BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Winona State University women's tennis team fought hard to win key matches and earn their first road victory of the year over Bemidji State, 5-2.
The Warriors won the doubles point for the third straight match, led by the No. 1 doubles team of
Rachel Kelly and
Rina Niehoff who defeated the Beavers with ease, 6-2.
Brooke Holloway and
Kyley Bolster fell at the third doubles position, 2-6. In the final doubles match,
Beth Murman and
Sara Anderson teamed up at No. 2 doubles and won 7-6 (7-3) in a thrilling match to secure the important doubles point for WSU.
Winona State set the tone early in singles with Niehoff making quick work of her opponent and winning 6-3, 6-1. Holloway and
Mikayla Hanson each won their singles matches in identical fashion, taking down their opponents by scores of 6-1, 6-4 at the fifth and sixth singles positions.
The other three singles matches went the full three-set length, where Anderson was able to bounce back at No. 4 singles after dropping the first set to win the second and third sets by 6-1 scores. Kelly and Murman each won their first sets but fell in hard-fought matches at first and second singles, respectively.
Winona State (3-2, 2-1 NSIC) will be back in action tomorrow morning, when they take on Minnesota Crookston at 10am in Bemidji, Minn.
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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.
