MIDLAND, Mich. -- The top-seeded Wayne State University women's tennis squad (12-4) was bested 4-3 by the No. 2 seed, Grand Valley State University (15-4), in the GLIAC Tournament Championship on Sunday.

HOW IT HAPPENED
DOUBLES
WSU found success in doubles competition, winning two-of-three matches to nab the first lead of the contest, and enter singles with a 1-0 advantage.

In the No. 1 doubles position, Anais Ruyssen (Nantes, France / Enfants-Nantais [Keiser]) and Dea Gorgidze (Tbilisi, Georgia Tbilisi Public School N145 [Western Michigan]) downed GVSU's top-pairing of Neus Ramos Moreno and Valentina Mozas 6-1.

Martyna Szpakowska (Gdansk, Poland / Sopocka Akademia Tenisowa) and Shanice Weekes (London, England / Fortismere S.S.) collected a 6-3 win in the No. 3 spot, prevailing over Ipek Sakiroglu and Kalomoira Ralli.

Malak Arafat (Alexandria, Egypt / Lycée Français d'Alexandrie) and Justine Beaulieu (Montreal, Que. / Collège de Montréal High School) fell 3-6 to Rachel Sam and Estefania Hernandez, as the two pairings faced in the No. 2 position.

SINGLES
Five of the six singles matches were decided by a third-set tie-breaker.

Ruyssen impressed in singles, thwarting Ramos Moreno 6-2, 6-1 in the No. 1 singles position.

Arafat collected a singles win as well, defeating Mozas 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 2 spot.

Weekes and Beaulieu competed in the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, with the junior falling 4-6, 6-3, 1-6 and the sophomore being bested 5-7, 6-4, 3-6.

Shantala Uzcategui (Hoyo de La Puerta, Venezuela / Unidad Educativa Colegio Madre Matilde [Walsh]) battled against Ralli in the No. 6 spot, falling 6-4, 1-6, 4-6.

Gorgidze was matched with Anna Soteras in No. 3 singles.  The student-athletes split the first two sets with the overall match knotted 3-3.  The redshirt junior found herself in a 4-1 deficit before roaring back and taking a 6-5 advantage.  Soteras was able to tie the final set at six games a piece and ultimately earned the final game.

UP NEXT
The NCAA will release its next iteration of its regional polls on Wednesday, April 30, and will have its selection show on Monday, May 5.  Stay tuned to wsuathletics.com for updates regarding rankings and scheduling.