FSU's Alina Stanila Receives GLIAC Award
Big Rapids, Mich. - Senior Alina
Stanila of the Ferris State University women's tennis
team has been chosen as this week's (Sept. 14) recipient of the
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's
Tennis "Athlete of the Week" Award.
A newcomer this season, Stanila helped the Bulldog women's tennis
team to three consecutive league road victories last weekend by
posting a perfect record (6-0). Stanila claimed all three of
her conference singles matches at the number one flight and all
came in straight-sets.
Additionally, she teamed up with Melissa Flowers to win three league doubles encounters at the number two flight with two of them decided by idential 8-1 scores and the other by an 8-5 count.
A transfer from California (Pa.), Stanila holds a perfect 4-0
mark in both singles and doubles competition to date this year for
the unbeaten and league-leading (4-0, 4-0 GLIAC) Bulldogs.
It was a highly-successful weekend for the FSU women's tennis team
as the Bulldogs wrapped up a three-day road swing with a 6-3
victory over Wayne State on Sunday (Sept. 12) in Detroit, Mich. The
win was the third in as many days away from home for the Bulldogs.
FSU also recorded a 9-0 league triumph at Findlay on Friday (Sept.
10) followed by an 8-1 win in GLIAC play at Tiffin on Saturday
(Sept. 11).
Stanila defeated Findlay's Haley Dudon by a 6-0, 6-0 count before
topping Tiffin's Emily Egan-Morris 6-1, 6-3. She finished the
weekend with a 6-4, 7-5 victory versus Sharon Gill of Wayne
State.
In doubles play, Stanila and Flowers handled Findlay's Gina Solis
and Amanda Mills by an 8-1 score and were also 8-1 winners versus
TU's Jessie Stefanov and Taylor Cooper. They posted a 8-5
triumph against WSU's Milena Vuksanovic and McCall Monte to
conclude the weekend.
The Bulldogs will take part in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Midwest Regional Championships this Friday to Sunday (Sept. 17-19) in Jenison, Mich.
Following the ITA regional, the Bulldogs will resume conference play with a key GLIAC encounter versus defending conference champion and rival Northwood on Sept. 21 at the FSU Racquet and Fitness Center in Big Rapids. Match time is set for 3 p.m. (EDT).
