MILWAUKEE- The Western Illinois men's tennis team dropped a pair of matches to Marquette and Northwestern each by a score of 7-0.

Against the Golden Eagles, the Leathernecks (0-2) dropped all three doubles matches. At No. 1 doubles, seniors Neil Lesinski and Sean Ragee-Nelson fought a tough match but fell 8-5 to Marquette's Trent Hagan and Stephan Shao.

In singles play, senior Zach Frisch dropped a close match to Hagan, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 1 singles. Fellow senior Andy Jones also played a close match, dropping a 6-2, 7-5 decision to Drake Kakar.

Against the Wildcasts, Lesinski and Ragee-Nelson pulled out the only win for Western, taking an 8-3 decision at No. 1 doubles. However, the other two teams were unable to pull out the doubles point for the Leathernecks.

In singles play, Frisch again played the closest match, dropping his No. 1 singles contest, 6-2, 6-4, to Marc Dwyer of Northwestern.

Marquette 7, Western Illinois 0
1. Trent Hagan (MU) def. Zach Frisch 6-4, 6-4
2. Dusan Medan (MU) def. Neil Lesinski 6-2, 6-3
3. Niko Boulieris (MU) def. Sean Ragee-Nelson 6-0, 6-4
4. Stephan Shao (MU) def. Francisco Ortiz 6-1, 6-2
5. Mark Rutherford (MU) def. Rodrigo Azevedo 6-1, 6-2
6. Drake Kakar (MU) def. Andy Jones 6-2, 7-5

1. Hagan/Shao (MU) def. Lesinski/Ragee-Nelson 8-5
2. Boulieris/Medan (MU) def. Frisch/Jones 8-2
3. Rutherford/Jonathon Schwerin (MU) def. Jim Capalbo/Azevedo 8-0