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Marquette Sweeps Youngstown State, 7-0
3/24/2019 3:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MU has now won 18-straight at home
The Marquette University men's tennis team (9-6) completed its weekend homestand with a 7-0 victory over Youngstown State (8-6) Sunday afternoon at Helfaer Tennis Stadium.
The victory extended MU's homecourt winning streak to 18 matches, which dates back to the 2016-17 campaign. The Golden Eagles are now 7-0 on campus this season after posting an 11-0 mark in 2017-18. YSU was the last team to down MU at home, earning a 4-3 decision on April 23, 2017 in the home finale.
Marquette opened the match by claiming the doubles point, earning wins at the No. 1 and 2 positions.
After quick wins by Brandon Shanklin (No. 6) and Brett Meyers (No. 3), senior Alvaro Verdu clinched the team victory with a hard-fought 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 win at No. 1.
Also claiming singles wins for Marquette were Fran San Andres, Luis Heredia Gomez and Greg Anderson.
The victory extended MU's homecourt winning streak to 18 matches, which dates back to the 2016-17 campaign. The Golden Eagles are now 7-0 on campus this season after posting an 11-0 mark in 2017-18. YSU was the last team to down MU at home, earning a 4-3 decision on April 23, 2017 in the home finale.
Marquette opened the match by claiming the doubles point, earning wins at the No. 1 and 2 positions.
After quick wins by Brandon Shanklin (No. 6) and Brett Meyers (No. 3), senior Alvaro Verdu clinched the team victory with a hard-fought 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 win at No. 1.
Also claiming singles wins for Marquette were Fran San Andres, Luis Heredia Gomez and Greg Anderson.
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