WINONA, Minn. – For the second consecutive evening, the Winona State women's tennis team made short work of an NSIC opponent, beating the University of Minnesota Crookston, 6-1 on Saturday, Feb. 18 in the Winona Tennis Center.
The Warriors add the win to their NSIC victory total, coming off a sweep of Bemidji State on Friday and rolled past the Golden Eagles easily on Saturday, sweeping doubles play and going 5-1 in singles action.
In doubles, Winona State claimed the doubles point with a sweep at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 slots. The Warriors claimed identical 6-1 doubles wins via the play of
Rachel Kelly and
Ally Burger at No. 2 doubles while
Miranda Daulong and
Maddie Moe won at No. 3.
Sara Anderson and
Beth Murman took the No. 1 doubles match up by a 6-3 scoreline.
In singles play,
Rachel Kelly opened up the Warrior scoring, winning 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2. Warrior teammate
Miranda Daulong followed suit with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6, and then
Ally Burger clinched the victory at No. 5 with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph. Burger's win was followed shortly by Rachel Anderson who defeated her opponent at No. 3 singles with a 6-1, 6-4 effort. Winona State's
Maddie Moe rebounded to beat her opponent at No. 4 singles, 4-6, 7-5, 10-5.
Minnesota Crookston avoided the sweep in a No. 1 singles match that went down to the wire, with
Beth Murman falling to UMC's Madeleine Schneider, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-10.
Winona State (3-0 overall, 3-0 NSIC) will step out of conference play on Sunday, Feb. 26 in their next match, hosting NCAA Division I opponent Northern Illinois University. The Warriors and Huskies are set for a 4 p.m. start in the Winona Tennis Center.
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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.
