MIDLAND, Mich. - Michigan Tech defeated Saginaw Valley State 5-3 in a GLIAC Tournament second round match today. The Huskies moved a match over .500 at 7-6 and advanced into tomorrow's GLIAC Tournament fifth-place match tomorrow with the win.

Tech claimed two of three doubles points, winning 8-5 at No. 1 and 8-2 at No. 2. SVSU was an 8-2 winner at No. 3 doubles.

In singles, the Huskies swept the points at the top of the lineup. Senior Nathalia Rondelli posted a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 3 to push Tech's team lead to 3-1.

Junior Ploy Suthijindawong secured a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 1 singles. Freshman Natalia Lebedeva closed out the match with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 2.

"We played a scrappy match today," said head coach Mike Axford. "It was not a great match, but good enough to win.

"We're going to have to raise our level tomorrow."

Michigan Tech will wrap up its action in the GLIAC Tournament tomorrow with its third match of the weekend. The Huskies will face Ashland in the fifth-place match at 9:30 a.m.