HOUGHTON, Mich. — The Michigan Tech men's tennis team was defeated 9-0 by Grand Valley State at Gates Tennis Center today. The Huskies record fell to 4-8 overall and 0-4 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

"We did not come up with good energy today, and you can't play that way against a quality team," said head coach Mike Axford. "This was very disappointing because this was a team we expected to compete with."

The final team score was not indicative of the level of competition in the match. All three doubles were tightly contested, with Tech's No. 3 duo of Tim Viola and Chris Verhulst posting the closest score at 8-6.

In singles, GVSU's Tony Dang bested Brett Girard 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1. Tech's Brandon Ellefson nearly forced a third set at No. 4 before falling 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Michigan Tech will resume play with a Friday (April 3) match at Tiffin.