Results

Ann Arbor, MI – GRCC’s women’s tennis teams lost their second straight match of the 2012-2013 season to the University of Michigan’s Club team this past Sunday, 4-5. 

Last year’s contest between the two teams witnessed the Raiders losing every match of the day to a U of M team that failed to qualify for the national tournament for the first time in a decade.  Wolverine players, while happy to finish the day with a win, weren’t shy in reporting that this year’s Raider team was the best team GRCC has fielded in years.

While the 4-5 loss leaves GRCC’s squad winless thus far in 2012, they are not down for the count
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GRCC’s second doubles pair of Madeline McIlhargey and Taylor Curtis was the only to finish with a win after taking down Olivia Singer and Yvonne Kupfermann 6-1, 6-4.  Third doubles pair Aubrey Kemme and Julie Daukss fell to Catherine Lillard and Margaret Johnson 5-7, 6-1 and 4-10 in a super-tie breaker.

GRCC’s first double pair of  Eugenia Johnson and Jennifer DeMint fought, but couldn’t contain the Wolverine’s Anabel Karoub and Justine Ciararino who walked off with a quick 0-6, 1-6 win.

Both DeMint and Johnson did later pull off wins as singles.   Johnson won 6-4, 1-6, 10-6 in first singles over Justine Ciararino and DeMint defeated Yvonne Kupermann in fouth singles 6-1, 6-2.  Madeline McIlhargey also delivered a win for GRCC as she knocked off Anabel Karoub 6-3, 6-0 in third singles.

GRCC now prepares for Aquinas College.  The Saints are 2-2 thus far this fall with wins over Davenport and Roberts Wesleyan and losses by way of Lake Superior State and Michigan Tech.

Saturday’s match against Aquinas  takes place at 9AM at the Gainey athletic complex.