Box Score

In its closest match this season, the Wayne State women's tennis team lost 5-4 at Grand Valley State on Friday. The loss is WSU's second of the season. Seven of the day's 15 sets were decided by two points or less.

On a day when every match was a must-win, Grand Valley State was able to take the first doubles contest as the team of Chelsea Johnston and Daryl Ann Trout knocked off Wayne State's Sharon Gill and Milena Vuksanovic 8-1.

Kristina Goranskaya teamed with McCall Monte in the second doubles match. The pair came away 8-5 winners and evened the score at 1-1. Wayne State would make the score 2-1 after the number three doubles team of Jennifer Bradford and Debora Correa defeated Jackie Shipman and Rachel Rendina 8-6.

Gill added to WSU's point total and picked up her 10th win of the season in number one singles by defeating Tara Hayes 6-0, 6-0. Goranskaya# won the second singles flight 6-4, 6-0 over Katelyn Schaffer as well.

Grand Valley State (4-0, 3-0 GLIAC) swept the 3-6 singles matches on Friday as the Lakers proved to be too much for Wayne State. Johnston defeated Vuksanovic 6-4, 6-2 in the third slot while Trout bested Monte 6-0, 6-4 in the fourth flight.

GVSU's Sharpman and Rendina were both able redeem their doubles defeat by beating Correa and Bradford in the fifth and six singles matches. Correa fell 6-4, 6-2 to Sharpman and Bradford was downed by Rendina 7-5, 6-1.

Wayne State (5-2, 4-2 GLIAC) will conclude its weekend Saturday at Ferris State. Play starts at 10:00 a.m.