#13 Warriors fend off #45 Huskies 6-1
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Grace Eland won her fifth straight singles match at No. 2, but No. 45 ranked Michigan Tech fell 5-2 to No. 13 Wayne State Saturday afternoon at Gates Tennis Center.
The Huskies snapped a four-match win streak and fell to 7-5, 4-1 GLIAC. Wayne State improved to 15-3, 3-1 GLIAC.
"I felt we played well today against a really difficult Wayne State team," said head coach Kristin D'Agostini-Yep. "I was disappointed to lose but happy with the way we have been playing against quality conference opponents."
The match began with Wayne State picking up convincing wins at No. 2 and No. 3 to win the team doubles point.
Michigan Tech's No. 1 doubles team of Dominika Bobik and Grace Eland were last to finish. Leading 5-4, the Huskies trailed Love-30, but Eland overcame break point to serve out the set 6-4.
In singles, Eland did not drop a point in her first set tiebreak against Marta Komar, then cruised 6-3 in the second for a straight-set win.
The Warriors excelled at the other singles positions. Bobik fell to nationally ranked [25] Anais Ruyssen at No. 1 singles 7-6(4), 6-1 and Ewa Podulka lost 6-3, 6-1 to Malak Arafat at No. 3.
The Huskies host No. 24 Grand Valley State at Gates Tennis Center on April 13 at 10 a.m.
SCORES
Doubles
- MTU (Dominika Bobik) def. WSU ([41] Anais Ruyssen/Marta Komar) 6-4
- WSU (Malak Arafat/Dea Gorgidze) def. MTU (Lauren Opalewski/Emily Cojocaru) 6-1
- WSU (Martyna Szpakowska/Shanice Weekes) def. MTU (Neva Manas/Ewa Podulka) 6-0
Order of finish: 3,2,1
Singles
- WSU ([25] Anais Ruyssen) def. MTU ([71] Dominika Bobik) 7-6(4), 6-1
- MTU (Grace Eland) def. WSU (Marta Komar) 7-6(0), 6-3
- WSU (Malak Arafat) def. MTU (Ewa Podulka) 6-3, 6-1
- WSU (Dea Gorgidze) def. MTU (Neva Manas) 6-0, 6-7(3), 6-3
- WSU (Martyna Szpakowska) def. MTU (Emily Cojocaru) 7-5, 1-6, 10-6
- WSU (Shanice Weekes) def. MTU (Marina Fernandez) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 3,1,2,4,6,5
