NSIC RELEASE

Tournament Time: The University of Mary tennis team will open the Northern Sun Women's Tennis Tournament Saturday April 26, against University of Sioux Falls. U-Mary and Sioux Falls will square off at 9 a.m. at the Lifetime Fitness in Minnetonka, Minn.
 
Follow: Any updates received will be posted immediately on Twitter @umarysports.
 
Rematch: U-Mary and Sioux Falls squared off on March 29, with the Marauders winning 6-3.
 
Singles competition
1. Welk, Hallie (MARY) def. Bosch, Joey (USF) 6-1, 6-2
2. Janes, Sarah (MARY) def. Beard, Stacey (USF) 7-5, 6-0
3. Erickson, Emily (USF) def. Gibbens, Catherine (MARY) 6-3, 6-4
4. Holt, Meredith (MARY) def. Seigenthaler, Molly (USF) 6-1, 4-6, 10-8
5. Bruss, Anastasia (MARY) def. DeLange, Morgan (USF) 6-4, 6-1
6. Bunkers, Kara (USF) def. O'Connell, Kate (MARY) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Janes, Sarah/Gibbens, Catherine (MARY) def. Bosch, Joey/Beard, Stacey (USF) 8-5
2. Welk, Hallie/O'Connell, Kate (MARY) def. Sieve, Karlee/Erickson, Emily (USF) 8-5
3. Bunkers, Kara/Seigenthaler, Molly (USF) def. Bruss, Anastasia/Holt, Meredith (MARY) 8-2
 
Projected Line-up:

Singles Competition

No. 1   Hallie Welk (11-4, 9-2 NSIC)
           
No. 2   Sarah Janes (11-3, 8-3 NSIC)           
 
No. 3   Catherine Gibbens (9-5, 7-4 NSIC)
 
No. 4   Meredith Holt (7-5, 4-3 NSIC)
 
No. 5   Anastasia Bruss (10-5, 8-3 NSIC)
 
No. 6  Kate O'Connell (8-7, 6-5 NSIC)

Doubles
 
No. 1   Sarah Janes/Catherine Gibbens (8-6, 8-3 NSIC)   
 
No. 2   Hallie Welk/Kate O'Connell (13-2, 10-1 NSIC)
 
No. 3   Meredith Holt/Anastasia Bruss (8-4, 6-2 NSIC)
 
What if…If U-Mary defeats Sioux Falls on Saturday, it will advance to the semifinal round to take on the winner of St. Cloud State and MSU Moorhead. U-Mary defeated SCSU 5-4 at home and MSUM 8-1 on the road. The semifinal match is set for 8 a.m. on Sunday. If the Marauders won, they would advance to the finals, which would take place at noon that day. The winner of the NSIC Women's Tennis Tournament will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Central Region Tournament May 3-6.

 

Date	Time	Teams
Sat., April 26	9 a.m.	#2 University of Mary vs. #7 Sioux Falls
Sat., April 26	11:30 a.m.	#3 St. Cloud State vs. #6 MSU Moorhead
Sat., April 26	2 p.m.	#1 Augustana vs. #8 Minnesota State
Sat., April 26	4:30 p.m.	#4 Upper Iowa vs. #5 Winona State
Sun., April 27	8 a.m.	UM/USF Winner vs. SCSU/MSUM Winner
Sun., April 27	8 a.m.	Augie/MSU Winner vs. UIU/WSU Winner
Sun., April 27	12 p.m.	Semifinal Winners

 
Regional Rankings: For the first time since joining the NCAA in 2006, U-Mary has cracked the Central Region rankings. U-Mary, who is 10-1 in region competition and 10-3 against NCAA opponents, cracked the ranking at No. 9. Not playing an NCAA opponent since the first rankings, the Marauders have remained at No. 9 the past two weeks.
 
Record Setting: Concluding their regular season with a win over Mt. Mary College, the Marauders won their seventh straight match. Not losing since March 8 against Wayne State (Mich.), U-Mary has now set an NCAA era program record (since 2006) with 12 wins. Winners of their last eight conference matches, the Marauders have also set a program record with 10 NSIC wins. U-Mary hasn't lost a conference match since Feb. 15 against Augustana.
 
Ranked Opponents: Two of U-Mary's three losses this season have come against opponents ranked in the ITA top-50. U-Mary fell to #38 Augustana College on Feb. 15 and #50 Wayne State (Mich.) on March 8.
 
Going out with a Bang: Senior captain Hallie Welk has been the Marauders most consistent performer in her final season for U-Mary holding an 11-4 mark at No. 1 singles and 13-2 mark at No. 2 doubles. In NSIC action Welk is 9-2 in singles and 10-1 in doubles play. Welk was named Northern Sun Player of the Week for the third time in her career on March 31.
 
Dominant Duo: The duo of Hallie Welk and Kate O'Connell at No. 2 doubles has been one of the most dominant in the Northern Sun. Welk and O'Connell started the season with eight consecutive conference wins, including an 8-6 win over Augustana for its only loss at No. 2 doubles all season (20-1). Since losing their streak to Winona State, Welk and O'Connell have won their last three matches to end the regular season.
 
Fab Freshmen: Freshmen Catherine Gibbens, Meredith Holt and Anastasia Bruss have stepped into the Marauders lineup and made an immediate impact. Holding down No. 3-No. 5 singles, the trio has combined for a 26-15 record, including a 20-10 mark in NSIC matches. With Gibbens playing No. 1 doubles and Holt and Bruss teaming up at No. 3, the freshmen have a 16-10 combined doubles record and a 14-5 conference mark.
 
Finishing Strong: After several close losses early in the season, Sarah Janes has hit her stride for the Marauders and has won eight consecutive matches at No. 2 singles and five straight at No. 1 doubles. Janes was named Northern Sun Player of the Week on April 7.
 
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