Women's Tennis | 10/19/2014 6:10:00 PM
DETROIT – The Wayne State University women's tennis team (12-0 overall and GLIAC) won its final regular season match 8-1 against Saginaw Valley State (4-8 overall and GLIAC) Sunday afternoon at the Multipurpose Indoor Facility on the WSU campus.
Wayne State took a 2-1 lead after doubles play, then swept the single flights.
The WSU senior pair of
Anne Li Briand (Repentigny, Que. / Ecole Secondaire Felix-Leclerc) and
Yahsha Moore (West Bloomfield) won at the top flight 8-1, while junior
Julia Kamenko (Thornhill, Ont. / Vaughan S.S.) and freshman
Liz de Souza Ghellere (Ararangua, Brazil / Unificado) were also victorious, winning at the third flight 8-6.
At the top singles flight, Moore earned a 6-2, 6-2 win and sophomore
Andreea Mitrache (Sterling Heights, Mich. / Warren Cousino) won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Junior
Alex Poissant (Laval, Que. / Vanier Prep) posted a 6-4, 6-4 win at the third flight.
Briand posted a 6-0, 7-6 (7-4) victory at No. 4 singles, Kamenko fought her way through three sets to a 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles and
Lauren Hughes (Detroit, Mich. / Southfield) won 7-5, 6-4 at the sixth flight.
The Warriors claimed the GLIAC regular season champion title with a 12-0 league record after having an undefeated fall regular season slate. This is the first GLIAC regular-season title for Wayne State since 1982 and first unbeaten conference record since the 1982-83 Tartar squad went 7-0 in league play.
Wayne State is preparing for the GLIAC tournament which begins Friday at the Midland Community Tennis Center in Midland.
