HILLSDALE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's tennis team competed in its first tournament of the fall this weekend, as the squad saw action at the Chargers Fall Invitational, hosted by Hillsdale College.

Over the two-day event, WSU had all eight of its student-athletes compete, as Malak Arafat (Alexandria, Egypt), Justine Beaulieu (Montreal, Que.), Dea Gorgidze (Tbilisi, Georgia), Selin Kayakent (Bursa, Turkey), Rebecca Laynes (Saginaw, Mich. / Heritage), Martyna Szpakowska (Gdansk, Poland), Shantala Uzcategui (Hoyo de La Puerta, Venezuela), and Shanice Weekes (London, England) all battled at the tournament.  The Green and Gold was joined by the University of Findlay, Walsh University, and host Hillsdale College, with all three institutions competing in both singles and doubles matches.

BELOW ARE THE FULL RESULTS
Singles:
Singles A Draw Championship Bracket
 QF   Arafat def. Valentina Salek (Findlay), 6-3, 1-6, 10-4
 QF   Briana Rees (Hillsdale) def. Gorgidze, walkover
 SF   Ane Dannhauser (Hillsdale) def. Arafat, 6-4, 6-1

 Singles A Draw Consolation Bracket
 3/4    Arafat def. Briana Rees, 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
 CSF  Lina Starke (Walsh) def. Gorgidze, walkover
 7/8    Taira Abildayeva (Walsh) def. Gorgidze, walkover

 Singles B Draw Championship Bracket
 QF   Weekes def. Aleksandra Chmir (Walsh), 6-3, 6-1
 QF   Kayakent def. Julia Zlateva (Hillsdale), 6-0, 6-2
 SF   Weekes def. Polina Zaysteva (Findlay), 0-6, 6-4, 13-11
 SF   Maria Batinic (Findlay) def. Kayakent, 6-1, 6-1
 F     Maria Batinic (Findlay) def. Weekes, 6-0, 6-1

 Singles B Draw Consolation Bracket
 3/4  Polina Zaysteva (Findlay) def. Kayakent, 7-5, 6-4

 Singles C Draw Championship Bracket
 QF   Beaulieu def. Liv Grete-Laarmann (Walsh), 6-1, 6-2
 QF   Szpakowska def. Ivanova Lucero (Findlay), 6-4, 7-5
 SF   Beaulieu def. Esther Sura (Hillsdale), 6-2, 6-3
 SF   Jelena Duric (Walsh) def. Szpakowska , walkover
 F     Beaulieu def. Jelena Duric (Walsh), 6-1, 6-1

 Singles C Draw Consolation Bracket
 3/4  Esther Sura (Hillsdale) def. Szpakowska , walkover

 Singles D Draw Championship Bracket
 QF   Ivana Gombitova (Findlay) def. Laynes , 6-2, 6-0
 QF   Uzcategui def. Emma Palus (Hillsdale), 6-1, 6-1
 SF   Uzcategui def. Kyna Decruy (Findlay), 6-1, 6-1
 F     Ivana Gombitova (Findlay) def. Uzcategui, 3-0, retired

 Singles D Draw Consolation Bracket
 CSF  Emma Palus (Hillsdale) def. Laynes , 6-1, 6-2
 7/8  Sydney Singh (Hillsdale) def. Laynes , 7-5, 6-4

Doubles:
Doubles A Draw Championship Bracket
QF   Anamarija Kovacevic / Audrey Ouellet (Findlay) def. Beaulieu / Szpakowska, 6-0
QF   Arafat / Kayakent def. Aleksandra Chmir / Lina Starke (Walsh), 7-6 (6-0)
SF   Arafat / Kayakent def. Valentina Salek / Polina Zaysteva (Findlay), 6-4
F     Anamarija Kovacevic / Audrey Ouellet (Findlay) def. Arafat / Kayakent, 7-5

 Doubles A Draw Consolation Bracket
 CSF  Beaulieu / Szpakowska def. Taira Abildayeva / Olesia Ivanshchuk (Walsh), 6-3
 CF    Beaulieu / Szpakowska def. Aleksandra Chmir / Lina Starke (Walsh), 6-3

 Doubles B Draw Championship Bracket
 QF   Liv Grete-Laarmann / Jelena Duric (Walsh) def. Uzcategui / Laynes, 6-4

 Doubles B Draw Consolation Bracket
         Uzcategui / Laynes def. Megan Hackman / Isabella Spinazze (Hillsdale), 6-3
         Dimitra Papastavrou / Eliza Verstappen (Walsh) def. Uzcategui / Laynes, 6-2

UP NEXT
The Wayne State women's tennis team will next compete at the BG Hidden Duals (Sept. 26-27) hosted by Bowling Green State University at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.