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Laker Tennis Finishes Road Trip, Men Win 7-2, Women Win 8-1

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The men's and women's tennis teams wrapped up their five-match road trip with wins over Lawrence Tech on Saturday night in Southfield, Michigan.  

The men's tennis team won 7-2. In doubles, the Lakers took two of the three matches. At No. 1 doubles, junior Joe Gilman and freshman Ali Sahibzada lost 8-6, at No. 2 doubles, senior Luis Valderrama and sophomore Diego Penz won 9-7, and at No. 3 doubles, freshman pairing, Harris Irfan ul Haq and Krishan Taneja won 8-5. 

In singles, the Lakers continued their momentum with winning five of the six singles matches. At No. 1 singles, Gilman fell, 7-6, 7-5. At No. 2 singles Sahibzada won 6-4, 4-6, 10-3. At No. 3 singles, Taneja won 7-6(4), 3-6, 10-8. At No. 4 singles, Valderrama won 6-3, 7-6(5). At No. 5, Penz won 7-6(1), 6-4, and wrapping up the lineup was Irfan ul Haq who won with a commanding score of 6-2, 6-1. 

The men's team finished the spring break trip with a 2-3 record and will start conference play March 22 when they travel to Northwood. 

The women's team won 8-1 against the Blue Devils. At No. 1 doubles, freshman Nadege Koua and senior Tara Harvey won 8-0. At No. 2 doubles, sophomore AlexiAnn Drouin and freshman Keegan Malpass won 8-6. At No. 3 doubles, senior duo Kirsten Malpass and Allison Grandfield won by default. 

In singles play, at No. 1 singles, Drouin won 6-0, 6-1. At No. 2, Koua won, 6-2, 6-1. At No. 3 singles, Harvey won 6-1, 6-0. At No. 4 singles, Keegan Malpass lost 6-1, 6-2. At No. 5 singles, Kirsten Malpass won by default and at No. 6 singles, Grandfield won by default. 

The women's team finished their season by winning their last three matches and finished the season with an 8-9 record. 

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Players Mentioned

Joe Gilman

Joe Gilman

5' 9"
Junior
Diego Penz

Diego Penz

6' 0"
Sophomore
Ali Sahibzada

Ali Sahibzada

5' 10"
Freshman
Krishan Taneja

Krishan Taneja

6' 0"
Freshman
Luis Valderrama

Luis Valderrama

6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Joe Gilman

Joe Gilman

5' 9"
Junior
Diego Penz

Diego Penz

6' 0"
Sophomore
Ali Sahibzada

Ali Sahibzada

5' 10"
Freshman
Krishan Taneja

Krishan Taneja

6' 0"
Freshman
Luis Valderrama

Luis Valderrama

6' 0"
Senior