Posted: Oct 20, 2018
Women's Tennis Clinches Share Of GLIAC Championship With 6-1 Win Over Ferris State
OVERVIEW
SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 6, Ferris State Bulldogs 1
RECORDS: Northwood (8-0, 8-0 GLIAC), Ferris State (3-5, 3-5 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Midland, Mich. – Greater Midland Tennis Center
RECAP: Northwood clinches a share of the GLIAC Championship with a 6-1 win over Ferris State Saturday afternoon (October 20).
INSIDE THE MATCH
- Northwood swept the doubles for the seventh time in eight matches, dropping a total of seven games in three sets contested.
- The Timberwolves went on to win five of the six singles matches contested, winning in straight-sets at the top five positions.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Tetyana Pavych, Kate Berestovenko, Elizaveta Velichko, Iryna Trystan: 2-0 on the day
NORTHWOOD NOTES
- Northwood enters the final day of the regular season at 8-0 overall, with Grand Valley State at 7-1. The two teams will play each other Sunday, with the winner earning the No. 1 seed in the upcoming GLIAC Tournament.
- The title is the 14th for the Northwood women's tennis team since 2001.
- Northwood head coach Zane Colestock has now won a total of 36 GLIAC Championships in his career (22 men, 14 women)
- After today's result, Northwood is now 44-4 in singles and 23-1 in doubles on the season.
UP NEXT
- The Timberwolves will look for the outright GLIAC Championship with a match against Grand Valley State Sunday (October 21). First serve is set for Noon.