Women's Tennis Drops Road Encounter

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's tennis squad dropped a 6-3 road decision to Washington (Mo.) on Tuesday (March 6) evening in St. Louis, Mo.

The host school won two of three doubles flights and then captured four of the six singles positions to record the victory.

FSU fell to 12-7 overall this season while Washington improved to 3-2 overall with the triumph.

Ferris State is back in action on Wednesday (March 7) as the Bulldogs remain in St. Louis to face Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) member Missouri-St. Louis in a 2 p.m. (ET) match.

Below are the complete match results:

Match-by-Match Results:

Doubles:
1.  Betsy Edershile/Petraskova (WASHU) def. Melissa Flowers/Laurence LeBlanc (FS) 8-2
2.  Corinne Rauck/Hanna Newstadt (WASHU) def. Ana Jan/Mary Coleman (FS) 8-2
3.  Julie Fusik/Natalie Diorio (FS) def. Aarthi Kasilingam/Katie Helfgott (WASHU) 8-2

Singles:
1.  Theresa Petraskova (WASHU) def. Ana Jan (FS) 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 10-5
2.  Evelyn Qin (WASHU) def. Tabitha Simpson (FS) 6-1, 6-1
3.  Kate Klein (WASHU) def. Laurence LeBlanc (FS) 6-1, 6-1
4.  Melissa Flowers (FS) def. Betsy Edershile (WASHU) 6-4, 0-6, 7-5
5.  Mary Coleman (FS) def. Hanna Newstadt (WASHU) 7-6 (10-8), 2-6, 10-7
6.  Paige Madara (WASHU) def. Julie Fusik (FS) 6-2, 6-0