Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's tennis
team rolled to a 5-2 victory over West Michigan rival Grand Valley
State on Sunday (April 18) to finish third overall in the
2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
Tournament at the Midland Community Tennis Center in Midland,
Mich.
FSU topped the fifth-seeded Lakers in Sunday's third-place match
after splitting a pair of matches in Saturday's (April 17) first
day of action. The number two seeded Bulldogs beat
seventh-seeded Tiffin in the quarterfinals before suffering a 5-2
setback against number three seed Wayne State in the
semifinals.
The Bulldogs improved to 12-7 overall by virute of Sunday's victory
with the Lakers falling to 12-12 this campaign.
FSU trailed 2-1 following doubles play as the Lakers captured both
the second and third flights. However, Ferris responded by
taking the first four completed singles positions in the come from
behind win.
Senior Kyle
Revall was a double-winner on the day for the Bulldogs as he
pulled out a three-set victory at the top singles flight and teamed
up with junior Steven Roberts for
an 8-4 victory at number one doubles.
The Bulldogs, who are currently ranked 38th nationally by the
Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and fourth in the Midwest
Regional listing, will now await a likely berth into the NCAA
Division II Tournament. The pairings and sites for
regional-round play on May 6-8 will be announced later this
month.
| Singles
competition
|
| 1. Kyle
Revall (FS) def. Philipp Claus (GV) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
|
| 2.
Ahmet Demir (FS) def. Brock Plangger (GV) 7-6 (0-4), 6-2
|
| 3. Jack
Swan (FS) def. Josh Kazdan (GV) 6-3, 6-3
|
| 4.
Steven Roberts (FS) vs. Alex Parker (GV) unfinished
|
| 5.
Justin Hermes (FS) def. Pat Snyder (GV) 6-1, 6-4
|
| 6.
Tyler Marengo (FS) vs. Ryan Diebold (GV) unfinished
|
| Doubles
competition
|
| 1. Kyle
Revall/Steven Roberts (FS) def. Marc Roesslein/Pat Snyder (GV)
8-4
|
| 2.
Brock Plangger/Philipp Claus (GV) def. Jack Swan/Justin Hermes (FS)
9-7
|
| 3. Jeff
Globerson/Ryan Diebold (GV) def. Ahmet Demir/Arin Enge (FS)
8-5
|
