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Carla Jewell vs. GVSU 2019
Sophomore Carla Jewell clinched the win at No. 6 singles.
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Winner #1-Wayne State WSUW (11-0, 9-0 GLIAC)
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#5-Northwood NU (5-6, 4-5 GLIAC)
Winner
#1-Wayne State WSUW
(11-0, 9-0 GLIAC)
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Final
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#5-Northwood NU
(5-6, 4-5 GLIAC)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Lauren Bryne, Sports Information Graduate Intern

Women's Tennis Advances to GLIAC Finals

WSU blanked the Timberwolves 4-0 in the semifinals.

MIDLAND, Mich. -- The first-seeded Wayne State University women's tennis team (11-0 overall, 9-0 GLIAC) swept No. 5-Northwood (5-6 overall, 4-5 GLIAC), 4-0, in the 2019 GLIAC Tournament semifinals on Saturday.

DOUBLES RESULTS

Juniors Teodora Radu (Ramnicu Valcea, Romania) and Khadija Da-Silva (Burlington, Ont.) earned a tiebreaker win against Vasilisa Mikhaylova and Iryna Tryston at No. 2 doubles (7-6(2)).

At No. 3 doubles, junior Irena van Meer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and freshman Sabrina Laynes (Saginaw, Mich. / Heritage) notched a 6-4 victory over Ekaterina Vorobeva and Paula John.

Sophomore Laura Cazacu (London, England) and junior Linda Liong (Tanjung Kidurong, Malaysia) fell 7-5 to Kate Berestovenko and Elizaveta Velichko at No. 1 doubles.

SINGLES RESULTS

At No. 3 singles, Da-Silva tallied a win against Vorobeva (6-2, 6-3).

Radu swept Mikhaylova in her first set and edged her opponent in the second set at No. 4 singles (6-0, 7-5).

Sophomore Carla Jewell (Hobart, Ind.) clinched the Warrior win at No. 6 singles against Anna Goncharova (6-1, 6-3).

Cazacu, Liong, and Laynes all had unfinished matches before WSU secured the win.

UP NEXT

Wayne State will play the winner of the No. 2-Grand Valley State vs. No. 3-Michigan Tech match on Sunday at 9:00 a.m.


 
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