RESULTS

MINNETONKA, Minn. — The No. 2 seed University of Mary tennis team (13-3) won its eighth consecutive match as it defeated No. 7 seed University of Sioux Falls (5-6) Saturday morning in the opening round of the Northern Sun Women's Tennis Tournament.
 
The Marauders have not lost a match since March 8 when they fell to Eckerd College and have not lost to a conference opponent since Feb. 15 when they were defeated by Augustana College.
 
U-Mary's most consistent doubles pair all season, Hallie Welk and Kate O'Connell won their fourth straight match at No. 2 doubles to give the Marauders a 1-0 lead. The combination of Sarah Janes and Catherine Gibbens extended U-Mary's lead to 2-0 winning their fifth straight win at No. 1 doubles.
 
Forcing a tiebreaker, Anastasia Bruss and Meredith Holt fell 9-7 at No. 3 doubles.
 
Doubles competition
1. Janes, Sarah/Gibbens, Catherine (UMARY) def. Bosch, Joey/Beard, Stacey (USF) 8-4
2. Welk, Hallie/O'Connell, Kate (UMARY) def. Sieve, Karlee/Erickson, Emily (USF) 8-1
3. Seigenthaler, Molly/Bunkers, Kara (USF) def. Holt, Meredith/Bruss, Anastasia (UMARY) 9-7
 
With a 2-1 lead heading into singles play, Welk won her eighth consecutive match at No. 1 singles.  The Cougars took fifth and sixth singles, but Holt won her fourth straight match at No. 4 singles. With a 4-3 lead and needing to win either No. 2 or No. 3 singles, the Marauders Gibbens sealed the victory with 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles.
 
Janes was on her way to winning at No. 2 singles, taking her first set 7-5 and leading 4-0 in the second, but with U-Mary sealing the victory the match was not finished.
 
Singles competition
1. Welk, Hallie (UMARY) def. Bosch, Joey (USF) 6-2, 6-0
2. Janes, Sarah (UMARY) vs. Beard, Stacey (USF) 7-5, 4-0, unfinished
3. Gibbens, Catherine (UMARY) def. Erickson, Emily (USF) 6-4, 6-2
4. Holt, Meredith (UMARY) def. Seigenthaler, Molly (USF) 6-1, 6-3
5. DeLange, Morgan (USF) def. Bruss, Anastasia (UMARY) 6-4, 6-1
6. Bunkers, Kara (USF) def. O'Connell, Kate (UMARY) 6-2, 6-1
 
With the win U-Mary advances to the semifinals of the NSIC Tournament and will face No. 3 seed St. Cloud State University. The Marauders defeated the Huskies at home 5-4 in the regular season.
 
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