SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH. – The Saginaw Valley State University tennis team survived a marathon match against Lake Superior State on Saturday as the team pulled out a 4-3 win to improve to 2-0 through the first weekend of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play. It is the first 2-0 start in the GLIAC for the Cardinals since the 2018-19 season.

Both Tara Erler and Lydia Liong had three-hour singles matches to end the meeting with the Lakers. Erler's win tied the score at three before Liong's victory sealed the nail-biting victory for the SVSU.

DOUBLES RESULTS
Adriana Barrio Garcia De Leaniz & Tara Erler def. Tayla Brasier & Trinity Ly: 6-1
Valentina Parodi & Maddie Whip def. Amelia Dickson & Elizabeth Stuart: 6-4
Lydia Liong & Johanna Michahelles def. Julia Fraile Raton & Martina Oviedo: 6-3

SINGLES RESULTS
Adriana Barrio Garcia De Leaniz def. Tayla Brasier: 7-5, 6-2
Tara Erler def. Maddie Whip: 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
Trinity Ly def. Johanna Michahelles: 6-4, 6-3
Valentina Parodi def. Calli Sokolowski: 6-4, 6-2
Julia Fraile Raton def. Amelia Dickson: 6-3, 6-4
Lydia Liong def. Martina Oviedo: 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4

UP NEXT

The Cardinals hope to keep the momentum going as they return home to host Wayne State on Friday, March 29 for a conference match inside the Midland Tennis Center in Midland, Michigan at 2:00 p.m.