April 8, 2003

Midland, Mich. - The Wayne State University men's tennis team, ranked 39th nationally, lost at No. 7-ranked Northwood to fall to 19-5 overall and 6-2 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Northwood 7, Wayne State 2

Singles results:

1. Rohan Singh (WSU) def. Torsten Greif 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
2. Gerrit Lotz (NU) def. Sebastien Foka 6-2, 6-3
3. Marcus Blumberg (NU) def. Mike Davis 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
4. Christian Valenthon (NU) def. Goran Marijan 7-6, 6-1
5. Tomas Menec (NU) def. Hormis Tharakan 6-3, 6-1
6. Bastien Labarta (NU) def. Lech Czerwinski 6-2, 6-4

Doubles results:

1. Lotz/Greif (NU) def. Singh/Davis 8-1
2. Valenthon/Blumberg (NU) def. Marijan/Czerwinski 8-6
3. Matt Akers /Foka (WSU) def. Menec/Labarta 8-3

WSU travels to Edmond, Oklahoma for the Broncho Invitational. The Warriors face #36-Northwest Missouri State University on Thursday at 3 p.m. Eastern, followed by two matches on Friday. Wayne State plays #1-Drury University at 10 a.m. Eastern, and #35-Cameron University at 3 p.m. Eastern.

The Warriors face No. 34-ranked and host Central Oklahoma at 10 a.m. Eastern on Saturday at UCO Courts by Hamilton Field House.