For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Tennis Player of the Week
Laura Arce Vieyra
Freshman, Mexico City, Mexico / Colegio Sierra Nevada
Augustana
- Went 2-0 on the weekend in singles play and 2-0 in doubles play to help the Vikings to a pair of wins
- She defeated Kelsey Lajom (U-Mary) 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 Singles
- Paired up with Kornelia Staniszewska to defeat Tasha Dembo and Kelsey Lajom (U-Mary) 6-1, in No. 1 Doubles
- Defeated Lorissa Yuen (MSU Moorhead) 6-2, 6-2 to remain undefeated on the season in No. 2 Singles
- Teamed up with Staniszewska to defeat Julia Geske and Olivia Keelin (MSU Moorhead) 6-1 in No. 1 Doubles
- Helped Augustana win its 100th straight NSIC match dating back to the 2009 season
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 7-0 vs.U-Mary W 7-0 vs. MSUM	W, 4-0, 2-0 NSIC	W4
Team Notes
- Augie picked up its 100th straight NSIC match victory dating back to the 2009 season with a 7-0 win over U-Mary - Augie won every single match in singles and doubles competition on Saturday - Augie also won every singles match in the singles and doubles competition on Sunday in a 7-0 win over MSU Moorhead
Top Performer(s)
- Kornelia Staniszewska extended her regular season win-streak to 22 matches on Sunday with a 6-1, 6-1 win over MSU Moorhead’s Julie Geske in No.1 singles - Laura Arce Vieyra kept her undefeated streak alive on the season with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Lorissa Yuen in singles action. She also teamed up with Staniszewska to defeat Julia Geske and Olivia Keelin 6-1 in doubles to remain undefeated in doubles.
Up Next
Sunday, Feb. 17  vs. Minnesota Crookston - 9 a.m. - Bemidji, Minn.  Sunday, Feb. 17 at Bemidji State - 1 p.m.

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 4-3 at UMD W 5-2 vs. SCSU	3-2, 1-1 NSIC	W1
Team Notes
- Bemidji State improved to 4-2 overall and is 1-1 opening NSIC play with a road split at Minnesota Duluth and versus St. Cloud State - BSU went 6-6 in singles play and 4-2 in doubles during the two-match road weekend - Friday’s 4-3 loss to UMD marked BSU’s first regular-season loss to NSIC competition since the Beavers fell to MSU Moorhead, 7-2, March 24, 2018—a streak of five matches - Saturday marked BSU’s fourth consecutive victory over the Huskies and second of 2019
Top Performer(s)
- Ariadna Lopez-Simo was 2-0 in singles action and paired with Zoë Lindgren for a 1-1 record in doubles play - She earned two straight-sets victories at No. 2 doubles and played on BSU’s No. 1 doubles team - Senior Zoë Lindgren was 1-1 in No. 1 singles play and 1-1 at No. 1 doubles
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 16, vs. Sioux Falls - 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, vs. Augustana - 1 p.m.

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 7-0 vs Augustana W 4-3 vs Sioux Falls	1-1, 1-1 NSIC	W1
Team Notes
- Recorded their first win of the season over the weekend - Won 2 of 3 doubles matches against Sioux Falls - Won 3 of 6 singles matches against Sioux Falls
Top Performer(s)
-  Dembo/Lajom won in #1 doubles 6-3 against USF - Wolf/Stoppler won in #2 doubles 6-2 against USF - Tasha Dembo won 6-4, 7-6 in #1 singles - Jamie Stoppler won 6-0, 6-1 in #3 singles - Julie Donnelly won 6-2, 6-4 in #6 singles
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 15 at Minnesota State – 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Gustavus Adolphus – 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 vs Southwest Minnesota State  – 1 p.m. in St. Peter, Minn.

