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Men's Tennis Upended by No. 36 Ferris State, 7-2

Reed and Carlson posted a victory at No. 2 doubles on Sunday.

Luke Ruocco vs. Ferris State 2016
Sophomore Luke Ruocco notched a super tiebreaker win against the Bulldogs.

Men's Tennis | 4/17/2016 3:43:00 PM

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's tennis team (9-11 overall, 4-2 GLIAC) fell 7-2 to No. 36 Ferris State (17-4 overall, 7-0 GLIAC) on Sunday morning at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts in Midtown Detroit. 

DOUBLES RESULTS 
- Sophomore Harvey Reed (Winchester, England) and junior Ryan Carlson won, 9-8(7-4), over Till von Winning and Daniil Tarantinov at the second doubles flight. 
- Senior Mohamed Fazyl Kechai (Paris, France) and freshman Derek Sammons (Coldwater, Mich.) lost, 4-8, to Steward Sell and Alex Brown at No 3 doubles, and junior Clement Charriere (Marseille, France) and freshman Taylor Vane (Southampton, England) were beaten, 2-8, by 23rd-ranked Vasil Surduk and Nur Adim Ramdani Iswari at the first doubles position. 

SINGLES RESULTS 
- Sophomore Luke Ruocco (Lewes, England) recorded a super tiebreaker, 10-7 (3-6, 6-2) victory over Tarantinov at the fifth singles flight, and Charriere fell in a 10-8 (5-7, 6-4) super tiebreaker to von Willing at No. 2 singles. 
- Vane was bested, 4-6, 3-6, by Ramdani Iswari at the third singles position, and Reed was topped by Sell, 1-6, 4-6, at the fourth singles flight. 
- Freshman Nicholas Ang (Rochester, Mich.) lost in two sets (1-6, 2-6) to Simon Levy at No. 6 singles, and Kechai was defeated (2-6, 0-6) by No. 39 Surduk at the first singles position. 

UP NEXT 
- The Warriors will conclude a five-match home stand on Wednesday against Northwood at 1 p.m. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Carlson

Ryan Carlson

5' 10"
Junior
Clement Charriere

Clement Charriere

5' 10"
Junior
Mohamed Fazyl Kechai

Mohamed Fazyl Kechai

5' 11"
Senior
Harvey Reed

Harvey Reed

5' 8"
Sophomore
Luke Ruocco

Luke Ruocco

5' 11"
Sophomore
Nicholas Ang

Nicholas Ang

5' 11"
Freshman
Derek  Sammons

Derek Sammons

6' 5"
Freshman
Taylor Vane

Taylor Vane

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ryan Carlson

Ryan Carlson

5' 10"
Junior
Clement Charriere

Clement Charriere

5' 10"
Junior
Mohamed Fazyl Kechai

Mohamed Fazyl Kechai

5' 11"
Senior
Harvey Reed

Harvey Reed

5' 8"
Sophomore
Luke Ruocco

Luke Ruocco

5' 11"
Sophomore
Nicholas Ang

Nicholas Ang

5' 11"
Freshman
Derek  Sammons

Derek Sammons

6' 5"
Freshman
Taylor Vane

Taylor Vane

5' 10"
Freshman