April 15, 2006

MIDLAND - The Lake Superior State men's tennis team lost 5-0 to Grand Valley State in Saturday's third-place match and finished fourth in the Great Lakes Intercolleigate Athletic Conference Tournament.

The Lakers (8-8) await a possible bid to the NCAA Tournament. They must receive a top-eight ranking in the Great Lakes Region. GVSU improved to 16-8.

GVSU 5, LSSU 0
Doubles results: 1. Kyle Dehne-Adam Sandusky (GV) def. Ludovic Marmet-Demers-Simon Pierre-Caron, 8-1; 2. Nirun Raju-Scott Gregory (GV) def. Jonathon Legare-Goulet-Goeff Markuson, 8-3; 3. Mike Bambini-Jim Farmer (GV) def. Tomoyuki Fukushima-Simon Laliberte, 4-0 (retired).

Singles results: 1. Dehne (GV) def. Marmet-Demers, 6-1, 6-3; 2. Sandusky (GV) v. Caron, unfinished: 3. Gregory (GV) v. Fukushima, unfinished; 4. Raju (GV) v. Legare-Goulet, unfinished; 5. Bambini (GV) def. Markuson, 6-1, 6-2; 3. Farmer (GV) v. Craig Baas, unfinished.