Winona, Minn. - The Winona State University women's tennis team extended their winning streak to four matches, taming the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs, 5-2 at the Winona Tennis Center on Saturday evening.
WSU won the doubles point with a sweep to start the night.
Beth Murman and
Audrey Delich won 6-3 over Maegan Flight and Courtenay Leonard at No. 1 doubles. In the No. 2 doubles match,
Rachel Kelly and
Rina Niehoff dealt SMSU's Cora Delich and Gwendolen Sior a 6-0 setback. Wrapping up doubles play was theWSU pairing of
Sara Anderson and
Faith Young, who beat Louisa Harck and Silvia Poulakidas, 6-1 in No. 3 doubles.
Claiming the opening win for Winona State in singles action was
Rachel Kelly, who defeated Courtenay Leonard, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.
Rina Niehoff defeated Cora Delich for another Warrior win at No. 3 singles by a 6-4, 6-4 scoreline, and
Audrey Delich defeated Gwen Sior 6-4, 6-3 for a No. 4 singles point.
Sara Anderson saw success at No. 6 singles, beating the Mustangs' Daniela Poulakidas, 6-0, 6-1.
Southwest Minnesota State earned wins over WSU at the No. 1 singles, with Maegan Flight beating
Beth Murman, 3-6, 3-6, and No. 5 singles, where SMSU's Louisa Harck beat
Brooke Jorgensen, 6-3, 6-4.
With the 5-2 Warrior win, Winona State has now won four straight matches and moved their overall record to 8-3. Head coach
Tom Sanvik and WSU is 7-2 in NSIC action. After long home stretch, the Warriors will compete on the road on April 10-11, when they travel to St. Cloud for matches against the University of Minnesota - Duluth and St. Cloud State.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
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