each winning their respective singles matches. Katie Donovan suffered the Golden Eagles lone singles loss today falling to Megan Gray, 6-0, 6-1, at no. 6 singles

Notably, at no. 4 singles Dabrowski knocked off Nichole Deubay in a thrilling three-set match coming from behind to earn the victory, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, and Nguyen earned her first win as a Golden Eagles at no. 5 singles defeating Kara Metzger, 7-6 (1), 6-2.

In doubles action today, the Golden Eagles fell, 2-1, to Illinois State. The duo of Maria Calbeto and Bonnelly won the Golden Eagles lone doubles match defeating Katri Miller and Michelle Rabinovich, 9-7. Dabrowski and Watikins fell to Veronique Parke-Bedard and Ashley Maxwell, 8-6 and Bukacek and Nguyen were defeated 8-4 by Carolyne Parent and Nicole Schneider.

In other women's action at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, Illinois State shutout UW- Green Bay in singles play, 6-0, and Dayton defeated UW-GreenBay in doubles play, 2 -1.

Marquette 6, Dayton 1 (Singles)
1. Beba Calbeto (MU) def. Allysa Detroy (UD), 7-5, 6-4
2. Erin Watkins (MU) def. Kate Mellion (UD), 6-0, 6-1
3. Fran Bonnelly (MU) def. Andrea Mursan (UD), 6-2, 6-2
4. Dominika Dabrowski (MU) def. Nicole Deubay (UD), 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
5. Lisa Nguyen (MU0 def. Kara Metzger (UD), 7-6 (1), 6-2
6. Andrea Bukacek (MU) def. Carrie Trigilio (DU), 6-4, 6-4

Illinois State 2, Marquette 1 (Doubles)
1. Calbeto/Bonnelly (MU) def. Miller/Rabinovich (ISU), 9-7
2. Parke-Bedard/Maxwell (ISU) def. Watkins/Dabrowski (MU), 8-6
3. Parent/Schneider (ISU) def. Bukacek/Nguyen (MU), 8-4