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Women's Tennis Henry Coyle, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Women's Tennis Competes at Chargers Summer Invitational

Warriors go 12-8 in singles and 6-3 in doubles

HILLSDALE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's tennis team traveled to Hillsdale to compete in the Chargers Summer Invitational this past Friday and Saturday (Sept. 6-7).

The Warriors had seven women compete in the first tournament of the fall.  Those seven were Anais Ruyssen, Malak Arafat, Martyna Szpakowska, Dea Gorgidze, Justine Beaulieu, Shantala Uzcategui, and Dessyre Obedencio.

Joining the Green and Gold were the Walsh Cavaliers, Findlay Oilers, and host Hillsdale Chargers.

Below are the results from each match.

Singles:
Flight A:
Quarterfinals
Anais Ruyssen def. Lina Starke 7-6, 6-3
Malak Arafat def. Elizabeth McGivern 6-1, 6-1

Semifinals
Elina Ivanova def. Anais Ruyssen 6-7, 7-5, 10-7
Anamarija Kovacevic def. Malak Arafat 7-5, 6-0

3-4 Playoff
Malak Arafat def. Anais Ruyssen 6-0, 7-5

Flight B:
Quarterfinals
Martyna Szpakowska def. Polina Zaytseva 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
Dea Gorgidze def. Courtney Rittel 6-4, 6-1

Semifinals
Martyna Szpakowska def. Carla Padberg 6-1, 6-0
Dea Gorgidze def. Lidia Laskova 6-0, 3-6, 10-6

Championship
Martyna Szpakowska def. Dea Gorgidze 6-1

Flight C:
Quarterfinals East
Justine Beaulieu def. Isabella Spinazze 6-4, 6-3
Olesya Ivashchuk def. Shantala Uzcategui 6-2, 6-3

Semifinals East
Justine Beaulieu def. Charlie Croteau 4-6, 7-6, 10-2

Semifinals West
Shantala Uzcategui def. Julia Zlateva 6-4, 6-3

Championship East
Justine Beaulieu def. Olesya Ivashchuk 7-6, 6-2

Championship West
Rachel Kibler def. Shantala Uzcategui 2-6, 6-3, 10-4

Flight D:
Semifinals
Emma Lynch def. Dessyre Obedencio 7-5, 6-3

3-4 Playoff
Liv-Grete Laarmann def. Dessyre Obedencio 6-3, 6-1


Doubles:
Flight A:
Quarterfinals
Malak Arafat and Martyna Szpakowska def. Aleksandra Chmir and Olesya Ivashchuk 6-4
Anais Ruyssen and Shantala Uzcategui def. Courtney Rittel and Julia Zlateva 6-2

Semifinals
Malak Arafat and Martyna Szpakowska def. Polina Zaytseva and Anamarija Kovacevic 6-3
Anais Ruyssen and Shantala Uzcategui def. Elina Ivanova and Maria Valentina Salek Rivero 6-3

Championship
Anais Ruyssen and Shantala Uzcategui def. Malak Arafat and Martyna Szpakowska 6-4

Flight B:
Quarterfinals
Lidia Laskova and Emma Lynch def. Dessyre Obedencio and Liv-Grete Laarmann(Walsh) 6-4

Semifinals
Dea Gorgidze and Justine Beaulieu def. Lidia Laskova and Emma Lynch 6-1

Championship
Rachel Kibler and Carla Padberg def. Dea Gorgidze and Justine Beaulieu 6-1

 
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Players Mentioned

Malak Arafat

Malak Arafat

5' 11"
Junior
Justine Beaulieu

Justine Beaulieu

5' 6"
Sophomore
Dea Gorgidze

Dea Gorgidze

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Dessyre Obedencio

Dessyre Obedencio

5' 4"
Sophomore
Anais Ruyssen

Anais Ruyssen

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Martyna Szpakowska

Martyna Szpakowska

5' 8"
Junior
Shantala Uzcategui

Shantala Uzcategui

5' 3"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Malak Arafat

Malak Arafat

5' 11"
Junior
Justine Beaulieu

Justine Beaulieu

5' 6"
Sophomore
Dea Gorgidze

Dea Gorgidze

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Dessyre Obedencio

Dessyre Obedencio

5' 4"
Sophomore
Anais Ruyssen

Anais Ruyssen

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Martyna Szpakowska

Martyna Szpakowska

5' 8"
Junior
Shantala Uzcategui

Shantala Uzcategui

5' 3"
Redshirt Junior