HOUGHTON, Mich. - Grand Valley State defeated Michigan Tech 8-1 in women's tennis at Gates Tennis Center today. The Huskies fell to 1-3 with the loss.

Tech's lone point came at No. 2 doubles, where Natalia Lebedeva and Asel Otunchieva combined for an 8-6 victory. GVSU won the other two doubles points by 8-5 and 8-1 scores.

In singles, Nathalia Rondelli was the only Husky to win a set. She took the opening set off of Chelsea Johnston 6-3 before the Laker came back with a 6-2 and 6-1 set scores to win the match.

"We started out okay, but couldn't get wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles," said head coach Mike Axford. "We didn't carry any momentum over from doubles into singles. Only Nathalia started well and that was not enough."

Michigan Tech will return to the hard courts of Gates Tennis Center tomorrow morning with a 10 a.m. match vs. Ferris State.