March 29, 2006

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.--The Lake Superior State men's tennis team started its three game series off to a great start by beating Michigan Tech University 9-0 Wednesday afternoon. LSSU improved its record to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference.

The Lakers will play again on Saturday, April 1 at 10 am in the Students Activity Center in the Norris Center at Lake Superior State University when they will face Mercyhurst. The men's tennis team will also play again on Sunday morning against Findlay. There is no charge for admission.

Singles results:

1. Ludovic Marmet-Demers (LSSU) def. Brett Girard (MT) 6-1, 6-1

2. Tomoyuki Fukushima (LSSU) def. Rick Halverson (MT) 6-0, 6-1

3. Simon-Pierre Caron (LSSU) def. Yassine Borkadi-Khaldi (MT) 6-1, 6-0

4. Jonathon Legare-Goulet (LSSU) def. Justin Foley (MT) 6-0, 6-1

5. Simon Laliberte (LSSU) def. Brandon Ellefson (MT) 6-1, 6-2

6. Geoff Markuson (LSS) def. Alan Parenteau (MT) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles results:

1. Marmet-Demers/Caron (LSSU) def. Girard/Halverson (MT) 8-3

2. Legare-Goulet/Markuson (LSSU) def. Calder/Borkadi-Khaldi (MT) 8-5

3. Fukushima/Laliberte (LSSU) def. Ellefson/Foley (MT) 8-2