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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Grand Valley State women's tennis wrapped up its opening weekend upstate with an 8-1 victory over Lake Superior State at the Arbuckle Student Activity Center. The win gives GVSU their second overall and conference win of the season, while LSSU recorded their second loss.
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Grand Valley State, who opened up on Saturday with an 8-1 win over Michigan Tech, went 2-1 in doubles play and 6-0 in singles action against their foe.
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Madison Ballard won 8-6 in the first doubles position while
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Livia Christman pulled off an 8-4 win from the No. 3 position.
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GVSU swept singles action for the second consecutive match. Perkins was the only player to need a tiebreaker set (3-6, 7-5, 6-4), while all other players won in straight sets.
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The Lakers will host their first home match of the season when they host rival Saginaw Valley State on Saturday (Sept. 12) at 2 p.m. at the GVSU Tennis Courts.