For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
NSIC Women's Tennis Player of the Week
Kornelia Staniszewska
(Sr., Opalenie, Poland / Sopocka Akademia Tenisowa)
Augustana
- Went 2-0 at No. 1 Singles and 2-0 at No. 1 Doubles to help Augie to a pair of wins
- Extended her regular season streak to 20 matches over the weekend
- Defeated Sam Czarnecki (Rockhurst) 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 Singles
- Earned a 6-0, 6-1 win over Nebraska-Kearney’s Vasilisa Polunova in No.1 singles
- Paired with Laura Arce Vieyra to win 6-0 at No.1 Doubles versus Rockhurst
- Paired with Ana Rusu to win 6-4 at No. 1 Doubles versus UNK
| Augustana University Vikings |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
W 6-1 vs. Rockhurst
W 7-0 vs. Nebraska-Kearney |
W, 2-0, 0-0 NSIC |
W2 |
| Team Notes |
- Won 5-of-6 matches in singles competition & 2-of-3 in doubles competition against Rockhurst
- Won every single match in the singles and doubles competition on Sunday |
| Top Performer(s) |
- Kornelia Staniszewska extended her regular season win-streak to 20 matches on Sunday with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Nebraska-Kearney’s Vasilisa Polunova in No.1 singles
- Also defeated Sam Czarnecki (Rockhurst) 6-1, 6-0 |
| Up Next |
Saturday, Feb. 9 at U-Mary - 9 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10 vs. MSU Moorhead - 9 a.m. in Bismarck, N.D. |
| Bemidji State University Beavers |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
L 7-0 at UND
W 5-2 vs. SCSU |
1-1, 0-0 NSIC |
W1 |
| Team Notes |
- Saturday’s season opener at UND marked its first head-to-head match up with the Fighting Hawks since 2009
- Since 1998, BSU and UND have met 11 times with UND winning each meeting
- BSU’s victory Sunday marked its fourth straight regular-season win versus NSIC competition
- It was the Beavers’ 12th consecutive home victory dating back to a 7-2 loss to SCSU, Feb. 21, 2016
- Sunday marked BSU's third consecutive victory over the Huskies |
| Top Performer(s) |
- Hannah Alme went 2-2 in the weekend, earning a No. 3 singles win (6-2, 6-4) and No. 3 doubles win (6-2) versus St. Cloud State.
- Newcomer Laney Rutkowski was officially 2-1 on the weekend, but was 3-1 when including her exhibition singles win at UND. She also won her No. 6 singles match (6-0, 6-2) and paired with Alme for a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles versus SCSU. |
| Up Next |
Tuesday, Feb. 5 vs. Minnesota Crookston (NC) - 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 8 at Minnesota Duluth - 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9, vs. St. Cloud State in Duluth, Minn. - 10:30 a.m. |
| University of Mary Marauders |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
| Idle |
0-0, 0-0 NSIC |
- |
| Up Next |
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs. Augustana - 9 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10 vs. Sioux Falls - 1 p.m. |
| University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
| Idle |
0-0, 0-0 NSIC |
-- |
| Up Next |
Tuesday, Feb. 5 at Bemidji State (NC) - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9 at UMD - 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs. St. Cloud State - |
| University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
W 4-3 vs. CSS
W 7-2 at UWS |
2-0, 0-0 NSIC |
W2 |
| Team Notes |
- The Bulldogs kicked off their 2019 season with victories over a pair of Twin Ports rivals – St. Scholastica (4-3 Friday in Duluth) and Wisconsin-Superior (7-2 in Superior)
- UMD went a combined 10-2 in singles matches over the weekend |
| Top Performer(s) |
- Junior Megan Anderson (No. 1), sophomores Natalie Cahill (No. 3) and Isabel Thiner (No. 6) and freshman Sophie Lynch (No. 4) are all off to 2-0 starts in singles this season
- Cahill is now 10-1 as a collegian with that lone loss coming at Winona State on Feb. 25 of last season
- She’s reeled off six straight victories since then |
| Up Next |
Friday, Feb. 8 vs. Bemidji State - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs Minnesota Crookston - 2:30 p.m. |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
L 9-0 vs. Bethel
W 7-0 vs. Northwestern (Iowa) |
1-1, 0-0 NSIC |
W1 |
| Team Notes |
