WINONA, Minn. – The Winona State women's tennis team won the front-end of a home weekend doubleheader in dominating fashion, defeating Bemidji State 7-0.
The Warriors took care of business in doubles, winning all three matches, and dropped just nine games across all six singles matches to earn their second-consecutive sweep to open Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play.
Freshman tandem of
Miranda Daulong and
Clara Thoemke opened doubles play with a 6-1 victory at No. 3 doubles. Seconds later,
Rachel Kelly and
Ally Burger clinched the doubles point by winning the second position 6-1.
Beth Murman and
Sara Anderson completed the sweep at No. 1 doubles.
In singles, Anderson was the first to shake hands after defeating her opponent 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 3 position. Thoemke soon followed at No. 4 singles and Kelly clinched the victory for WSU with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles. Murman, Burger, and
Maddie Moe all secured straight-set victories to finish the sweep.
Winona State (2-0, 2-0 NSIC) will be back in action tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 18, as they host Minnesota Crookston at the Winona Tennis Center at 5pm.
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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.
