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BIG RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Wayne State State University men's tennis team dropped its second GLIAC match of the season Sunday, falling 6-3 against host Ferris State University.

The Warriors (6-7 overall, 5-2 GLIAC) entered the day as one of two teams in the GLIAC with just one league loss. Ferris State improved to 7-2 in the GLIAC with its victory.

Wayne State trailed 2-1 following doubles action, as Ferris State won two of the three matches. WSU earned its doubles victory at the No. 3 flight, as senior Melvin Joseph (Northville, Mich. / Northville) and sophomore Mohamed Fazyl Kechai (Paris, France / Martin Luther King) posted a 9-7 win.

The Bulldogs triumphed in four of the six singles matches to clinch the victory. Wayne State earned wins at No. 2 and No. 4 singles. At the second flight, freshman Stephane Robineau (Paris, France) won 7-5, 6-1 over Ferris State's Aaron Dial. Fazyl Kechai also earned a straight sets win for Wayne State, winning a second-set tiebreak in a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) victory.

The Warriors were also on the wrong side of a few tiebreaks as Wayne State lost first-set tiebreaks at No. 3 and No. 6 singles.

Even with the loss, the Warriors remain in the top three of the GLIAC regular season standings. The Bulldogs and Northwood (5-1) are the lone two teams ahead of the Warriors.

Wayne State finishes the regular season with four straight home matches, including three next weekend in Detroit. The Warriors host Lake Erie on Friday, April 11 at 1 p.m. to begin the home stand.

Ferris State 6, Wayne State 3
Singles
1. Laurent Galarneau (FSU) def. Clement Charriere (WSU), 6-2, 6-4
2. Stephane Robineau (WSU) def. Aaron Dial (FSU), 7-5, 6-2
3. Laurent Mailloux (FSU) def. Michael FitzGerald (WSU), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
4. Mohamed Fazyl Kechai (WSU) def. Otto Keresztes (FSU), 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
5. Jose Calero (FSU) def. Melvin Joseph (WSU), 6-3, 6-4
6. Andre Giacomazzi Serafim (FSU) def. Trey Keating (WSU), 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
Doubles
1. Galarneau/Dial (FSU) def. Robineau/Keating, 8-4
2. Kerezstes/Mailloux (FSU) def. Charriere/FitzGerald, 8-5
3. Joseph/Kechai (WSU) def. Calero/Will Huntington (FSU), 9-7