Lakers vs. WMU
Lakers sweep singles in dual against Oilers
SAULT STE. MARIE - The Lake Superior State men's tennis team swept singles to beat Findlay 7-2 in a home dual match Saturday at the Arbuckle Student Activity Center.
The Lakers (7-8 overall, 3-3 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) close out the regular season with a match at 11 a.m. Sunday against Tiffin.
LSSU, which competed without two regular starters, trailed 2-1 after doubles. Lakers Pawel Wegrzyn at No. 3 singles and Travis Toth at No. 4 singles posted three-set victories to secure the team win. Fill-in Jack Miller won 7-6, 1-6 (10-3) at No. 5 for his first win of the season, and Collin Kuoppola improved to 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-7 (11-9) win at No. 6.
Findlay fell to 4-6 overall and 0-4 in the GLIAC.
The Lakers entered the final week of the regular season ranked ninth in the Midwest Region. The top eight teams earns NCAA Tournament bids.
NCAA Midwest Region Rankings as of April 7, 2010 1. Northwood, 5-3 2. Drury, 8-4 3. Southern Indiana, 13-3 4. Rockhurst, 4-4 5. Ferris State, 6-5 6. Wayne State, 10-3 7. Lewis, 11-4 8. Northern Kentucky, 4-4 9. Lake Superior State, 5-8 10. Grand Valley State, 11-5