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 7-0 at BSU (NC) L 7-0 at UMD L 7-0 vs. SCSU	0-3, 0-2 NSIC	L3
Team Notes
- Minnesota Crookston fell in three matches last week - The Golden Eagles were defeated 7-0 by Bemidji State in non-conference play - On the weekend, UMC opened NSIC action and fell 7-0 to Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State
Top Performer(s)
- Reanne Erickson and Ashley Smith took a game off St. Cloud State’s No. 1 doubles team - Reanne Erickson and Hanna Ruckheim each took a pair of games in their matches against UMD
Up Next
Sat., Feb. 16 – vs. Sioux Falls – 7 p.m. – Bemidji, Minn. Sun., Feb. 17 – vs. Augustana – 9 a.m. – Bemidji, Minn.

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 4-3 vs. BSU W 7-0 vs UMC	4-0, 2-0 NSIC	W2
Team Notes
- UMD defeated visiting Bemidji State (4-3 on Friday) and Minnesota Crookston (7-0 on Saturday) last weekend in the Bulldogs’ NSIC debuts - At 4-0 overall, UMD is enjoying its best start since reeling off four straight wins to open the 2001 season - The 1997 Bulldogs own the school record for most consecutive wins to begin a year with five - The Bulldogs are 20-4 in singles play thus far in 2019, but just 6-6 in doubles
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomores Nataile Cahill and Isabel Thiner are both 4-0 in singles this season while rookie Sophie Lynch, who sat out Saturday's clash against Minnesota-Crookston, is 3-0 on the year - Cahill is now 12-1 as a collegian with that lone loss coming at Winona State on Feb. 25. She’s reeled off eight straight victories since then -Rookie Ally Tiedemann has generated three straight singles wins after dropping her collegiate debut against St. Scholastica
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 16 vs. Winona State (in Sartell, Minn.) – 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 vs. Upper Iowa (in Sartell, Minn.) – 9 a.

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 6-1 at WSU W 5-2 vs. UIU W 6-3 vs. Gustavus Adolphus	3-2, 1-1 NSIC	W2
Team Notes
- Minnesota State improved to 3-3 on the season after posting a 2-1 record last weekend - The Mavericks have combined for a 5-1 record in No. 1 singles matches this season - MSU has tallied 16 singles victories this season
Top Performer(s)
- Erin Streeter, 3-0 in No. 1 singles matches, 1-2 in No. 1 doubles matches - Monika Ryan, 2-1 in No. 2 singles matches, 1-2 in No. 1 doubles matches
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 15 vs. University of Mary – 6:30 pm Sunday, Feb. 17 vs. MSU Moorhead – 8 am

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 7-0 over USF L 7-0 to Augie	2-1, 1-1 NSIC	L1
Team Notes
- MSUM split to open NSIC play, beating Sioux Falls 7-0 before falling to Augustana 7-0 on Sunday - Dragons are 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the league - MSUM was picked to finish second in NSIC according to a preseason coaches poll - All six MSUM singles players have a 2-1 record – Julia Geske, Olivia Keelin, Alexis Konecne, Jalyn Kornblum, Rachel Nguyen and Lorissa Yuen - Geske/Keelin and Nguyen/Yuen doubles teams each 2-1
Top Performer(s)
- MSUM picked up five straight set singles wins vs. USF, with Lorissa Yuen, Rachel Nguyen, Alexis Konecne, Olivia Keelin and Jalyn Kornblum all picking up wins - Sophomore Julia Geske won a three-set decision over Chloe Jefferies at No. 1 singles in USF match - All six singles players finished with 1-1 records on week - Geske and Keelin picked up a 6-2 doubles win vs. USF - Nguyen and Yuen won 7-5 at No. 2 doubles while Kornblum and freshman Stevi Parker won 6-4 at No. 3 vs. USF
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 16 at Gustavus - 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 vs SMSU - 5:30 p.m. in St. Peter Sunday, Feb. 17 at Minnesota State - 8 a.m. in St. Peter

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 7-0 vs. MSUM L 4-3 at UMary	0-2, 0-2 NSIC	L2
Team Notes
- Through two matches, USF is 3-9 in singles and 1-5 in doubles - In the preseason NSIC poll USF was picked to finish fifth - Against U-Mary, USF split the six singles matches but lost due to a 2-1 deficit in doubles which was the difference in the match
Top Performer(s)
- In singles play freshman Victoria Ambrosio-Cueto won her first career match in three sets at No. 4 singles - No. 1 singles Chloe Jefferies, a sophomore, is 0-2 but has lost a pair of close matches including one by tiebreaker. She is now 14-5 in her career - Megan Quandt at No. 2, and Joelle Thorfinnson at No. 5 have a 1-1 record so far - The doubles team of Rachel Klatt and Joelle Thorfinnson won their first match of the season and stand 1-0
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 16 at Bemidji State - 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 vs. Minnesota Crookston - 7 p.m. - Bemidji, Minn.

