Women's Tennis Defeats Marquette
4/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
The top doubles flight saw Anja Mihaldinec and Dunja Antunovic notch an 8-6 victory over Maria Calbeto and Lauren Little. Kirsten Gambrell and Petra Rehusova defeated Robin Metzler and Shannon Brown, 6-1, 6-2, in the second match.
Antunovic improved her season singles record to 24-4 as she rolled past Erin Watkins, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. The Blue Demon sophomore is currently No. 88 in the FILA/ITA Division I singles poll.
DePaul picked up two more points in the second and third singles matches. Gambrell earned a 6-1, 6-3 win over Calbeto at No. 2 singles, while Mihaldinec knocked off Metzler, 7-5, 6-2.
The Blue Demons (11-9, 4-2 BIG EAST) return to action tomorrow with a noon neutral-court BIG EAST dual against No. 2 Notre Dame.
DePaul 4, Marquette 3
Doubles
1. Mihaldinec/Antunovic (DePaul) def. Calbeto/Little (MARQ) 8-6
2. Gambrell/Rehusova (DePaul) def. Metzler/Brown (MARQ) 8-6
3. Watkins/Bonnelly (MARQ) def. Chmiel/Murisic (DePaul) 8-0
Singles
No. 1-#88 Dunja Antunovic (DePaul) def. Erin Watkins (MARQ) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2-Kirsten Gambrell (DePaul) def. Maria Calbeto (MARQ) 6-1, 6-3
No. 3-Anja Mihaldinec (DePaul) def. Robin Metzler (MARQ) 7-5, 6-2
No. 4-Shannon Brown (MARQ) def. Bojana Murisic (DePaul) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5-Dominika Dabrowski (MARQ) def. Clare Chmiel (DePaul) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6-Marquette won by default