Results

The Grand Valley State women's tennis team fell in a tough matchup against GLIAC foe Wayne State, by a score of 4-3 on Sunday afternoon. The Lakers are now 6-1 overall and 6-1 against conference opponents, while the Warriors improve to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in the GLIAC.
 
In doubles, Wayne State captured the important doubles point after they won from the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Marily Canellopoulos and Vera Griva fell 6-4 from the No. 1 doubles position, while Madison Ballard and Nicole Heiniger dropped a tough 7-5 decision from the No. 2 position. The Lakers did receive a win from No. 3 doubles after Marija Leko and Livia Christman won 6-0.
 
In singles, GVSU started to make a comeback after Griva and Ballard won from the No. 1 and No. 2 singles position. Griva earned the first point for the Lakers after she won 6-3, 6-2 from No. 1 singles, while Ballard captured a 7-5, 6-4 win from the No. 2 singles spot. However, Wayne State came back and won the next three singles matches to win the dual match. Canellopoulos fought hard but dropped a tough 6-4, 6-1 decision from the No. 4 position, as Leko fell in a tough three-set match from the No. 3 position. Leko dropped the first set 6-2, came back and won the second set 7-5, and fell in the third by a score of 7-6(1). Playing from the No. 5 position was Christman, who fought hard but fell in three sets by a score of 6-0, 3-6, 5-7.
 
In addition, GVSU earned one more point after Heiniger won her match from the No. 6 position by a score of 7-6, 6-2(5-0).
 
The Lakers will be back on the road next weekend for their final two matches this fall as they travel to Saginaw Valley State and Northwood.