FARGO, ND – The University of Mary tennis team took on Winona State this morning. The Marauders took down the Warriors 6-1, this was UMary's first win against WSU since the 2016 season.
The Marauders improve to 7-2 on the season and 6-2 in the NSIC.
UMary started the match by winning two of the three doubles matches.
The Marauders lost in #1 doubles but the teams of
Danielle Wolf and
Jamie Stoppler won 6-1 and the team of
Kelsey Lajom and
Kali Askvig won 6-3 to give UMary two of three matches to earn the one point from doubles play.
Yusra Hegy got things rolling in #2 singles with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Kendra Kappes.
Tasha Dembo beat the Warriors Beth Murman in #1 singles in a highly competitive and very close match. Dembo claimed a 7-5, 7-5 victory.
Jamie Stoppler clinched the victory for the Marauders with a 6-4, 6-1 win in #4 singles.
The Warriors claimed their only singles win in #3 singles when
Kelsey Lajom fell to Kaisey Skibba 6-1, 6-3.
Kali Askvig showed consistency through her two sets in her win over Caitlin Anderson 6-2, 6-2.
Danielle Wolf took down Faith Young 6-4, 7-6 in #5 singles.
The Marauders head to the sunshine state for their next five matches. UMary will take on five different schools from across the country between March 7-12 while in Orlando, FL.
University of Mary 6, Winona State University 1
Singles competition
1. Dembo, Tasha (MARY) def. Murman, Beth (WSU) 7-5, 7-5
2. Hegy, Yusra (MARY) def. Kappes, Kendra (WSU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Skibba, Kaisey (WSU) def. Lajom, Kelsey (MARY) 6-1, 6-3
4. Stoppler, Jamie (MARY) def. Card, Tayla (WSU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Wolf, Danielle (MARY) def. Young, Faith (WSU) 6-4, 7-6
6. Askvig, Kali (MARY) def. Anderson, Caitlin (WSU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Murman, Beth/Skibba, Kaisey (WSU) def. Dembo, Tasha/Hegy, Yusra (MARY) 6-4
2. Wolf, Danielle/Stoppler, Jamie (MARY) def. Kappes, Kendra/Card, Tayla (WSU) 6-1
3. Lajom, Kelsey/Askvig, Kali (MARY) def. Anderson, Caitlin/Lubben, Mya (WSU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Winona State University 5-4 (5-3 NSIC)
University of Mary 7-2 (6-2 NSIC)
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