Ferris State Men's Tennis Wins For Fourth Time In Last Five Outings
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's tennis team won for the fourth time in its last five outings as the Bulldogs recorded an 8-1 win over Walsh in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play on Friday (March 28) afternoon at the FSU Racquet and Fitness Center.
The Bulldogs swept the doubles round and took five of the six singles spots in moving to 6-12 overall and 5-2 in GLIAC play. It was the second victory in as many days at home for the Bulldogs, who are midst a three-match league homestand this week.
Ferris State won the three doubles flights in decisive fashion with the closest score coming by an 8-4 count at the number three flight. In singles competition, FSU picked up three of its five wins in straight-sets along with a threeset triumph at the third singles position. The lone win for Walsh came at number two doubles.
The Bulldogs are back in action on Saturday (March 29) as they wrap up their three-match league homestand this week versus Malone beginning at 11 a.m. (ET) in Big Rapids.
Below are the complete match results:
Ferris State 8, Walsh University 1
Mar 28, 2014 at Big Rapids, Mich. (FSU Racquet & Fitness Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Laurent Galarneau (FS) def. Pablo Cabezon (WALSHMEN) 6-3, 7-5 |
| 2. Ross Whittaker (WALSHMEN) def. Aaron Dial (FS) 4-6, 7-5, 10-8 |
| 3. Laurent Mailloux (FS) def. Carlos Jaque (WALSHMEN) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4. Otto Keresztes (FS) def. Iagos Lucca (WALSHMEN) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Jose Calero (FS) def. Alex Portelance (WALSHMEN) 6-1, 6-3 |
| 6. A Giacomazzi Serafim (FS) def. Jose Fernandez (WALSHMEN) 6-0, 6-4 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Laurent Galarneau/Aaron Dial (FS) def. Pablo Cabezon/Carlos Jaque (WALSHMEN) 8-2 |
| 2. Laurent Mailloux/Otto Keresztes (FS) def. Ross Whittaker/Iagos Lucca (WALSHMEN) 8-1 |
| 3. Jose Calero/Will Huntington (FS) def. Alex Portelance/Jose Fernandez (WALSHMEN) 8-4 |