SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.— Michigan Tech gained its first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's tennis win of the season today at Lake Superior State with a decisive 8-1 score. The Huskies evened their record to 2-2 overall (1-2 in the GLIAC).

Tech led, 3-0, after the doubles matches. Nicole Kirch and Amy Palmgren overcame a 7-3 deficit at number one to post a 9-8 (6) victory. Silvia Oliveros and Nathalia Rondelli gained an 8-2 win at number two, while Samantha Jang-Stewart and Asel Otunchieva prevailed, 8-4, at number three.

Lake Superior State scored its only point of the match at number one singles where Megan LaMothe used three sets to down Palmgren, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2.

Oliveros overcame a slow start to defeat Weronika Lomacka, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, at number two singles. Kirch, Jang-Stewart, Otunchieva, and Rondelli were all straight set winners.

"We closed out our matches well today, and it was nice to see our doubles teams overcome some slow starts," said Michigan Tech head coach Mike Axford. "This was a good win, and we'll hope to carry some momentum into our two matches next weekend."

Michigan Tech heads to Grand Valley State Friday (Sept. 28) and Ferris State Saturday (Sept. 29).