MIDLAND, Mich. - No. 8 ranked Wayne State topped No. 44 Michigan Tech 4-0 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference semifinals Saturday at Greater Midland Tennis Center and will advance to face Grand Valley State in the Championship Sunday.
The Huskies (9-7) dropped two of three doubles matches before losing in straight sets in singles. Wayne State also got past Tech 6-1 during the regular season.
"We lost today, but I was proud of the fight we showed," commented head coach Kristin D'Agostini-Yep. "We didn't beat ourselves and credit to our opponent for playing a strong match."
Michigan Tech's season may not be over yet as the team awaits the NCAA selection show set for Monday at 8:30 p.m. on NCAA.com. In the Midwest Region, three conference tournament winners gain an automatic bid. A committee then selects at large bids to fill the rest of the seven-team field. The Huskies were ranked No. 6 in the region prior to the start of the GLIAC tournament.
SCORES
Doubles
- WSU ([20] Anais Ruyssen/Marta Komar) def. MTU ([31] Dominika Bobik/Grace Eland) 6-4
- MTU (Lauren Opalewski/Emily Cojocaru) def. WSU (Malak Arafat/Dea Gorgidze) 6-2
- WSU (Shanice Weekes/Martyna/Szpakowska) def. MTU (Neva Manas/Ewa Podulka) 6-2
Singles
- MTU (Dominika Bobik) vs. WSU ([28] Anais Ruyssen) unf.
- MTU (Grace Eland) vs. WSU (Marta Komar) unf.
- WSU (Malak Arafat) def. MTU (Ewa Podulka) 6-3, 6-2
- MTU (Neva Manas) vs. WSU (Dea Gorgidze) unf.
- WSU (Martyna Szpakowska) def. MTU (Emily Cojocaru) 6-3, 6-0
- WSU (Shanice Weekes) def. MTU (Lauren Opalewski) 7-5, 6-1
