April 18, 2003

Midland, Mich. - The third-seeded Wayne State University men's tennis team (23-8) lost a 5-1 decision to second-seeded Ferris State in a semifinal match of the 2003 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) tournament being held at the Midland Tennis Center.

WSU will now face fifth-seeded Mercyhurst College in the third-place match on Saturday.

Ferris State 5, Wayne State 1

Doubles Results:

1. Jan Talian / Jason Cole (FSU) def. Rohan Singh / Mike Davis (WSU) 8-4
2. Francisco Valencia / Martin Hoch (FSU) def. Goran Marijan / Lech Czerwinski (WSU) 8-5
3. Matt Akers / Sebastien Foka (WSU) def. Mark Hammelman / Jeff Stack (FSU) 8-6

Singles Results:

1. Jan Talian (FSU) def. Rohan Singh (WSU) 7-5, 6-3
2. Sebastien Foka (WSU) vs. Francisco Valencia (FSU) Did Not Finish
3. Martin Hoch (FSU) def. Goran Marijan (WSU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Mike Davis (WSU) vs. Jason Cole (FSU) Did Not Finish
5. Mark Hammelman (FSU) def. Lech Czerwinski (WSU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Hormis Tharakan (WSU) vs. Ian Westermann (FSU) Did Not Finish