HILLSDALE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's tennis team (2-0) earned a 5-2 victory at Hillsdale College (5-3) Friday afternoon.  The Warriors returned to action after a two-week break.

HOW IT HAPPENED
DOUBLES
The Green and Gold went 2-1 in doubles to claim the first point of the match.

In the No. 1 position, Anais Ruyssen (Nantes, France / Enfants-Nantais [Keiser]) and Dea Gorgidze (Tbilisi, Georgia / Tbilisi Public School N145 [Western Michigan]) prevailed 6-4 over Hillsdale pairing of Ane Dannhauser and Courtney Rittel.

Malak Arafat (Alexandria, Egypt / Lycée Français d'Alexandrie) and Shanice Weekes (London, England / Fortismere S.S.) competed in the No. 2 doubles spot, topping Elizabeth McGivern and Briana Rees 6-3.

Justine Beaulieu (Montreal, Que. / Collège de Montréal High School) and Shantala Uzcategui (Hoyo de La Puerta, Venezuela / Unidad Educativa Colegio Madre Matilde [Walsh]) fell in the No. 3 slot 6-3 to the charger duo of Isabella Spinazze and Megan Hackman.

SINGLES
Anais Ruyssen won in a hard-fought match with Dannhauser in the No. 1 spot.  Ruyssen prevailed in the first set 7-6, but fell 6-1 in the second.  The WSU student-athlete triumphed 6-2 in the third set to earn the win.

Competing in the No. 2 singles position was Arafat.  The junior claimed an early 4-0 advantage in the first set, but a short rally from McGivern knotted it at 4 apiece before the Warrior claimed the final two games.  In the second set, after being tied 1-1, Arafat surged to a 6-1 set victory.

Gorgidze won her fist set vs. Briana Rees 6-3, but fell in the second 6-1, forcing a tie-breaker set.  The Warrior got out to a 3-0 advantage, helping her triumph 6-3.

Weekes found herself trailing behind Rittel 4-2 in the first set but rallied back to win 6-4.  The Hillsdale student-athlete notched the first game of the second set, but Weekes controlled the pace, winning 6-2.

In the No. 5 slot, Beaulieu fell in three sets to Julia Zlateva 6-4, 4-6, 0-1.

Despite winning the first set 6-4, Uzcategui fell to Hackman after losing the second set 7-6 and third set 1-0.

UP NEXT
The Wayne State women's tennis squad will return to the court on Saturday, March 8, when the Warriors will face Keiser University in the team's first match over spring break.