April 27, 2007

The Grand Valley State men's and women's tennis teams have earned the right to play for a national championship. Head Coach John Black has now led the men's team to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year, also marking just the third time in school history. The women will be making their fifth straight appearance, as Black has led them in each of his five years at the helm. The men will travel to Midland, Mich., where Northwood is the host school. The women will take the court in Springfield, Mo., where Drury will host. Play will begin for both teams on May 3rd.

The men's team finished the regular season with a 16-5 record and a second place finish in the GLIAC. GVSU earned the No. 3 seed in the Great Lakes Region. GVSU will face the sixth-seeded Ferris State Bulldogs (10-7) on May 3 at 3:00 pm in Midland, Mich. GVSU defeated Ferris State by an 8-1 score on April 5th in Big Rapids. The winner of the Lakers-Bulldogs matchup will face the winner of host Northwood (15-3) and Rockhurst (10-8).

The Lakers are led by All-GLIAC first-team member Adam Sandusky, who spent his season at No. 1 singles. A couple of freshmen, Tony Dang and Patrick Troy, will be making their NCAA debut for the Lakers. Dang and Troy received All-GLIAC second-team honors.

The women's team earned an 18-8 record on the season and also recorded a second place finish in the GLIAC. The Lakers hold the No 3. seed in the Great Lakes Region and will face Lake Superior State (15-7) in the first round. GVSU took down LSSU by a 5-4 score earlier this season on Sept. 30th in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The winner of GVSU-LSSU will face either Drury or Wayne State in the second round.

GVSU is led by sophomore Lindsay Grimmer and junior Jenna Killips, who each garnered All-GLIAC first-team honors. Emily Zellner was named to the All-GLIAC second-team while Audrey Koopsen and McCall Monte received Honorable Mention honors.