Women's Tennis | 3/13/2015 8:00:00 AM

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Wayne State University women's tennis team (19-1) began its spring break schedule on Thursday morning with a 9-0 win over Kentucky Wesleyan. The Warriors concluded the day against Radford and dropped their first match of the season, 5-2, against the Division I Highlanders.

The 19-match winning streak was the nation's longest across all divisions.

Match One (W, 9-0)
Wayne State gave up just two sets during the match against Kentucky Wesleyan.

Juniors Alex Poissant (Laval, Que.) and Julia Kamenko (Toronto, Ont.) won their No. 1 doubles match, 8-1.  Sophomores Lauren Hughes (Detroit, Mich. / Southfield) and Ashley Walker (Canton, Mich. / Salem) teamed up for an 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles. Sophomore Andreea Mitrache (Sterling Heights, Mich. / Warren Cousino) and freshman Liz de Souza Ghellere (Ararangua, Brazil) won by default at No. 3 doubles.

Senior Yahsha Moore (West Bloomfield, Mich.) won at top flight singles 6-1, 6-0.  Mitrache was victorious at No. 2 singles 6-0, 6-0 while Poissant also won in straight sets at third singles.

Senior Anne Li Briand (Repentigny, Que.) and Kamkenko both won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 and 5 singles, respectively.

Match Two (L, 2-5)
Radford jumped to an early 1-0 lead by capturing all three doubles matches.  Hughes and Walker fell at No. 3 doubles 8-3 before Poissant and Kamenko lost 8-5 at No. 2 doubles. The senior duo of Moore and Briand fell at No. 1 doubles 8-7 (7-5).

Mitrache began the singles portion of the match by dropping her No. 2 singles flight 6-1, 6-1.  At top flight singles, Moore lost 6-3, 6-3.

Briand won her 87th career match at No. 4 singles 7-5, 6-1.  The victory moves Briand within one win of tying Kristina Goranskaya (2008-12) for the program record for most singles wins in program history.

Kamenko continued the rally with a win at fifth flight singles 6-1, 6-3.  However, Radford regained control and won No. 3 and No. 6 singles to secure the victory.

WSU will travel further south to Lakeland, Fla. for a match at Florida Southern beginning at 9 AM.