The Basics
Wayne State 6 - Saginaw Valley 3
Records: WSU (9-3, 8-3 GLIAC) | SVSU (5-6, 5-6 GLIAC)
Location: SVSU Tennis Complex - University Center, Mich.
UNIVERSITY CENTER - The SVSU women's tennis team hosted the defending GLIAC champion Wayne State University Warriors in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) contest, the final of the 2015 regular season for the Cardinals.
After taking two of the three doubles contests for the 2-1 lead, the Cards dropped all but one singles match and the Warriors claimed a 6-3 win at the SVSU Tennis Complex.
Doubles
- Erin Doud and Ana Pico claimed victory in the #1 doubles match, posting an 8-4 decision over their Warrior opponents.
- The #3 doubles team of Abigail Shonk and Shea Donahue started their match being down 3-6 but would rally and fight back to claim a 9-7 win.
- Wayne State posted the victory at #2 doubles over Izabella Ismailova and Danielle Slonac, 8-2.
Singles
- Danielle Slonac competed at #6 singles for SVSU, claiming the team's only victory in singles. She was victorious with scores of 7-5, 6-1.
- At #3 singles, Donahue responded with a 6-0 second set victory after dropping the first by a 6-4 count to force a third frame. After leading 5-4 in the third, her opponent rallied and closed-out the match with a 7-5 edge.
- Pico was the last match out on the court in her #2 singles matchup. She took the opening set 7-5 and had a 5-4 edge serving for the match in the second. She would drop that one by the same 7-5 count and her Warrior opponent eventually claimed a third set tiebreaker, 10-8.
- Doud and Shonk had close first sets at #4 and #5 singles for the Cardinals. They fell by scores of 7-5, 6-2 and 7-5, 6-3, respectively.
- Izabella Ismailova also competed for SVSU, dropping a 6-3, 6-1 decision at #1 singles.
From SVSU Head Coach Jenn Boehm
"Going in, this contest looked to be a very close matchup. We knew is we could win two out of the three doubles matches we could put ourselves in a position to win. We did just that and really played our hearts out in singles. Unfortunately we came up just short of the team victory but our team really showed that they are truly great competitors. This is a match we lost 8-1 last year, so to see us competitive in every match on every court truly shows the progress we are making with this program. We are feeling confident going into the GLIAC Tournament this weekend. The field is wide open and we are capable of big things."
Up Next for SVSU...
The Cardinals enter the 2015 GLIAC Tournament as the #7 seed and will square-off against the #2 Northwood Timberwolves in the quarterfinals. First serve is set for 6:45 p.m. Friday (Oct. 23) at the Greater Midland Tennis Center. The teams met this past Saturday (Oct. 17) in the same location, with the Timberwolves coming away with a victory.
