LSSU tennis team wins season opener

 ESCANABA - The Lake Superior State women's tennis team rallied back from a 3-0 doubles deficit to beat Lawrence University 5-4 in its season opener Tuesday in Escanaba.

"We played really well for our first match," LSSU coach Charlie Drury said. "We need to gell a little bit more in doubles, but that's normal with a young team. We won four out of five singles matches. Ingrid played a really good match at No. 1 singles and lost a tie-breaker. It was good tennis."

The Lakers begin Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play at 2 p.m. Friday at Northwood.

LSSU 5, Lawrence 4

Doubles

1. Elizabeth Larson-Lisa Ritland (Law) def. Ingrid Pflieger-Weronika Lomacka, 8-6
2. Tara Lahtinen-Hanah McCarthy (Law) def. Carolyn Pumford-Adrienne DiVito, 9-8 (7-5)
3. Emma Kent-Emily Dalton (Law) def. Erin Wiethoff-Gaby Juan-Alladio, 8-6

 Singles

1. Larson (Law) def. Pflieger, 7-6, 2-6, 10-8
2. Lomacka (LS) def. McCarthy, 6-3, 6-3
3. DiVito (LS) def. Ritland, 6-4, 6-0
4. Juan-Alladio (LS) def. Greta Elsass, 6-3, 6-2
5. Pumford (LS) def. Lahtinen, 6-2, 6-0
6. Wiethoff (LS) def. Kent, 6-0, 6-2