LOCKPORT, Ill. - Michigan Tech picked up four wins in singles to defeat Lewis University 4-3 in non-conference women's tennis Saturday afternoon at Challenge Fitness. Dominika Bobik went three sets at No. 1 singles and came out victorious over junior Casey Smith 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.

Neva Manas moved up one position in the lineup to No. 3 and won 6-3, 6-3 over senior Jovana Vujanic. Adding a set win in doubles, Manas holds a combined 4-0 match record this spring. 

Lauren Opalewski and Marina Fernandez also grabbed straight-set wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles respectively. The Flyers took No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to grab the team doubles point.

"I thought we showed extreme resiliency today," said head coach Kristin D'Agostini-Yep. "There were a lot of tight matches and it came down to the very end. I was happy with the way we played."

Michigan Tech (1-1) plays next at Hillsdale College on February 19 at 4 p.m. Lewis fell to 0-2 on the season.

Scores

Doubles

1. LU (Casey Smith/Anastasiya Salenko) def. MTU (Grace Eland/Dominika Bobik) 6-1
2. MTU (Lauren Opalewski/Emily Cojocaru) def. LU (Sage Hills/Anabel Aguilar Ramirez) 6-4
3. LU(Grace Sueflohn/Jovana Vujanic) def. MTU (Marina Fernandez/Chiara Heinz) 7-5

Order of finish: 1,2,3

Singles

1.  MTU (Dominika Bobik) def. LU (Casey Smith) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
2.  LU (Anastasiya Salenko) def. MTU (Grace Eland) 6-0, 2-6, 7-5
3.  MTU (Neva Manas) def. LU (Jovana Vujanic) 6-3, 6-3
4.  LU (Anabel Aguilar Ramirez) def. MTU (Emily Cojocaru) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
5.  MTU (Lauren Opalewski) def. LU (Benedetta Luccone) 6-1, 6-2
6.  MTU (Marina Fernandez) def. LU (Grace Sueflohn) 6-1, 6-1

Order of finish: N/A

Match Length: N/A