Bulldogs improve to 4-3
BIG RAPIDS — The Ferris State University women’s tennis squad earned a big regional victory on Sunday as the Bulldogs topped Hillsdale 4-3 in non-conference action.
The victory over the Chargers came inside the Margot V. Biermann Athletic Center as FSU improved to 4-3 on the year, including a 4-0 mark against non-NCAA Division I competition.
The Bulldogs posted their second victory of the weekend following a 7-0 shutout on the road at Hope College on Saturday and the win over the Chargers came against a team that had beat FSU in each of the previous two matchups.
“This was a huge win for us,” said FSU head coach Mark Doren. “Hillsdale has beat us the last two years so to come into their place and pull out a win is great motivation leading up to the conference season.”
The match was tied up at 3-3 with Bulldog junior Agata Klak remaining on the court at four singles. The match last a little over three hours with Klak posting a 6-4 triumph in the third set to clinch the win.
Ferris State started strong as the Bulldogs won the doubles point by sweeping all three flights, including a decisive 6-1 decision from Isabela Paixao and Klak at the number one flight.
In singles play, FSU’s Morgan Waller won in straight-sets at the number one flight with Patricia Martin Gomez doing the same at six singles. Hillsdale’s Ellie Chawner captured a straight-set win at five singles and the remaining three singles flights at the two, three and four spots all were decided in third sets.
The Bulldogs are next slated to take the court on Saturday, March 13, with yet another regional match against Lewis (Ill.) in Plainfield, Ill. The contest is slated for a 4:30 p.m. start and will mark FSU’s final non-league match prior to the start of GLIAC play at home against Wayne State on March 19.
Men’s tennis
The Ferris State University men’s tennis squad claimed an impressive regional win on Sunday as the Bulldogs pulled out a 4-3 road victory over Hillsdale to run their winning streak to four-straight matches overall.
The Bulldogs garnered the win at the Margot V. Biermann Athletic Center to finish the weekend a perfect 2-0 after a dominating 7-0 sweep against Hope College on Saturday.
Overall, Ferris State is now 4-2 overall with both of the setbacks coming to open the year against NCAA Division I Western Michigan.
Prior to Sunday evening’s match, Hillsdale had beat the Bulldogs in each of the two previous contests. The win was the Bulldogs’ third in as many D2 regional tilts to date this year.
Ferris State earned the doubles point by claiming a 6-1 win at the number one flight behind the pairing of Mathis Guerre and Jan Koupil in addition to a 7-5 win by Yannic Alexander Mader and Ayush Deswal at the number three spot in the lineup.
Guerre and Mader were joined by Benjamin Lortie in emerging victorious in singles play. Guerre won in straight-sets at the first flight with Mader and Lortie taking the third and fourth positions, respectively, in straight-sets as well.
The Bulldogs are next slated to take the court on Saturday, with yet another regional match against Lewis (Ill.) in Plainfield, Ill. The contest is slated for a 4:30 p.m. start and will mark FSU’s final non-league match prior to the start of GLIAC play at home against Wayne State on March 19.