SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Winona State University women's tennis team won their eighth straight conference match this evening with a 7-0 victory over Sioux Falls.
The Warriors dominated the top two doubles positions to earn the team doubles point and start ahead 1-0 prior to singles play.
Rina Niehoff and
Rachel Kelly defeated the Cougars at No. 1 doubles, 6-2. At No. 2 doubles,
Beth Murman and
Sara Anderson stayed perfect as a duo on the season dropping just one game this evening.
It was much of the same in singles, as WSU rolled to six straight-set victories. Anderson highlighted singles play for the Warriors as she didn't drop a single game, winning 6-0, 6-0. Niehoff and
Brooke Jorgensen each claimed 6-1, 6-1 victories at the No. 3 and No. 6 positions, respectively.
Brooke Holloway gave Winona State the No. 5 singles point with a 6-4, 6-2 victory, and Kelly and Murman claimed the top two spots in straight sets as well.
Winona State (14-3, 9-1) will take on #20 Augustana (15-1, 8-0) for a chance of at least a share of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference regular season title tomorrow, Apr. 9, at 6:00pm. Live stream of the match can be found
at this link.
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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:
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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.