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Laura Cazacu 2018 GLIACs
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Sophomore Laura Cazacu clinched the doubles point, as well as the WSU win at No. 1 singles.
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Mercyhurst MUW (4-5 overall)
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Winner Wayne State WSUW (16-0 overall)
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Lauren Bryne, Sports Information Graduate Intern

Women's Tennis Remains Undefeated After Upending Mercyhurst, 6-1

The Warriors extended their winning streak to 16 matches.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Wayne State University women's tennis team (16-0 overall) extended its winning streak with a 6-1 victory against Mercyhurst (4-5 overall) in Florida on Thursday afternoon.

DOUBLES RESULTS
Junior Linda Liong (Sarawak, Malaysia) and redshirt junior Khadija Da-Silva (Burlington, Ont.) were first off the courts after nearly blanking Naomi Jahr and Emily Gordon, 6-1, at the first flight.

At No. 2 doubles, sophomore Laura Cazacu (London, England) and junior Teodora Radu (Ramnicu Valcea, Romania) clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win vs. Alana Lewis and Ulyana Trifonova.

Freshman Sabrina Laynes (Saginaw, Mich. / Heritage) and junior Irena van Meer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) were last off the courts after a 7-6 (8-6) tiebreak victory at No. 3 doubles vs. Athina Tsagkaraki and Janice Theodora.

SINGLES RESULTS
At No. 3 singles, Da-Silva was first to finish by default.  She swept Gordon in the first set before the Laker retired.

Sophomore Carla Jewell (Hobart, Ind.) nearly blanked Trifonova 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.

At the top singles spot, Cazacu notched a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Jahr to clinch the Warrior win.  Cazacu is ranked 11th in the Midwest Region, while Jahr is eighth in the Atlantic Region.

Radu was leading 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 at No. 4 singles when Lewis retired.

Liong survived a close match (6-4, 6-4) against Tsagkaraki at No. 2 singles.

After falling 6-2 in the first set vs. Theodora and sweeping her opponent 6-0 in the second set, Laynes dropped her super tiebreaker 10-7 at No. 5 singles.

FROM COACH SNYDER
"The first day in Florida is always tough," commented head coach Sheila Snyder.  "We started off behind in doubles, but were able to fight our way back.  This was a good first match and a great start to the trip.  The matches are only going to get tougher and more competitive moving forward, so we will need to get a quicker start.  Overall, it was a long day but a great beginning."

UP NEXT
The Warriors will face Palm Beach Atlantic on Friday, March 6th, at 3:00 p.m.


 
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