- Minnesota State owns a 1-1 record on the season after splitting with Bethel University and Northwestern College (Iowa)
- The Mavericks won all six of their singles matches vs. Northwestern College |
| Top Performer(s) |
| - Erin Streeter, 1-1 in No. 1 singles matches, 1-1 in No. 1 doubles matches |
| Up Next |
Friday, Feb. 8 at Winona State – 6 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10 at Gustavus Adolphus - TBA |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
| W 7-0 vs Concordia-Moorhead |
1-0, 0-0 NSIC |
W1 |
| Team Notes |
- MSUM was picked to finish second in NSIC according to a preseason coaches poll
- Dragons do not have a senior on the roster but have three experienced juniors – Olivia Keelin, Alexis Konecne and Emma Wood
- Sophomore Julia Geske returns at No. 1 singles and doubles
- Newcomers Rachel Nguyen (freshman), Jalyn Kornblum (freshman) and Lorissa Yuen (sophomore transfer from Daemen College) also expected to be key contributors |
| Top Performer(s) |
- Sophomore Lorrisa Yuen and junior Alexis Konecne won in straight sets without surrendering a game in singles play
- Sophomore Julia Geske, freshman Rachel Nguyen, junior Olivia Keelin and freshman Jalyn Kornblum also won in straight sets
- Geske and Keelin teamed up at No. 1 doubles for an 8-0 win over Ivy Mattson and Jenna Forknell of Concordia
- Nguyen and Yuen won at No. 2 doubles while Konecne and junior Emma Wood won at No. 3 doubles |
| Up Next |
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs. Sioux Falls in Bismarck - 1 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10 vs. Augustana in Bismarck - 9 a.m. |
| University of Sioux Falls Cougars |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
| Idle |
0-0, 0-0 NSIC |
-- |
| Up Next |
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs MSU Moorehad – 1 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10 at UMary - 1 p.m. |
| Southwest Minnesota State University |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
W 4-2 vs TSU
L 4-0 vs Newman
L 4-0 at MWSU |
1-2, 0-0 NSIC |
L2 |
| Team Notes |
| - SMSU went 1-2 at the Stoney Creek Invite hosted by Missouri Western State |
| Top Performer(s) |
- Paige Janke and Hannah Starke won 6-4 at No. 2 doubles versus Truman State
- Gabby Potthoff and Cora Delich won 6-3 at No. 3 doubles versus Truman State
- Fatima Murphy defeated Maura Dunn (Truman) 5-7, 7-5, 10-5
- Daniela Flores defeated Morgan Ebby (Truman) 6-3, 1-6, 10-7
- Hannah Starke defeated Kayla Peterson (Truman) 6-1, 6-3 |
| Up Next |
Saturday, Feb. 9 at Winona State - 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10 vs. Upper Iowa - 8:30 a.m. in Winona, Minn. |
| St. Cloud State University Huskies |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
| L 5-2 at BSU (NC) |
1-0, 0-0 NSIC |
L1 |
| Team Notes |
| - The match was also the first for new SCSU tennis coach Berit Merrill |
| Top Performer(s) |
- Jill Kedrowski and Fernanda Morais Quintino dos Santos scored a 7-5 win at first doubles
- At second doubles, the duo of Olivia Fredrickson and Samantha Fitzpatrick added a 6-3 win
- The Huskies gained a victory at fifth singles with a 6-4, 5-7 (10-8) win by Olivia Fredrickson over Breann Walsh |
| Up Next |
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs. Minnesota Crookston - 2:30 p.m. in Duluth, Minn.
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs. Bemidji State - 6 p.m. in Duluth, Minn. |
| Upper Iowa University Peacocks |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
| Idle |
0-0, 0-0 NSIC |
-- |
| Up Next |
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs Minnesota State – 12 p.m. in Winona, Minn.
Sunday, Feb. 10 vs SMSU - 9 a.m. in Winona, Minn. |
| Winona State University Warriors |
| Last Week |
Season Record |
Streak |
| L 4-3 vs CSB |
0-1, 0-0 NSIC |
L1 |
| Team Notes |
| - Freshman Beth Murmanand her teammate Kaisey Skibba won at doubles No. 1, 6-2 |
| Top Performer(s) |
- Murman's impressive debut continued with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at singles No. 1
- Juniors Tayla Card (No. 4) and Kendra Kappes (No. 2) were also winners, each doing so in dominant fashion |
| Up Next |
Friday, Feb. 8 vs. Minnesota State - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs SMSU - 3:30 p.m. |
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