STOW, Ohio -- The 20th-ranked Wayne State University women's tennis squad (18-5 overall) notched a 6-1 victory over Wilmington University (10-6 overall) on Saturday.

DOUBLES RESULTS
Senior Astrid Ciellza (Tecumseh, Ont.) and sophomore Stephanie Stamate (Windsor, Ont.) were first off the courts after falling 6-3 in their No. 2 doubles match against Laura Gil and Andrea Ribalta.

Senior Dasha Kuznetsova (Moscow, Russia) and sophomore Brianna Douglas (Dayton, Ohio / Chaminade Julienne) were next off the courts after winning 6-2 at No. 3 doubles vs. Begona Gomar and Anushka Sathe.

At No. 1 doubles, sophomore Linda Liong (Tanjung Kidurong, Malaysia) and freshman Laura Cazacu (London, England) clinched the doubles point (6-2) versus Tess Paya and Sabrina Blasi-Smith.

SINGLES RESULTS
Kuznetsova was the first to finish, nearly blanking Gomar at No. 1 singles (6-0, 6-1).

Liong was next to finish, winning her No. 3 doubles match against Gil (6-3, 6-1).

At No. 2 singles, Cazacu defeated Sathe (6-2, 6-1).

Douglas fell in her No. 4 singles match vs. Paya (6-1, 6-2).

At No. 6 singles, Stamate won her match versus Blasi-Smith (6-4, 6-0).

Freshman Carla Jewell (Hobart, Ind.) notched a victory against Ribalta at No. 5 singles (6-0, 6-3).


UP NEXT
The Green and Gold will continue play in Stow, Ohio, on April 7 in a 1:00 p.m. match against Indiana (PA).