DETROIT — The Michigan Tech men's tennis team lost to Wayne State in its Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener today. The host Warriors posted an 8-1 decision.

Number six singles player Matt Tronnes turned in the Huskies' lone win of the day. He bested Marion Leone by a 6-2, 7-6 (10-8) score. All the other singles matches were straight set wins for Wayne State. Tech's Brett Girard fell, 6-3, 6-2 at number one singles. Justin Foley's number five singles match took the same number of games (6-2, 6-3).

All three doubles matches were close. Girard and Tronnes were edged, 9-8 (3), at number one doubles. Both the number two and three doubles scores were 8-5.

"We started okay in doubles and kept all three matches close," said head coach Mike Axford. "We had patches where we didn't play well, and that cost us. Our inconsistency is a problem that we'll try to improve on as we continue down the road."

Michigan Tech (2-10) will remain on the road and face Northwood tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Midland, Mich.