March 27, 2003

MT. CLEMENS, Mich. - The No. 38-ranked WSU men's tennis team fell to 29th-ranked Ferris State, 7-2, in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action Thursday afternoon at Peachtree Tennis Center in Mt. Clemens, Mich. The loss is WSU's first in league play (13-4 overall, 2-1 GLIAC) and keeps FSU undefeated at 2-0 in the GLIAC (8-4 overall).

WSU won one doubles match and one singles match. Matt Akers and Sebastien Foka won the No. 3 doubles, 8-5, over Ian Westerman and Mark Hammelman. In singles action, junior Lech Czerwinski beat Westerman 6-3, 6-3.

Next up for the Warriors is a trip to Rensselaer, Indiana, where they will face Southern Indiana and St. Joseph's on March 29.

Ferris State 7
Wayne State 2

Doubles
1. Jan Talian / Jason Cole (FS) def. Mike Davis / Goran Marijan (WS) 8-4
2. Francisco Valencia / Martin Hoch (FS) def. Rohan Singh / Lech Czerwinski (WS) 8-5
3. Matt Akers / Sebastien Foka (WS) def. Ian Westerman / Mark Hammelman (FS) 8-5

Singles
1. Talian (FS) def. Sighn (WS) 6-3, 7-5
2. Valencia (FS) def. Foka (WS) 3-6, 7-6, 6-0
3. Hoch (FS) def. Davis (WS) 6-3, 7-5
4. Cole (FS) def. Marijan (WS) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
5. Hammelman (FS) def. Hormis Tharakan (WS) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Czerwinski (WS) def. Westerman (FS) 6-3, 6-3