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HU Begins Primary Spring Season at Wayne State
Posted: Jan 23, 2026

HU Begins Primary Spring Season at Wayne State

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Dea Gorgidze / Martyna Szpakowska def. Addison Mast / Yariange Bello 6-0
  • Malak Arafat / Shanice Weekes def. Isabella Herrera / Tiziana Rizzato 6-1
  • Justine Beaulieu / Shantala Uzcategui def. Coby Sander / Ashley Bucur 6-3
Singles
  • Malak Arafat def. Addison Mast 6-3, 6-2
  • Dea Gorgidze def. Isabella Herrera 6-0, 6-1
  • Shanice Weekes def. Tiziana Rizzato 6-1, 6-1
  • Selin Kayakent def. Ashley Bucur 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
  • Martyna Szpakowska def. Yariange Bello 3-6, 6-0, 10-2
  • Shantala Uzcategui def. Coby Sander 6-0, 6-0

DETROIT, Mich. - The #RV Huntington women's tennis team opened the 2026 spring slate with a road trip to Detroit on Friday afternoon, falling 7–0 to NCAA Division II Wayne State University at the Duchene Athletic Facility. After posting a 4–2 mark during the fall portion of the schedule, the Foresters now sit at 4–3 overall following the setback against a talented Raider squad that sits atop the NCAA D2 Midwest Regional Rankings.

The 2025–26 academic year marks a transition for Huntington, with the spring serving as the program's primary season and featuring Crossroads League competition, as the CL was the only NAIA conference to compete during the fall. Huntington returns to action next Saturday, January 31, with a 4:00 p.m. match at St. Mary's.

SINGLES RECAP
1. Malak Arafat (WSUW) def. Addison Mast (HUNTW) 6-3, 6-2
2. Dea Gorgidze (WSUW) def. Isabella Herrera (HUNTW) 6-0, 6-1
3. Shanice Weekes (WSUW) def. Tiziana Rizzato (HUNTW) 6-1, 6-1
4. Selin Kayakent (WSUW) def. Ashley Bucur (HUNTW) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Martyna Szpakowska (WSUW) def. Yariange Bello (HUNTW) 3-6, 6-0, 10-2
6. Shantala Uzcategui (WSUW) def. Coby Sander (HUNTW) 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES RECAP
1. Gorgidze/Szpakowska (WSUW) def. Mast/Bello (HUNTW) 6-0
2. Arafat/Weekes (WSUW) def. Herrera/Rizzato (HUNTW) 6-1
3. Justine Beaulieu/Uzcategui (WSUW) def. Sander/Bucur (HUNTW) 6-3

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 181 NAIA All-America honors and 631 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. Huntington has a top quartile ranking in the 2026 U.S. News Best Regional Universities Midwest Rankings.