Western Wayne Today

The Wayne State University women's tennis team participated in the Chargers Summer Invitational held in Hillsdale, Michigan. The tournament marked the first event of the fall season for the Warriors, featuring seven players: Anais Ruyssen, Malak Arafat, Martyna Szpakowska, Dea Gorgidze, Justine Beaulieu, Shantala Uzcategui, and Dessyre Obedencio.

Teams from Walsh University, the University of Findlay, and host Hillsdale College also competed.

Results from the matches are as follows:

Wayne State vs. Findlay - (4-2 Singles and 3-0 Doubles)

Singles:

Elina Ivanova def. Anais Ruyssen 6-7, 7-5, 10-7

Anamarija Kovacevic def. Malak Arafat 7-5, 6-0

Martyna Szpakowska def. Polina Zaytseva 7-5, 3-6, 10-7

Martyna Szpakowska def. Carla Padberg 6-1, 6-0

Dea Gorgidze def. Lidia Laskova 6-0, 3-6, 10-6

Justine Beaulieu def. Charlie Croteau 4-6, 7-6, 10-2

Doubles:

Malak Arafat and Martyna Szpakowska def. Polina Zaytseva and Anamarija Kovacevic 6-3

Anais Ruyssen and Shantala Uzcategui def. Elina Ivanova and Maria Valentina Rivero Salek 6-3

Dea Gorgidze and Justine Beaulieu def. Lidia Laskova and Emma Lynch 6-1

Wayne State vs. Walsh - (2-0 Singles and 0-1 Doubles)

Singles:

Anais Ruyssen def. Lina Starke 7-6, 6-3

Olesya Ivashchuk def. Shantala Uzcategui 6-2, 6-3

Justine Beaulieu def. Olesya Ivashchuk 7-6, 6-2

Doubles:

Rachel Kibler and Carla Padberg def. Dea Gorgidze and Justine Beaulieu 6-1

Wayne State vs. Hillsdale - (3–0 Singles and 2–0 Doubles)

Singles:

Malak Arafat def. Elizabeth McGivern 6–1,

Dea Gorgidze def.

Courtney Rittel of Hillsdale

Justine Beaulieu

Isabella Spinazze

Doubles:

Malak Arafat

Aleksandra Chmir

Olesya Ivashchuk

Anais Ruyssen

Courtney Rittel

Julia Zlateva

Other Matches

Singles:

Malak Arafat defeated Anais Ruyssen with scores of

Doubles:

Anais Ruyssen & Shantala Uzcategui defeated Malak Arafat & Martyna Szpakowska with a score of , while Dessyre Obedencio & Liv Grete Laarman of Walsh defeated Elizabeth McGivern & Isabella Spinazze of Hillsdale .