Marquette Defeats IUPUI Saturday Afternoon, 6-1

Saturday, February 16

Milwaukee, WI

1 p.m. CT

Marquette University

IUPUI

2/16/2019 2:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

MU hosts Chicago State Sunday at 1 p.m. CT

By: Communications

The Marquette University men's tennis team (4-4) opened its two-match weekend homestand with a 6-1 victory over IUPUI (6-4) Saturday afternoon at Helfaer Tennis Stadium.

The Golden Eagles, who host Chicago State at 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, are undefeated (14-0) at home dating back to the start of the 2017-18 season.

MU opened the match by claiming the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and 3 positions. Junior Luke Smrek and freshman Fran San Andres secured the point with a 6-3 decision at No. 3.

Senior Greg Anderson was the first off the court in singles, posting a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 5. He was quickly followed by Smrek at No. 2 and Alvaro Verdu sealed the team win with a 6-4, 6-1 decision at No. 1.