Ferris State Tennis Squads Both Advance To GLIAC Tourney Championship With Semifinal Wins
| Game Statistics | Ferris State | Purdue Northwest | Score | 4 | 0 |
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Joao Martins / Samuel Dickson def. Kevin Kovacs / Felipe Iser 5-4
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Praneel Pichika / Milo Leuenberger def. Rafael Valente / Dani Chicano 6-4
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Kacper Pasielak / Jose Perez def. Pedro Diaz / Daniel Sroka 6-3
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Kevin Kovacs def. Samuel Dickson 6-4, 6-2
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Jose Perez def. Dani Chicano 6-3, 6-3
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Joao Martins def. Felipe Iser 7-5, 4-1
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Rafael Valente def. Praneel Pichika 6-3, 2-6
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Pedro Diaz def. Adrian Catahan 6-4, 4-5
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Andrew Vincler def. Daniel Sroka 6-1, 7-6, 7-4
| Game Statistics | Ferris State | Davenport | Score | 4 | 0 |
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Amy Bloch / Sienna Opray def. Ana Sofia Hernandez Ferrer / Maria Fernanda Hernandez Ferrer 6-0
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Ayva Johnstone / Madeline Peisley def. Addison Lind / Maja Sandstrom 6-3
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Yara Madi / Ainzley Zulueta def. Alice Maccani / Skye Vandeleur 6-1
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Madeline Peisley def. Skye Vandeleur 6-1, 6-2
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Yara Madi def. Amy Bloch 6-2, 6-3
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Ana Sofia Hernandez Ferrer def. Sienna Opray 6-4, 6-0
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Maja Sandstrom def. Maria Fernanda Hernandez Ferrer 1-6, 1-4
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Lotte Federski def. Ainzley Zulueta 6-7, 2-7
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Addison Lind def. Katherine Earnest 7-6, 7-2
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's and women's tennis squads both advanced to the 2026 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament Championship matches as each squad recorded semifinal wins on Friday (April 24) in Midland.
The Bulldog women, who are seeded second overall, beat Davenport 4-0 in the semifinals while the top-seeded men's team recorded a 4-0 triumph over Purdue Northwest.
With the two wins, both squads will now compete for league postseason titles on Saturday (April 25) at the Greater Midland Tennis Center. The women will open the day versus top-seeded Grand Valley State starting at 10 a.m. (ET) with the men taking on third-seeded Wayne State at 3 p.m. (ET).
The winner of both the GLIAC men's and women's tournaments receives an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Both Ferris State teams are currently ranked near the top of the region with the men listed second in this week's regional rankings and the women third overall in the Midwest Region.
Visit these links below for boxscores from the semifinal matches:
Women - FSU 4, Davenport 0
https://ferrisstate.prestosports.com/sports/wten/2025-26/files/2R_FSU-DU.pdf
Men - FSU 4, Purdue Northwest 0
https://ferrisstate.prestosports.com/sports/mten/2025-26/files/MTEN_2R_FSU-PNW.pdf
Visit this link below for the respective GLIAC Tournament brackets & information:
Men's Tournament - https://gliac.org/tournaments/?id=39
Women's Tournament - https://gliac.org/tournaments/?id=40