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 6-1 vs. WSU W 4-0 vs. UIU	2-3, 1-1 NSIC	W1
Team Notes
- SMSU opened NSIC play last weekend splitting a pair of matches in Winona. SMSU lost to Winona State 6-1, before earning a 4-0 victory over Upper Iowa
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman Daniela Flores won SMSU’s lone singles match versus Winona State at No. 4 - Sophomore Cora Delich and junior Hannah Starke won the lone doubles match for SMSU at No. 3 versus Winona State - SMSU earned the doubles point versus Upper Iowa as sophomore Fatima Murphy and sophomore Olivia Watzke won at No. 1, while SMSU won via forfeit at No. 3 doubles - Freshman Hannah Himmelman won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 singles to help SMSU defeat UIU
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 16 vs. UMary - 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 vs. MSU Moorhead - 5:30 p.m.

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 5-2 vs. BSU W 7-0 vs. UMC	1-2, 1-1 NSIC	W1
Team Notes
- SCSU coach Berit Merrill won her first match as the Huskies’ head coach with a 7-0 victory on Feb. 10 vs. UMC - The Huskies posted a 5-2 loss vs. Bemdiji State on Feb. 9 and a 7-0 win over UMC on Feb. 10 - Both matches were played at the indoor tennis facility in Duluth, Minn. - Fernanda Morais Quintino dos Santos and Jill Kedrowski will serve as team captains for the Huskies in 2019 - SCSU will host Upper Iowa on Feb. 16 and Winona State on Feb. 17
Top Performer(s)
- Fernanda Morais Quintino dos Santos was a perfect 2-0 in singles play and 2-0 in doubles play for the Huskies on Feb. 9-10 - Jill Kedrowski added a 2-1 win at sixth singles against BSU and also teamed up with Fernanda Morais Quintino dos Santos to win two matches at first doubles
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 16 vs. Upper Iowa - 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 vs. Winona State - 1 p.m.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 5-2 vs. MSU L 4-0 vs. SMSU	0-2, 0-2 NSIC	L2
Team Notes
- The Peacocks dropped the first two duals of the spring season in Winona, Minn. to Minnesota State (5-2) and Southwest Minnesota State (4-0) - UIU won the doubles point against the Mavericks, but MSU won five of the six singles matches to claim the victory - Upper Iowa was a player down on Sunday against SMSU and forfeited the No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles matches due to injury. The Mustangs claimed the doubles point and added three wins in singles before the remaining matches were stopped due to impending weather
Top Performers
- Shakhnaza Zhanatova and Maryke Badenhorst teamed up for a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles against MSU - Deimante Krivickaite and Lavanya Singh partnered for a 6-2 win at No. 2 versus the Mavericks - Krivickaite put together an impressive 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 3 singles for UIU's second point of the match on Saturday
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 16 at St. Cloud State – 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 vs. Minnesota Duluth - 9 a.m. in St. Cloud, Minn.

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 6-1 vs. MSU W 6-1 vs. SMSU	2-1, 2-0 NSIC	W2
Team Notes
- Opened conference play with a pair of 6-1 victories - Secured the team win in both doubles matches, including a sweep vs. MSU - Beth Murman and Kaisey Skibba remain undefeated in three matches at No. 1 doubles this year
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Kendra Kappes remains undefeated in three matches at No. 2 singles this year - Kaisey Skibba (No. 3), Faith Young (No. 5) and Caitlin Anderson (No. 6) each won both their singles matches over the weekend
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 16 vs. Minnesota Duluth – 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at St. Cloud State – 1 p.m.