ALLENDALE - The Grand Valley State women's tennis team punched their ticket to the NCAA Division II National Championships after defeating Davenport 4-0 Saturday (May 9) afternoon. GVSU improves to 18-1 on the season and will travel to Surprise, Arizona for the sweet 16 round at the NCAA National Championships.
The Lakers claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and and No. 3 doubles.
Rachel Sam and
Amanda Diaz tallied a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles.
Mischa Briggs and
Ipek Sakiroglu clinched the double point for GVSU with a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles.
In singles action,
Mischa Briggs made it 2-0 in favor of GVSU with a dominate 6-1, 6-1 straight set win at No. 2 singles.
Anna Soteras made it 3-0 with a 6-0, 6-2 straight set win at No. 5 singles.
Natasha Sengphrachanh clinched the win and the 4-0 sweep for the Lakers to advance them to the next round with a dominate 6-1, 6-1 straight set win at the top singles position.
GVSU will await the release of the NCAA Division II National Championship bracket to determine their first round opponent. The next round is set for May 19th in Surprise, Arizona. Visit gvsulakers.com for updates regarding opponents and match times all tournament long.
