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Spring Break Success

FSU men’s and women’s tennis teams notch road victories over break

by Published: Mar 16, 2011

Men’s Tennis: Senior Kyle Revall lines up a shot during a Bulldog practice. Ferris State will take on Lake Superior State on March 18 in its next GLIAC contest. Photo By: Kate Dupon | Photo Editor

Men’s Tennis: Senior Kyle Revall lines up a shot dur­ing a Bulldog prac­tice. Ferris State will take on Lake Superior State on March 18 in its next GLIAC con­test. Photo By: Kate Dupon | Photo Editor

The Ferris State University men’s and women’s ten­nis teams expe­ri­enced suc­cess on the road dur­ing spring break action.

The women’s squad began the trip with an 8–1 non-league win over Robert Morris University Monday. FSU cap­tured two of the three dou­bles flights before going on to sweep the six sin­gles spots.

“The off sea­son is lengthy, but we have stayed focused on con­sis­tent work ethic and good fun­da­men­tal devel­op­ment,” fourth-year head coach Alex Palladino said. “A key point that I empha­size more than any other with our team is the will­ing­ness to com­pete with enthu­si­asm and poise.”

The Bulldogs then trav­elled to the University of Chicago. FSU dropped a 7–2 deci­sion Wednesday. Senior Alina Stanila scored a win in the first sin­gles spot while junior Natalie Diorio and sopho­more Tabitha Simpson notched a vic­tory in the third dou­bles spot.

The women’s team faced off against DePauw University Thursday. The Bulldogs recorded a 6–3 tri­umph over the Tigers.

FSU wrapped up the trip with a con­vinc­ing 9–0 win over Rose-Hulman University.

“I have expected a con­sis­tent work ethic and demeanor from our squad and that con­tin­ues to be my expec­ta­tion,” Palladino said.

The men’s team began its trip with a 6–3 set­back to the University of Chicago. The match began at 9 p.m. Tuesday and did not con­clude until the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Women’s Tennis: The women’s tennis team took on Calvin on March 15. The results of the match were unavailable at the time of print. Ferris is 16-4 overall for the 2010-11 season. Torch File Photo

Women’s Tennis: The women’s ten­nis team took on Calvin on March 15. The results of the match were unavail­able at the time of print. Ferris is 16–4 over­all for the 2010-11 sea­son. Torch File Photo

Scoring for the Bulldogs were junior Oriol Vidal Cortes in the fifth sin­gles spot, sopho­more Tyler Marengo and junior Jack Swan in the sec­ond dou­bles spot, and junior Justin Hermes and fresh­man Otto Keresztes in the third dou­bles spot.

The Bulldogs defeated DePauw University in a close 5–4 match before record­ing resound­ing 9–0 vic­to­ries over Indiana Tech and Rose-Hulman to end the trip.

The men’s team is ranked 40th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division II Poll. The women’s team is ranked 32nd in the ITA Division II Poll as well as fourth in the Midwest Regional listing.

“As long as we are putting forth the effort, main­tain­ing our com­po­sure, and play­ing with matu­rity, my expec­ta­tions will be met,” Palladino said. “In the end, I feel that the team that puts in the most effort will emerge vic­to­ri­ous, so I am hope­ful that we prove to be that team.” n

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