MILWAUKEE, Wis.-- Illinois State women's tennis (2-3) prevailed over the Marquette Golden Eagles (1-3) of the Big East Conference by a score of 5-2 on Saturday inside Sprovieri Tennis Complex. The Redbirds claimed two doubles wins and four singles victories.
Illinois State will travel to New York, N.Y. from Feb. 7-8 for matches against the Fordham Rams (1-1) of the Atlantic-10 Conference and the St. John's Red Storm (2-0) of the Big East Conference. Both matches will be played inside the USTA National Tennis Center.
Head coach Maja Kovacek was happy with the way the Redbirds approached the tie breakers "We were a bit up and down in doubles, but I was happy with how we played the tiebreaker in the deciding match.