Ferris State Women's Tennis Falls Narrowly In Setback At Tiffin
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's tennis squad could not quite complete a weekend road sweep as the Bulldogs suffered a 5-4 setback to Tiffin on Sunday (Oct. 5) in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play at Tiffin, Ohio.
The host Dragons took the bottom two doubles matches to post a 2-1 edge heading into the singles round and then managed to split the six singles flights to record the victory.
Ferris State battled back with wins at the numbers two, four and five singles positions, but Tiffin was able to earn wins at the one, three and six spots.
The Bulldog tandem of Noelly Longi Nsimba and Olga Martinsone were victorious at the top doubles spot by an 8-6 score.
Meanwhile, in singles competition, FSU received wins from Longi Nsimba in addition to Martinsone and Celia De Bondt.
With the setback, FSU fell to 6-3 overall and 5-3 in the GLIAC. The Dragons improved to 7-4 overall and 5-4 in league play.
Ferris State returns home to begin a four-match homestand on Thursday (Oct. 9) against Walsh starting at 12 p.m. (ET) at the FSU Racquet and Fitness Center.
Below are the complete match results:
Tiffin University 5, Ferris State 4
Oct 05, 2014 at Tiffin OH (PM Gillmor courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Caroline Nelhage (TUW) def. ShawneeAnn Brelsford (FS) 6-1, 7-5 |
| 2. Noelly Longi Nsimba (FS) def. Valentina Mazzola (TUW) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 |
| 3. Caroline Harpaintner (TUW) def. Matilda Ackered (FS) 6-4, 7-6 |
| 4. Olga Martinsone (FS) def. Bianca Avram (TUW) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 5. Celia De Bondt (FS) def. Chelsea Beck (TUW) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 6. Abigail Schuster (TUW) def. Arien Kissinger (FS) 6-3, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Noelly Longi Nsimba/Olga Martinsone (FS) def. Bianca Avram/Caroline Harpaintner (TUW) 8-6 |
| 2. Caroline Nelhage/Chelsea Beck (TUW) def. ShawneeAnn Brelsford/Arien Kissinger (FS) 8-4 |
| 3. Valentina Mazzola/Abigail Schuster (TUW) def. Matilda Ackered/Janie Sell (FS) 8-5 |