GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Milwaukee tennis team finished the regular season with a 7-0 sweep over the Green Bay Phoenix Saturday afternoon from the Western Racquet and Fitness Club.
The team went to business quickly winning the doubles point when No. 1 doubles team
Nicole Clarke and
Mayya Perova and No. 2 doubles team
Alexandra Belle and
Anna Daniel Fuentes defeated their Phoenix opponent 6-0.
In singles each competing Panther defeated their opponent in straight sets.
Alexandra Belle,
Mayya Perova,
Nicole Clarke,
Agata Jurczak,
Nikki Milner and
Anna Daniel Fuentes picked up the wins for the Panthers in singles.
"We did a great job of taking care of business today," said Panther head coach
Jason Potthoff. "Our doubles was pretty clean and we did a good job of closing out some sets in singles so we didn't have to deal with any long matches."
Milwaukee ended the regular season swinging a hot raquet, and look to keep that momentum going into the conference tournament. The team finished with a conference record of 6-3, a turnaround compared to last season's 3-6 record. Also, in the last 14 matches, the Panthers have won 11 with the only losses coming to the three teams seeded ahead of them, Cleveland State, Oakland and UIC.
Next up, the Panthers will compete at the Horizon League Tournament. The tournament is set for April 26-28 with quarterfinals beginning Friday, April 26 at the Schwartz Tennis Center.