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BISMARCK, N.D. -- The Southwest Minnesota State University women's tennis team earned a big 4-3 victory over the University of Mary on Sunday in NSIC action at the Capital Racquet and Fitness Center.
The victory pushes SMSU's conference record to 6-3 and improves the squad to 14-10 overall. The 14 victories is the highest single-season win total since SMSU moved to NCAA Division II in 1996 and is the most wins since the 1993 team won 14 matches.
UMary (7-6, 6-3 NSIC) won all three doubles matches to earn the team point, but SMSU rallied to win four singles matches to secure the victory.
Courtenay Leonard earned a come-from-behind 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles for the Mustangs, while Maja Louisa Harck piced up a hard-fought win at No. 4 by scores of 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Cora Delich secured a win at No. 5 in straight sets at 6-2, 6-3, while Faith Madikwe earned a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6.
SMSU concludes the regular season next weekend with two matches in Sartell. The Mustangs face Minnesota Duluth on Saturday before facing St. Cloud State on Sunday.
Saturday
SMSU 7,
MSU Moorhead 0
BISMARCK, N.D. - The Southwest Minnesota State University women's tennis picked up another conference victory on Saturday night defeating MSU Moorhead 7-0 at the Capital Racquet and Fitness Center.
The Mustangs opened the match cruising through all three doubles matched to secure the team points. Courtenay Leonard and Joana Reis Indio won 6-0 at No. 1, while Kristina Vuksanovic and Maja Louisa Harck also won 6-0 at No. 2. Roz Oye and Cora Delich picked up their team-leading 13 victory of the season with a 6-4 win at No. 3.
In singles play, Reis Indio won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1, Leonard earned a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2, while Vuksanovic clinched the team victory recording a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 3. Harck continued the winning ways rallying for a 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 4, followed by Delich winning at No. 5, 6-1, 6-2, and Faith Madikwe picking up a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 6.
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