Oct. 6, 2006

ASHLAND, Ohio - The Lake Superior State women's tennis team hit the road and got back on the winning track.

The Lakers, who suffered back-to-back home losses last weekend, swept all three doubles matches and won hard-fought battles at Nos. 5 and 6 singles on their way to a 7-2 victory at Ashland on Friday. They play Mercyhurst and Charleston on Saturday in Erie, Pa.

LSSU improved to 4-2 overall and in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play, while AU dropped to 5-7 overall and 1-7 in the league.

LSSU 7, Ashland 2
Singles results: 1. Celina Grondin (LS) def. Katherine Goudy, 6-3, 6-1; 2. Megan LaMothe (LS) def. Megan Stoll, 6-3, 6-3; 3. Chelsey Guerin (AU) def. Lindsey Adams, 6-3, 6-0; 4. Morgan Sanders (AU) def. Carolyn Pumford, 6-4, 6-2; 5. Megan Smith (LS) def. Christa Halicki, 6-7, 6-4, 10-8; 6. Alex Chiakmakis (LS) def. Tess Hamilton, 7-6, 7-5.

Doubles results: 1. Grondin-Adams (LS) def. Goudy-Stoll, 8-5; 2. LaMothe-Chiakmakis (LS) def. Guerin-Sanders, 8-1; 3. Pumford-Smith (LS) def. Halicki-Hamilton, 8-4.