DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's tennis program is set to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Midwest Regional Championship Tournament on Oct. 10-12, hosted by Grand Valley State.
Play will take place at the GVSU Tennis Courts, Hudsonville High School and Unity Christian High School. The tournament marks the second competition date of the Warriors' fall slate.
A total of 169 student-athletes across 22 programs are competing in the regional. The field features eight GLIAC opponents: Wayne State, Davenport, Ferris State, Michigan Tech, Purdue Northwest, Roosevelt, Saginaw Valley State and host Grand Valley State.
Wayne State will have eight players competing in the opening round, with
Masha Moskaltsova (Moscow, Russia / State Budgetary Education Institution School 1282 [Indiana, Pa.]),
Victoria Fojcik (Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany / Liebfrauenschule Gymnasium School),
Justine Beaulieu (Montreal, Que. / College de Montreal High School),
Rebecca Laynes (Saginaw, Mich. / Heritage),
Jiselle Okoye (London, United Kingdom) and
Viola Ranieri (Bardolino, Italy / Educandato Statle Agli Angeli) competing in singles, while
Dea Gorgidze (Tbillisi, Ga. / Tbilisi Public School N145 [Western Michigan]) and
Selin Kayakent (Bursa, Turkey / Bilfen Anatolian) will join the doubles competition.
QUOTING COACH THOMPSON
"We have mainly been focusing on building team chemistry this fall. We have also been focused on fine-tuning our game heading into the tournament. Everyone has been working hard in practice, and I cannot wait to see how that translates this weekend at the tournament."
OPENING-ROUND MATCH-UPS
Singles
Flight A
8 a.m. - Moskaltsova vs. Tingyi (Findlay)
9 a.m. - Fojcik vs. Diamantopoulos (Saginaw Valley State)
Flight B
10:30 a.m. - Beaulieu vs. Chen (Indianapolis)
10:30 a.m. - Laynes vs. Kornijczuk (Indianapolis)
12:00 p.m. - Okoye vs. Syms (Tiffin)
Flight C
12:00 p.m. - Ranieri vs. Haggard (Missouri-St. Louis)
Doubles
Flight A
5:00 p.m. - Moskaltsova / Gorgidze vs. Brdarevic / Yates (Tiffin)
5:00 p.m. - Beaulieu / Kayakent vs. Szmyd / Hadab (Rockhurst)
Flight B
4:30 p.m. - Fojcik / Okoye vs Schoulmann-Dore / Sivakumar (Tiffin)
Flight C
5:00 p.m. - Laynes / Ranieri vs. Ricci / Mateos Melian (Maryville)
UP NEXT
Wayne State will host the Wayne State Doubles Tournament on Oct. 24 at the Doris J. & Donald L. Duchene, Sr. Athletic Facility.
