DETROIT, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University tennis team suffered a 6-1 defeat at Wayne State on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals (1-8, 0-1 GLIAC) begin GLIAC play 0-1 with the loss to the Warriors (3-3, 1-0 GLIAC).
Nicoletta Diamantopoulos earned the lone point for SVSU when she won her matchup at number four singles by a score of 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. Lydia Liong and Elizabeth Stuart were victorious at number two doubles, 6-3, but the point went to Wayne State as they took two of the three matches to start the afternoon.
RESULTS
Doubles
Anais Ruyssen and Dea Gorgidze def. Adriana Barrio and Amelia Dickson: 6-3
Lydia Liong and Elizabeth Stuart def. Malak Arafat and Shanice Weekes: 6-3
Justine Beaulieu and Shantala Uzcategui def. Anastasia Diamantopoulos and Nicoletta Diamantopoulos: 7-5
Singles
Anais Ruyssen def. Adriana Barrio: 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
Malak Arafat def. Lydia Liong: 6-1, 6-1
Dea Gorgidze def. Amelia Dickson: 6-3, 6-3
Nicoletta Diamantopoulos def. Shanice Weekes: 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Justine Beaulieu def. Elizabeth Stuart: 6-4, 6-2
Shantala Uzcategui def. Anastasia Diamantopoulos: 6-0, 6-3
UP NEXT: Saginaw Valley State will return home and host Michigan Tech on Friday, March 21 at the Midland Tennis Center in the first GLIAC home match of 2025. The Cardinals and Huskies are set to start at 1:00 p.m. (ET).