WSU Completes Most Successful
Season In NCAA Second Round

The Wayne State University men's tennis team had its most successful season come to an end on Saturday, May 4 at the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Second Round.

Mike Davis

The Warriors dropped a 5-3 decision to host Ferris State on Saturday at the FSU Racquet and Fitness Center in Big Rapids, Mich., after defeating Missouri-St. Louis, 5-2, on Friday in the first round. [see match results below]

Wayne State, which was ranked third in the Great Lakes Region, lost to Ferris State, ranked 25th nationally, for the third time this season. The Warriors were making their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance as a team.

WSU also earned its first national ranking as a team during this season and have been ranked 40th in the nation for more than a month. The rankings are from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) NCAA Division II national poll.

Second-year head coach Rick Cummins will lose just one senior to graduation - Mikolaj Pontus (Gibraltar, MI/Carlson). Rohan Singh, Mike Davis, Hormis Tharakan and Matt Akers were all juniors, while Lech Czerwinski was a sophomore indicating that the future of Warrior tennis looks bright for 2003.

Wayne State at Ferris State Saturday, May 4 – 9 a.m. 2002 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Tournament – Big Rapids, MI
Final Score: Ferris State 5, Wayne State 3
Singles
	WSU	FSU	Winner	Score
1.	Rohan Singh	Francisco Valencia	FSU	6-1, 6-1
2.	Mike Davis	Martin Hoch	WSU	6-4, 6-1
3.	Mikolaj Pontus	Matt Cole	FSU	6-4, 6-3
4.	Lech Czerwinski	Jason Cole	FSU	6-2, 6-4
5.	Hormis Tharakan	Mark Dichiara	WSU	6-2, 6-1
6.	Matt Akers	Ian Westermann	—	DNF
Doubles
1.	Mikolaj Pontus/ Mike Davis	Mat Cole/ Jason Cole	FSU	8-2
2.	Rohan Singh/ Lech Czerwinski	Francisco Valencia/Mark Dichiara	WSU	8-4
3.	Matt Akers/ Hormis Tharakan	Martin Hoch/ Ian Westermann	FSU	8-6