Panthers Find Some Success On Opening Day At BradleySept. 17, 2005
PEORIA, Ill. - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's tennis team opened the fall portion of its 2005-2006 season by scoring a pair of wins over Western Illinois on the first day of the Bradley Invitational. UWM also dropped a pair of mini-duels to IUPUI and one to Bradley. Each duel included three matches. The first win over Western Illinois came in doubles, as the Panthers captured a 3-0 win. Margie Van Lieshout and Traci Litscher downed Constanza Comacho and Andrea Courtney, 8-4, and Shayna Illingworth and Samantha Drews defeated Tracey Forkin and Jennifer Lutzke, 8-5. UWM then completed the sweep as Lauren Fenley and Elizabeth Angel beat Danielle Moy and Jessica Drake, 8-2. The second win over Western Illnois came in singles, as the Panthers snuck out a 2-1 victory. Angel claimed a 6-4, 6-5 win over Drake and Drews downed Moy, 6-1, 4-6, 12-10. In other action during the day, Bradley beat UWM in singles play, 3-0, while IUPUI claimed a pair of 3-0 singles wins over the Panthers. Action at the event continues Sunday.
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