Box Score WINONA, Minn. – The Winona State women's tennis team stepped out of NSIC play to take on NCAA Division I opponent Northern Illinois University on Sunday, Feb. 26.
The non-conference match saw the Huskies hand Winona State a 6-1 defeat at the Winona Tennis Center.
The Warriors fell in doubles, dropping all three matches to NIU.
Beth Murman and
Sara Anderson fell at No. 1 doubles, 6-1 while
Clara Thoemke and
Maddie Moe lost 6-0 at No. 3.
Rachel Kelly and
Ally Burger took two games off their NIU counterparts in No. 2 doubles play but were dealt a 6-2 setback.
In singles,
Rachel Kelly was up 7-5 after one set and had her opponent, Diana Lukyanova, retire due to injury, providing Winona State with a win at No. 2 .
In No. 1 singles action,
Beth Murman lost 6-1, 6-1, and
Ally Burger fell by a 6-1, 6-0 scoreline at No. 4 singles.
Miranda Daulong lost 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 and
Clara Thoemke dropped the No. 6 contest at 6-1, 6-0.
Sara Anderson battled at No. 3 singles, eventually falling 6-3, 6-2.
Winona State (3-1, 3-0 NSIC) will compete next in the annual Warrior spring break trip, set for March 5-9 in Orlando, Florida.
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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.
