DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's tennis team (4-2 overall, 3-2 GLIAC) fell short to Northwood University (6-0 overall, 6-0 GLIAC) at home on Tuesday, 4-3.

In all five previous matches for the Timberwolves, they walked away with a 7-0 win.  Their match against the Warriors was the first in which they didn't sweep all of their opponents.

DOUBLES RECAP
First off the court was three doubles.  Sophomore Brianna Douglas (Dayton, Ohio / Chaminade Julienne) and senior Astrid Ciellza (Tecumseh, Ont.) lost to Elizaveta Velichko and Vasilisa Mikhaylova (6-2).

Sophomore Linda Liong (Tanjung Kidurong, Malaysia) and freshman Laura Cazacu (London, England) were the only winning doubles flight at two.  They defeated opponents Kate Berestovenko and Iryna Trystan (6-3).

Senior Dasha Kuznetsova (Moscow, Russia) and redshirt sophomore Khadija Da-Silva (Burlington, Ont.) fell 6-3 against Timberwolves Tetyana Pavych and Carol Arnez-Mercado.

SINGLES RECAP
Cazacu finished strong at four singles, defeating opponent Velichko (6-1, 6-2).

Da-Silva and Berestovenko each owned a set in their three singles match, however, Da-Silva had to retire due to injury (NU 0-6, 6-4).

Sophomore Tanja Skalda (Prien Am Chiemsee, Germany) put up a fight at five singles against Iryna Trystan, but fell short (6-3, 6-1).

At one singles, Kuznetsova took the next win for the Warriors in a third set against Pavych (6-4, 2-6, 6-4).

Freshman Carla Jewell (Hobart, Ind.) fought hard against Timberwolf Mikhaylova at six singles.  After being down 5-1 in her second set, Jewell battled back and finished with a well-earned victory (6-2, 7-5).

Liong was last off the court after yet another close match.  Winning the first set and losing the second, Liong fell to Arnez-Mercado in a third set (6-7(5-7), 6-1, 6-1).

UP NEXT
The Warriors are traveling to Big Rapids, Mich. on Oct. 13 to play Ferris State.