WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University tennis team will welcome a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) opponents over the weekend of Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18. WSU will host Bemidji State University at 7 p.m. on Friday and the University of Minnesota Crookston on Saturday at 5 p.m. Both matches will be played in the Winona Tennis Center, located on the campus of Cotter Schools in Winona.
Winona State is 1-0 on the season, having defeated Upper Iowa University 7-0 in straight sets, including a default by the Peacocks at the No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles slots. For WSU,
Clara Thoemke and
Miranda Daulong swept their opponents 6-0, 6-0, while
Rachel Kelly won 6-0, 6-2 in No. 2 singles and
Sara Anderson won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3.
Beth Murman wrapped up the Warrior win at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph.
Last spring, Winona State defeated Bemidji State 5-2 on Feb. 18 and beat Minnesota Crookston 7-0 on Feb. 19. Both contests were on the road for WSU and were part of a seven-match unbeaten run for the Warriors in the middle of the 2022 season.
The NSIC contests versus the Beavers and the Golden Eagles represent the third and fourth matches of a five-match home stand to being the 2023 season for Winona State. The Warriors will welcome NCAA Division I Northern Illinois University on Saturday, Feb. 26 in the last tuneup before the annual spring break trip for WSU.
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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.
