MILWAUKEE – The UIC women's tennis team (1-1) was unable respond to the play of Marquette (1-0) Saturday morning as it was defeated in a 6-1 final at Helfaer Tennis Stadium. The lone point on the day for the Flames was credited to Rachel Le Comber at No. 6 singles.
 
The Golden Eagles came out to take a doubles sweep for the first point. Oana Manole and Miranda Rodriguez Diaz de Leon fell at No. 1, 6-4, as Georgie Sanders and Melika LeBlanc dropped a 6-2 decision at No. 2 and Le Comber and Stefana Vasic came up short at No. 3, 6-1.
 
The teams moved on to singles where Le Comber kept her dual-season win streak alive after she captured her second of the season with a decisive 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 6 over Lesley Foe.
 
UIC made every effort possible to stay in the match as Manole and LeBlanc each went to three sets. At No. 1, Manole drew out her match after taking the second set but eventually fell, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, to Silvia Ambrosio. LeBlanc went to the tiebreaker to begin her match at No. 3 and took the second set before taking a 7-6 (5), 4-6, 10-6 loss to Paula Tormos Sanchez.
 
Marquette took the other three matches in straight sets as Sanders went down at No. 2 to Diana Tokar, 6-3, 6-3, Bianca Zuzu was bested by Fleur Eggink at No. 4, 6-2, 6-2, and Rodriguez Diaz de Leon fell to Isabella Franks, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 5.
 
The Flames will return to Chicago to host city-foe Chicago State on Thursday at XS Tennis, with the match set to begin at 10 a.m. CT.