MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University women’s tennis team (6-1, 0-0 NSIC) opens Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play this Saturday with a pair matches in Owatonna.
SMSU will take on Bemidji State (4-1, 1-1 NSIC) at 10:30 a.m. before facing Minnesota Crookston (0-2, 0-2 NSIC) at 2:30 p.m. Both matches will be held at the West Hills Tennis & Fitness Center.
Series history
vs. Minnesota Crookston
•SMSU and UMC meet for the 19th time with SMSU leading 16-2.
•SMSU has won the last nine matches with UMC’s last win coming in 2013.
•SMSU has won the last five matches via shutout, including 7-0 last season in Grand Forks, N.D.
Series history
vs. Bemidji State
•SMSU and BSU meet for the 41st time with SMSU leading 28-12.
•SMSU’s 4-3 victory last season in Grand Forks, N.D., snapped a seven-match losing streak in the series.
SMSU notes
•SMSU opened the 2022 spring season last Saturday in Rogers, Minn., defeating Bethel 6-3 and Hamline 7-0.
•Cora Delich and Joana Reis Indio both finished the day with 4-0 records.
•Delich and Roz Oye combined to win two doubles matches, earning an 8-4 win at No. 3 versus Bethel and a 7-5 win at No. 1 versus Hamline.
•Reis Indio and Mja Louisa Harck earned an 8-6 win at No. 2 versus Bethel, before Reis Indio teamed with Marisol Palacio for a 6-1 win at No. 2 versus Hamline.
•Abbey Ara won both her singles matches, including No. 6 versus Bethel and No. 3 versus Hamline.
•Daniela Poulakidas won twice versus Hamline, earning a straight win at No. 4 singles and teaming with Arga for a victory at No. 3 doubles.
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