MIDLAND, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University women's tennis team earned its first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win of the season, edging Lake Superior State University Saturday at the Greater Midland Tennis Center in Midland, Mich.

The Cardinals won two of the three doubles matches to go up 1-0 heading to singles, where SVSU saw victories from Gyselle Daza Gutierrez, Nicole Johnson, and Adiya Young to capture the 4-3 win.

The victory moves SVSU to 3-8 overall and 1-4 in the GLIAC this season.

The match started with Sara Neves and Chelsea Dzenga taking No. 1 doubles 6-2, while Young and Gutierrez combined for a 6-3 win at No. 3.

Johnson controlled her match at No. 5 singles, taking the win 6-0-6-4, while Young also won in straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (3) at No. 6 singles. With the match tied at 3-3, the final result came down to a three-set match at No. 4 singles, which saw Gutierrez come through with the victory 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-4.

"A really nice win today in a match that was a back and forth," SVSU Head Coach Ryan Ruzziconi said. "We played focused and composed to get that GLIAC win! Gyselle showed so much heart coming from behind to pull out the deciding win."

The Cardinals continue GLIAC play against Davenport University at 1 pm Tuesday in Grand Rapids, Mich., in a match that was postponed from April 3.