NCAA Tennis

NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region
First and Second Round Tournament

May 3-4, 2002
FSU Racquet and Fitness Center
Big Rapids, Mich.

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Wayne State Defeats Missouri-St. Louis To Reach Final

The Wayne State University men's tennis team advanced to the second round of the 2002 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Tournament with a 5-2 win over Missouri-St. Louis on Friday (May 3) afternoon at Ferris State University's Racquet and Fitness Center in Big Rapids, Mich.

The Warriors improved to 18-8 overall by sweeping the doubles round and capturing two of four completed singles matches. Wayne State will face tournament host Ferris State in Saturday (May 4) morning's 9 a.m. (EDT) tournament final. The Bulldogs dealt West Virginia Wesleyan a 5-0 loss in the first round.

The winner of Saturday morning's championship match will advance to the NCAA Division II National Tournament May 9-12 in Kansas City, Mo. Missouri-St. Louis wrapped up the 2002 campaign with a 17-5 overall record.

Wayne State 5, Missouri-St. Louis 2

Singles Results

Flight

Score

Rohan Singh (W) lost to Martin Kardos (M)

No. 1

6-2, 6-1

Mike Davis (W) def. Josef Clark (M)

No. 2

6-3, 6-1

Mikolaj Pontus (W) vs. Matt Vaulkhard (M)

No. 3

6-3, 3-4, Did Not Finish

Lech Czerwinski (W) lost to Mario Gruden (M)

No. 4

6-4, 6-0

Hormis Tharakan (W) def. Martin Damm (M)

No. 5

6-1, 6-0

Matt Akers (W) vs. Ryan Trela (M)

No. 6

1-0, Did Not Finish

Doubles Results

Flight

Score

Davis/Pontus (W) def. Kardos/Clark (M)

No. 1

8-3

Czerwinski/Singh (W) def. Vaulkhard/Gruden (M)

No. 2

8-2

Akers/Tharakan (W) def. Trela/T.J. Schaefer (M)

No. 3

8-3

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