Western Wayne Today

Wayne State University women's tennis team concluded their participation in the Block E Invitational on Saturday, recording a 6-8 finish in singles and a 3-6 finish in doubles.

The event featured teams from Bowling Green, Findlay, Oakland, Youngstown State, and host Eastern Michigan. Representing Wayne State were Anais Ruyssen (Nantes, France), Malak Arafat (Alexandria, Egypt), Martyna Szpakowska (Gdansk, Poland), Dea Gorgidze (Tbilisi, Georgia), Justine Beaulieu (Montreal, Quebec), and Dessyre Obedencio (Warren, Mich.).

Head Coach Moore commented on the team's performance: "Our team has played a lot of tennis in the past few weeks, and they are showing up competitively every match. As long as they stay focused and keep working hard, they should continue to get better for the season."

Detailed results from the weekend are as follows:

**Singles**

*Draw One*

- Quarterfinals: Daniella Shved def. Anais Ruyssen 6-3, 6-3

*Draw Two*

- Quarterfinals: Isabella Baker def. Malak Arafat 6-4, 6-3

- Consolation Semifinals: Malak Arafat def. Elina Ivanova 6-1, 6-3

- Fifth Place Match: Nisa Bulut def. Malak Arafat 6-2, 4-6, 10-6

*Draw Three*

- Quarterfinals: Martyna Szpakowska def. Edie Hammond 6-1, 6-4; Dea Gorgidze def. Line Greyling 6-2, 2-6, 10-7

- Semifinals: Maria Valentina Salek Rivero def. Martyna Szpakowska 5-7, 6-1, 10-6; Dea Gorgidze def. Leticia Foncesca 

- Third Place Match: Martyna Szpakowska def. Leticia Foncesca 

- First Place Match: Dea Gorgidze def. Maria Valentina Salek Rivero 

*Draw Four*

- Quarterfinals: Tia Clemens def. Justine Beaulieu 

- Consolation Semifinals: Ghada Diringer def. Justine Beaulieu 

*Draw Six*

- Quarterfinals: Ivana Gombitova def. Dessyre Obedencio 

- Fifth Place Match: Tara Montreiul def. Dessyre Obedencio 

**Doubles**

*Draw One*

- Quarterfinals: Malak Arafat and Martyna Szpakowska def Sabina Brichackova and Marta Komar

- Semifinals: Malak Arafat and Martyna Szpakowska defeated Qianyu Liu and Lucia Gaio

- First Place Match Anamarija Kovacevic and Elina Ivanova defeated Malak Arafat and Martyna Szpakowska

*Draw Two*

- Quarterfinals Anais Ruyssen & Dea Gorgidze defeated Isabella Baker & Tia Clemens

Semifinals Emilia Jarvinen & Josie Ward defeated Anais Ruyssen & Dea Gorgidze

Third Place Polina Zaytseva & Maria Valentina Salek Rivero defeated Anais Ruyssen & Dea Gorgidze

*Draw Three Lidia Laskova & Ivana Gombitova defeated Shantala Uzcategui & Justine Beaulieu*

Round Robin Round Two Emma Lynch & Tara Montreiul defeated Lydia Foster (Youngstown State) & Dessyre Obdenico

Round Robin Round Three Regina Mendez & Lily Tria defeated Foster (Youngstown State) & Dessyre Obdenico

The Warriors will next host the WSU Doubles Invitational at the WSU Tennis Courts on October19.