Women's Tennis | 10/22/2015 1:13:00 PM

DETROIT – The Wayne State University women's tennis team earned the No. 3 seed for the 2015 GLIAC Tournament, which starts on Friday at the Midland Community Tennis Center. WSU (9-3 overall, 8-3 GLIAC) won all five home matches this season, but the youthful Warriors were just 4-3 away from Motown.

WSU will open the tournament against sixth-seeded Hillsdale at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors fell short, 5-4, against the Chargers on Oct. 16 at Hillsdale.

The winner of the No. 3 vs. No. 6 match is slated to take on the winner of the No. 2 Northwood vs. No. 7 Saginaw Valley State contest in the second round of tournament play on Saturday, beginning at 3:45 p.m. Wayne State was topped by the Timberwolves, 6-2, on Oct. 13, and defeated the Cardinals, 6-3, this past Monday in the last match of the regular season.

WSU won the GLIAC tournament last year, the first in program history since the new competition format was instituted in 1999. In addition, Wayne State clinched seven GLIAC titles in an eight-year span (1975-82) when the league and tournament titles were combined.

The tournament will conclude on Sunday at 8:15 a.m. The champion of the GLIAC Tournament will receive an automatic qualifying bid into the 2016 NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament. 

First Round – Friday, Oct. 23 – 6:45 p.m.
Match 1:  #1 Grand Valley State vs. #8 Walsh
Match 2:  #4 Tiffin vs. #5 Ferris State
Match 3:  #2 Northwood vs. #7 Saginaw Valley State
Match 4:  #3 Wayne State vs. #6 Hillsdale
 
Second Round - Saturday, Oct. 24 – 3:45 p.m.
Match 5:  Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner
Match 6:  Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner
Match 7:  Match 1 Loser vs. Match 2 Loser
Match 8:  Match 3 Loser vs. Match 4 Loser
 
Final Round – Sunday, Oct. 25 – 8:15 a.m.
Match 9 (1st-Place Match): Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner
Match 10 (3rd-Place Match): Match 5 Loser vs. Match 6 Loser
Match 11 (5th-Place Match): Match 7 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner
Match 12 (7th-Place Match): Match 7 Loser vs. Match 8 Loser