SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — The Lawrence Technological University women's tennis team hosted the Lake Superior State Lakers to open their spring season.
In doubles:
Taylor Mattingly-Harnden/
Miriam McCormick lost the 2-doubles match to M. Whip/V. Parodi 6-1.
J. Raton/M. Oviedo secured the doubles point for the Lakers, defeating
Jacqueline Alcocer/
Angela Anderanin, 6-1.
Paola Herrera Rivera/
Rafaela Tedesco fell against T. Brasier/T. Ly 6-1, earning the sweep of the Blue Devils in doubles.
In singles:
2-seeded Ly defeated Alcocer 6-3, 6-1. LSSU 2, LTU 0.
In the top flight, Brasier tackled Herrera Rivera 6-3, 6-2.
3-seeded Tedesco won her first set 6-4, but slipped up, losing in the next two sets 2-6, 5-10 to Parodi, clinching victory for LSSU.
4-seeded Whip made quick work of McCormick in straight 6-1 sets
Mattingly-Harnden faced Raton in 5-singles. Raton came away victorious, 6-1, 6-0.
Taylor Moore made Oviedo work in the 6-singles match, forcing three sets, but Oviedo came away on top, 7-5, 4-6, 4-10
The Lakers went on to win 6-1, handing the Blue Devils their first loss of their spring season.
Coach Mertz on the match: "The women fought hard for their first match of the season. I think there were some missed opportunities in spots, but now that we have a match under our belt and the rust off, when we get into those positions again they will go in our favor. Lake State is always a tough team and we look forward to playing them each year."
The Blue Devils continue at Wayne State on Monday at 12:45pm.
