The women's tennis team wrapped up their home schedule with a pair of convincing 7-0 wins against St. John's and Wright State Saturday at the Helfaer Tennis Stadium.

With the victories, coach Jody Bronson became the all-time wins leader at Marquette in any sport. In her 24 years leading the team, she has compiled a record of 297-264. But for her, coaching is about more than trophies and records.

"I'm here because I love Marquette and I love coaching the girls and watching them get better," Bronson said. "So for me, numbers are really not important because it's really all about the kids. I just love what I do."

Saturday also marked senior day for the team, which said goodbye to lone senior Robin Metzler. Metzler, who won a total of four matches on the day, reflected on what tennis has meant to her these last four years.

"It's been everything," she said. "It's been great. I've grown a lot and matured a lot. I love it. It's sad that it's over and I'll never compete on these courts again. It's been everything."

Trailing in the first set in her early morning singles match against St. John's, Metzler battled back and eventually captured the set and the win 6-3, 6-4.

She then dominated her over-matched Wright State opponent later in the evening 6-0, 6-0. With an emphatic smash as she hustled to the net, Metzler ended her career in home matches at Marquette on top.

"Robin has gotten a lot better through her four years and she has had to fight through a lot of stuff," Bronson said. "A lot of physical things, injuries…sometimes hitting a one-handed back hand. Sometimes it wasn't pretty, but she's got the heart of a lion. She finds a way to win and she's developed a lot as a person and a leader. I'm really proud of her."

The match of the day occurred very early in No. 1 singles between freshman Paola Calderon and St. John's ace Ira Aleksova. Calderon took the first set 6-2, then dropped the second 4-6. A back-and-forth third set brought the match all the way to a thrilling tiebreaker, where Aleksova finally imploded with several double-faults and mental mistakes. Calderon stayed focused, and swept the tiebreak in a 7-6 third set.

"I kept my mind together and tried not to think about mistakes," she said. "I was just thinking about every ball. It got me through."

Also notching singles wins on the day were Olga Fischer, Rachael Hush and Gillian Hush with two each, and Kylie Moore and Elly Strother.

"They didn't let us play well," Wright State coach Sean McCaffrey said. "They're talented, they're athletic, they're well coached, and we were simply outclassed today."

While the home season has drawn to a close, there is still a lot of work to do for the team. Next weekend's matches against DePaul and Notre Dame in Chicago will pit Marquette against two top-25 teams in as many days.

"We have to step it up," Bronson said. "These matches could mean a lot for us. We need to have a great week of practice and make sure we're the ones in charge."

And although Metzler won't be playing at home anymore, she feels there's a lot more to add to her legacy before she's through.

"We have to come back on Monday and start practicing hard," she said. "We have tough matches next week so we need to go out there and do it."