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Men's Tennis Falls to Ferris State in GLIAC Semifinals

The Warriors won at No. 2 doubles for their only point of the match.

Gopinath Menta
Senior Gopinath Menta and junior Mohamed Fazyl Kechai won at No. 2 doubles on Saturday.

Men's Tennis | 4/26/2015 8:09:00 AM

MIDLAND, Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's tennis team (10-10) played in its sixth consecutive GLIAC Tournament Semifinals on Saturday afternoon at the Midland Community Tennis Center. Top-seeded Ferris State (17-5 / 47th nationally) won the match 5-1 to send WSU to Sunday's third-place match against Grand Valley State.

The lone victory of the match for the fourth-seeded Warriors came at No. 2 doubles where Gopinath Menta (Hyderabad, India) and Mohamed Fazyl Kechai (Paris, France) won 8-5. Trey Keating (Troy, Mich.) and Clement Charriere (Marseille, France) were bested 8-2 at No. 1 doubles while Ryan Carlson (Armada, Mich.) and Harvey Reed (Winchester, Hampshire, England) were beat 8-1 at No. 3 doubles.

At No. 2 singles, Charriere fell 6-1, 6-1 while Keating was edged at No. 3 singles 6-4, 6-4. Menta lost his match at the third flight of singles 6-1, 6-2.

The Warriors will meet the Lakers on Sunday at 8:15 AM.

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Carlson

Ryan Carlson

5' 8"
Sophomore
Clement Charriere

Clement Charriere

5' 10"
Sophomore
Trey Keating

Trey Keating

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Mohamed Fazyl Kechai

Mohamed Fazyl Kechai

5' 11"
Junior
Gopinath Menta

Gopinath Menta

5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Harvey Reed

Harvey Reed

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ryan Carlson

Ryan Carlson

5' 8"
Sophomore
Clement Charriere

Clement Charriere

5' 10"
Sophomore
Trey Keating

Trey Keating

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Mohamed Fazyl Kechai

Mohamed Fazyl Kechai

5' 11"
Junior
Gopinath Menta

Gopinath Menta

5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Harvey Reed

Harvey Reed

5' 8"
Freshman