Springfield, Mo. -- The Wayne State University women's tennis team (19-7 overall), making its seventh NCAA tournament appearance in the last nine years, dropped a 5-2 decision to 41st-ranked Lewis University (15-4 overall) Sunday afternoon at Drury University in the opening round of the 2013 NCAA tournament.

Even though the Warriors were the fourth seeded squad, the fifth-seeded Flyers took a 2-1 lead after doubles as only the No. 3 tandem of Manu Materak (Amberg, Germany) and Jessica Kruczek (Detroit, Mich. / Lakeview) posted a win, 8-6.

In doubles play, Anne Li Briand (Repentigny, Que.) won her match in straight sets at the fourth flight, 6-0, 6-1 but WSU dropped straight set decisions at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 giving Lewis the 5-2 win.  The matches at third and fifth singles went unfinished.

Cooper Tennis Complex
#41 Lewis 5, Wayne State University 2
Singles competition
1. #21 Lanstiak, Zsofia (LEWIS) def. Yahsha Moore (WS) 6-2, 6-1
2. Kranczicki, Zsofia (LEWIS) def. Julia Kamenko (WS) 6-4, 6-2
3. Nguyen, Megan (LEWIS) vs. Alex Poissant (WS) no result
4. Anne Li Briand (WS) def. Wetmore, Jill (LEWIS) 6-0, 6-1
5. Markgraf, Brianna (LEWIS) vs. Manu Materak (WS) no result
6. Mills, Kendra (LEWIS) def. Jessica Kruczek (WS) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. #4 Kranczicki, Zsofia/Lanstiak, Zsofia (LEWIS) def. Yahsha Moore/Anne Li Briand (WS) 8-4
2. Markgraf, Brianna/Nguyen, Megan (LEWIS) def. Julia Kamenko/Alex Poissant (WS) 8-3
3. Manu Materak/Jessica Kruczek (WS) def. Mills, Kendra/Wetmore, Jill (LEWIS) 8-6