COLOMBUS, Ohio - The Saginaw Valley State University women's tennis team fell to Ohio Dominican today (Oct. 3), 5-4 in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC) match.

Sophomore Yunjiao Shangguan (Chengdu, China/Shiyang HS) was successful in no. 1 singles, defeating Sofia Espana-Perez in a three-round match, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 while freshman Andrea Calhoun (Midland, Mich.) was victorious in no. 2 singles, defeating her Panther opponent, 6-1, 6-0.  

Freshman Stephanie Bagnell (Brookside, Nova-Scotia/Cobequid Educational Center) conquered Ohio Dominican's Nathalia Braga in no. 3 singles, 6-4, 6-1 while freshman Charlotte Wong (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island/Colonel Gray Senior HS) was successful in no. 6 singles, defeating her Panther opponent, Mari Monaco, 6-4, 6-1.

With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 2-5 overall and 2-5 in GLIAC action while Ohio Dominican moves to 9-3 overall on the season and 6-3 in conference play.  The SVSU tennis team will return to action this Friday (Oct. 8) as they host GLIAC foe Michigan Tech (4-4 overall, 4-4 GLIAC ) at 1:00 pm.