MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Western Michigan women's tennis team fell 4-3 at Marquette University Friday, Feb. 8, dropping to 4-3 overall on the season. 

The home team secured the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots, while WMU's No. 2 freshman pair of Tiraspolsky and Tjon-A-Joe had their match go unfinished. 

In singles competition, the Brown & Gold took three points at the No. 2-4 positions, with victories from Azcui, Fevralev, and Tjon-A-Joe. Marquette won at 5-6 while senior co-captain Lyubomirova fell in a third-set tiebreaker at No. 1. 

Marquette 4, Western Michigan 3
 
Singles competition
1. Fleur Eggink (MU) def. Melina Lyubomirova (WTENWMU) 0-6, 6-2, 7-6
2. Denise Azcui (WTENWMU) def. Natalija Popovic (MU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Katja Fevralev (WTENWMU) def. Milica Novakovic (MU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Femke Tjon-A-Joe (WTENWMU) def. Alexandrina Chinikov (MU) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
5. Lesley Foe (MU) def. Jeryn Jack (WTENWMU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Isabella Franks (MU) def. Kaitlyn Rogosch (WTENWMU) 6-0, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Fleur Eggink/Natalija Popovic (MU) def. Melina Lyubomirova/Katja Fevralev (WTENWMU) 7-5
2. Lesley Foe/Elisabeth Desmarais (MU) vs. Kristina Tiraspolsky/Femke Tjon-A-Joe (WTENWMU) 6-1
3. Milica Novakovic/Isabella Franks (MU) def. Denise Azcui/Gabriela Slavova (WTENWMU) 6-5, unfinished

Up Next
Western Michigan returns home to host Cincinnati on Sunday, Feb. 10. Doubles are set to begin at 11 a.m. from West Hills Athletic Club.