SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - Lake Superior State women's tennis earned their second consecutive victory over a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe with an 8-1 toppling of Ashland on Sunday (Sep. 18).

After defeating Walsh on Saturday to begin the undefeated home-opening weekend, the Lakers now move to 2-2 overall on the season.

The Lakers sept the doubles competition with a pair of 8-3 decisions and an 8-1 victory for Laura Roberts and Allison Grandfield  over Elizabeth Kidd and Allison Brooks in No. 3 doubles. Sophomores Tara Harvey and Jenay Andrews defeated Brianna Brdicka and Natalie Keron in the top doubles spot to produce a 2-2 record as the top team for LSSU. In No. 2 doubles, Laura Fernandez and Macarena Bielsa improved to 2-0 on the season by defeating Meghann Fitzpatrick and Kaitlin Snider.

In singles play Harvey picked up her first career victory as the Lakers' No. 1 with a three-set 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 win over Fitzpatrick. 

The Eagles (0-4) earned their lone point for the match in No. 2 singles when Brdicka topped Roberts 7-5, 6-2. The Lakers responded by sweeping the final four spots in singles play.

Bielsa, a junior newcomer from Madrid, Spain, earned her first career singles victory in No. 3 singles with a 6-2, 6-2 win in straight sets over Keron. Another Spaniard, Fernandez, followed in No. 4 singles with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Snider to win her second consecutive singles match.

In No. 5 singles Andrews defeated Brooks 6-0, 6-2 and Grandfield capped the match with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Anna Schmidt. Both Andrews and Grandfield moved to 2-2 with their second consecutive singles victories.

The Lakers are off next week before returning to GLIAC play by hosting Saginaw Valley State on Oct. 1 and Northwood on Oct. 2. All home LSSU tennis matches begin at 10 a.m. and admission is free to the public.