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Women’s Tennis Ends Weekend at Michigan Invite
10/3/2021 4:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Michigan State women's tennis team on Sunday concluded play at the Wolverine Invitational in Ann Arbor, Michigan, wrapping up a three-day stint that saw the Spartans go 8-6 in singles action and 2-4 in doubles competition.
After starting slow, graduate student Mary Lewis ended her weekend by going 2-1 in solo play, while her doubles partner, senior Maja Pietrowicz, went 3-1 on the singles court in their final tune-up before the ITA All-American Championships this upcoming week.
Friday morning's singles round saw three of the four Spartans earn victories over Notre Dame's entrants, as senior Lauren Lemonds defeated UND's Meghan Coleman (6-2, 6-1). Pietrowicz picked up a win as well over the Fighting Irish's Julia Lilien (6-2, 6-2), while freshman Charlotte Gisclon edged out Katherine Bellia for a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Making her first appearance of the season, Lewis was the lone MSU representative to fall to Notre Dame competition, losing by a 6-3, 7-6 (2) score to Page Freeman.
The first doubles round on Friday did not go as well for the Green and White, dropping a pair of 6-3 matches, with Lewis and Pietrowicz being defeated by Ohio State's Lucia Marzal/Shelly Bereznyak duo, while Gisclon and Lemonds fell to OSU's Madeline Atway and Lina Ali.
In the second doubles round, Michigan State fared much better, as the Lewis/Pietrowicz combo handed a 6-0 defeat to Western Michigan's Kiana Rizzolo and Ana Karen Guadino. Gisclon and Lemonds also grabbed a win, beating WMU's Karin Hamilton and Lindsey Zieglar via a 7-5 score.
Saturday started with the morning singles round go the opposite of Friday morning, as Lewis knocked off WMU's Zieglar (6-2, 6-3) but the rest of the Spartan went winless. Pietrowicz lost a 5-7, 7-5, 6-0 match to Guadino, Lemonds fell to Rizzolo (6-4, 6-1) and Hamilton edged Gisclon (4-6, 6-2, 6-3).
The second session on Saturday started with Pietrowicz defeating OSU's Marzal via a 6-4, 1-4 injury default. Lewis claimed another victory by beating Jeadon Brown of Michigan by a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 final, while Lemonds was handed a loss by Michigan's Julia Fliegner (6-1, 6-1).
Sunday opened with doubles action, as Lewis and Pietrowicz lost a 6-3 match to Ana Cruz and Misa Malkin from South Carolina, while the Gisclon/Lemonds pairing fell to another South Carolina duo (Elise Mills/Lindsay Tulenko) by an identical 6-3 score.
MSU closed out Sunday with Lemonds and Pietrowicz both winning singles matches, while Gisclon was on the losing end of a 6-1, 6-4 contest with OSU's Atway. Pietrowicz earned her victory over the Buckeyes' Ali (7-6, 6-2), and Lemonds ended her weekend by picking up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Notre Dame's Bellia.
Next up for the Spartans, Lewis and Pietrowicz head to the ITA All-American Championships in Charleston, South Carolina on Wedneday, Oct. 6 for the doubles tournament, entering the event as the No. 28-ranked duo in the country. The rest of the team will prepare for the Northwestern Invite from Oct. 8-10.
After starting slow, graduate student Mary Lewis ended her weekend by going 2-1 in solo play, while her doubles partner, senior Maja Pietrowicz, went 3-1 on the singles court in their final tune-up before the ITA All-American Championships this upcoming week.
Friday morning's singles round saw three of the four Spartans earn victories over Notre Dame's entrants, as senior Lauren Lemonds defeated UND's Meghan Coleman (6-2, 6-1). Pietrowicz picked up a win as well over the Fighting Irish's Julia Lilien (6-2, 6-2), while freshman Charlotte Gisclon edged out Katherine Bellia for a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Making her first appearance of the season, Lewis was the lone MSU representative to fall to Notre Dame competition, losing by a 6-3, 7-6 (2) score to Page Freeman.
The first doubles round on Friday did not go as well for the Green and White, dropping a pair of 6-3 matches, with Lewis and Pietrowicz being defeated by Ohio State's Lucia Marzal/Shelly Bereznyak duo, while Gisclon and Lemonds fell to OSU's Madeline Atway and Lina Ali.
In the second doubles round, Michigan State fared much better, as the Lewis/Pietrowicz combo handed a 6-0 defeat to Western Michigan's Kiana Rizzolo and Ana Karen Guadino. Gisclon and Lemonds also grabbed a win, beating WMU's Karin Hamilton and Lindsey Zieglar via a 7-5 score.
Saturday started with the morning singles round go the opposite of Friday morning, as Lewis knocked off WMU's Zieglar (6-2, 6-3) but the rest of the Spartan went winless. Pietrowicz lost a 5-7, 7-5, 6-0 match to Guadino, Lemonds fell to Rizzolo (6-4, 6-1) and Hamilton edged Gisclon (4-6, 6-2, 6-3).
The second session on Saturday started with Pietrowicz defeating OSU's Marzal via a 6-4, 1-4 injury default. Lewis claimed another victory by beating Jeadon Brown of Michigan by a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 final, while Lemonds was handed a loss by Michigan's Julia Fliegner (6-1, 6-1).
Sunday opened with doubles action, as Lewis and Pietrowicz lost a 6-3 match to Ana Cruz and Misa Malkin from South Carolina, while the Gisclon/Lemonds pairing fell to another South Carolina duo (Elise Mills/Lindsay Tulenko) by an identical 6-3 score.
MSU closed out Sunday with Lemonds and Pietrowicz both winning singles matches, while Gisclon was on the losing end of a 6-1, 6-4 contest with OSU's Atway. Pietrowicz earned her victory over the Buckeyes' Ali (7-6, 6-2), and Lemonds ended her weekend by picking up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Notre Dame's Bellia.
Next up for the Spartans, Lewis and Pietrowicz head to the ITA All-American Championships in Charleston, South Carolina on Wedneday, Oct. 6 for the doubles tournament, entering the event as the No. 28-ranked duo in the country. The rest of the team will prepare for the Northwestern Invite from Oct. 8-10.
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