Marquette Women's Tennis Competes in the Michigan State Invitational

Friday, October 2

East Lansing, MI

Marquette University

Michigan State Invitational

Marquette Women's Tennis Competes in the Michigan State Invitational

10/5/2026 3:44:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score Results

The Golden Eagles gain momentum as they head into Midwest Regionals play

By: Communications

East Lansing, Mich. – Marquette University women's tennis competed in the Michigan State Invitational this weekend, with the Golden Eagles earning victories in both doubles and singles competition.

In doubles play, Lizzie Stuckslager and Emmerson White earned an 8-5 victory over Eastern Michigan's Valentina Salek and Sabrina Tolstova.

Marquette's Elise Barnstedt turned in a standout performance, earning three singles victories throughout the weekend. Barnstedt opened with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Aely Arai of Northwestern. She followed with a 7-6, 6-2 win over DePaul's Roberta Sechi before closing out the weekend with a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Eastern Michigan's Valentina Salek.

Elena Duva also recorded two singles victories for the Golden Eagles. She defeated Eastern Michigan's Iva Davena, 6-4, 6-4, before earning a three-set victory over Eastern Michigan's Kseniia Saenko, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Stuckslager and White each added to Marquette's singles success by each earning one singles victory. White defeated Western Michigan's Frida Weijerman, 6-3, 6-3, while Stuckslager earned a 6-3, 6-4 victory over DePaul's Eleanor Cochran.

Up Next :

The Golden Eagles will return to action Oct. 8-12 as they will travel to Urbana-Champaign, Ill., to compete in the ITA Midwest Regional Championships.