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Anais Ruyssen was undefeated across singles and doubles play.

Women's Tennis 10/11/2021 9:25:00 AM Zachary Manning, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Women's Tennis Has Strong Showing at Hillsdale Invite

As a team, the Warriors collected 18 wins across singles and doubles play.

HILLSDALE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's tennis team continued its strong fall campaign with a dominant showing at the Hillsdale Invite on Oct 10.

The doubles pairs were on point, as each of them were able to win their respective flights. In the A Flight, Laura Cazacu (London, England) and Linda Liong (Sarawak, Malaysia) had little trouble collecting a pair wins. In their opening match, the duo upended their opponents 6-2. In the final round of play, Cazacu and Liong were tremendous again, picking up a 6-3 victory.

In Flight B, Anais Ruyssen (Nantes, France) and Marta Komar (Inowroclaw, Poland) had similar success, adding a pair of wins. In their first match, the pair won 6-2. In their final match, Ruyssen and Komar cruised to a 6-1 victory over a doubles team from Hillsdale.

Carla Jewell (Hobart, Ind.) and Sabrina Laynes (Saginaw, Mich. / Heritage) also added two wins. First, they took down a pair from Hillsdale 6-3. They then won the final match of that flight 6-2 over Tiffin. In the D Draw, Brianna Douglas (Dayton, Ohio / Chaminade Julienne) and Suki Mandair (Dexter, Mich. / Ann Arbor Skyline) dominated their way to two victories, never dropping a game. They defeated opponents from St. Mary's and Tiffin.

Similar to doubles action, the Warriors found a lot of success in singles play, beginning in the A Draw. Ruyssen collected an easy 6-1, 6-0 win before fighting back to take the final game 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3), 10-4. In the the D Flight, Mandair also collected a couple wins. Similar to Ruyssen, Mandair won her fast match with ease, finishing off a 6-0, 6-1 decision. She would go on to complete a tough match over a Hillsdale challenger 6-0, 3-6, 10-7.

Adding to the wins were Laynes and Jewell, who each won a pair of games in their respective flights. Laynes was dominant in her outing, making quick work of her first opponent 6-0, 6-1 and dismantling her second challenger 6-1. For Jewell, the road began with a 7-5, 6-1 decision. She then clawed her way to victory over an opponent from Tiffin 6-4, 5-7, 10-5,

Also in singles action, Komar and Douglas each split a pair of matches.

UP NEXT

The Warriors' fall season is complete. They will hit the court again during the spring season, where they open with Lawrence Tech. That match is set for Feb. 3.

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Players Mentioned

Laura Cazacu: 5' 7"; Senior

Brianna Douglas: 5' 8"; Redshirt Senior

Carla Jewell: 5' 0"; Senior

Marta Komar: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Sabrina Laynes: 5' 3"; Junior

Linda Liong: 5' 6"; Redshirt Senior

Anais Ruyssen: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Suki Mandair: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Laura Cazacu
: 5' 7"; Senior

Brianna Douglas
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Senior

Carla Jewell
: 5' 0"; Senior

Marta Komar
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Sabrina Laynes
: 5' 3"; Junior

Linda Liong
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Senior

Anais Ruyssen
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Suki Mandair
: 5' 2"; Sophomore