For Immediate Release
Monday, March 4, 2019
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Tennis Player of the Week
Kornelia Staniszewska
(Sr., Opalenie, Poland / Sopocka Akademia Tenisowa)
Augustana 
- Went 3-0 at No. 1 Doubles and 3-0 at No. 1 Singles
- Defeated Chloe Jefferies (USF) 6-3, 6-1, Megan Anderson (UMD) 6-0, 6-0 and Fernanda Morais 6-0, 6-0
- Extended her regular season win streak to 27 matches
- Teamed up with Arce Vieyra to pick up three wins at No. 1 Doubles, putting her doubles record at 10-0 on the season
- Helped the Vikings extend their conference win streak to 108 matches
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (2/5/19)
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 7-0 vs. USF W 4-0 vs. UMD W 6-1 vs. SCSU	11-0, 9-0 NSIC	W11
Team Notes
- Picked up three wins over the weekend - Swept all matches on Friday against USF, picked up the doubles point in both the UMD and SCSU match - Swept all singles matches against UMD and won five-of-six against SCSU - Augustana improved to 56-2 in singles action and 29-2 in doubles action on the season - In NSIC action, the Vikings brought their singles record to 45-1 and their doubles record to 24-1 - Extended their conference win-streak to 108 games
Top Performer(s)
- Laura Arce Vieyra continued her win streak (9-0) picking up three wins over the weekend in No. 2 Singles play - Taylor Jackson picked up her eighth, ninth and 10th win over the weekend USF (6-0, 6-0), UMD (7-5, 6-0), (6-0, 6-0) against SCSU - Kornelia Staniszewska and Laura Arce Vieyra teamed up to get their ninth win of the season in No. 1 Doubles
Up Next - USTA National Campus March 11-13
Monday, March 11 vs. Northwood Tuesday, March 12 vs. Charleston Wednesday, March 13 vs. Embry Riddle

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 7-0 vs. MSU W 6-1 vs. SMSU	7-5, 4-4  NSIC	W3
Team Notes
- Bemidji State went 2-0 in a weekend of conference tennis play in Bemidji, Minn. - The Beavers swept Minnesota State Saturday before a 6-1 victory over Southwest Minnesota Sunday -At 4-4 in NSIC play, the Beavers sit sixth in the NSIC standings with five regular-season matches remaining - The Beavers are now off for nearly three weeks before returning to action to host Minnesota Crookston, March 24 following spring break - After a three-match losing skid—its longest of 2019, BSU has bounced back to win its last three - The win over Minnesota State marks BSU’s second straight over MSU, while its victory Sunday was its sixth straight over Southwest Minnesota State - BSU went 11-1 in singles play and 5-1 in doubles play
Top Performer(s)
- Zoë Lindgren, BSU’s No. 1 singles and doubles player, was a perfect 2-0 in singles play and went 2-0 with doubles partner Ariadna Lopez-Simo March 1-2 to lead Bemidji State to a pair of NSIC victories - She posted a 6-2, 7-5 win over Erin Streeter before a 6-2, 6-1 win over SMSU’s Cora Delich - She also posted matching 6-2 doubles wins over MSU and SMSU’s No. 1 doubles teams - BSU’s No. 5 singles player, Breann Walsh was also a perfect 4-0 on the weekend, piling up straight-sets victories over MSU’s Valerie Bresnahan (6-0, 6-3) and SMSU’s Hannah Starke (6-3, 6-1), while she teamed up with Brooke Mimmack for two No. 2 singles wins
Up Next
March 24 vs. University of Minnesota Crookston – 1 p.m. – Bemidji, Minn.

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 7-0 vs UIU W 6-1 vs WSU	7-2, 6-2 NSIC	W2
Team Notes
- Won two of three doubles matches against UIU - Won two of three doubles matches against WSU - Won all six singles matches against UIU - Won five of six singles matches against WSU
Top Performer(s)
- Tasha Dembo went 2-0 in #1 singles - Yusra Hegy went 2-0 in #2 singles - Jamie Stoppler went 2-0 in #4 singles - Danielle Wolf went 2-0 in #5 singles - Kali Askvig went 2-0 in #6 singles - The team of Danielle Wolf and Jamie Stoppler went 2-0 in #2 doubles - The team of Kali Askvig and Kelsey Lajom went 2-0 in #3 doubles
Up Next
Thursday, March 7 vs Coe College – 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 8 vs Otterbein University  – 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 9 vs Piedmont College – 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10 vs Missouri Western State  – 11 a.m.

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 5-0 vs MSU L 7-0 vs SMSU	0-9, 0-8 NSIC	L9
Team Notes
- UMC fell 5-0 to Minnesota State and 7-0 to SMSU last weekend in Bemidji, Minn.
Top Performer(s)
- Against the MSU, Ashley Smith took four sets from Monika Ryan at No. 2 singles, but fell 6-1, 6-3 - Smith picked up three set wins against Olivia Watzke, but fell 6-1, 6-2, at No. 2 singles
Up Next
March 10 vs Roosevelt University - Orlando, Fla. March 11 vs. Missouri Western State University - Orlando, Fla.

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L, 4-0 at AU W 4-2 at USF	8-2, 5-2 NSIC	W1
Team Notes
- UMD split a pair of road NSIC matches over the weekend, falling 4-0 to nine-time defending league champion Augustana and Saturday night before bouncing back with a 4-2 triumph over Sioux Falls the following morning - The loss to the Vikings snapped UMD’s four-match winning streak - At 8-2 overall, the Bulldogs are off to their best start since turning in that same mark in the opening 10 matches of the 2007 season - The Bulldogs have rolled up a 38-18 in singles play this season, but just 14-16 in doubles
Top Performer(s)
- In Sunday's match with the Cougars, the Bulldogs took the doubles point by getting wins at No. 2 from sophomore Natalie Cahill and freshman Sophie Lynch (6-4) and at No. 3 from rookie Ally Tiedemann and sophomore Isabel Thiner (6-3) - Cahill then went on to post a straight set victory at No. 3 singles and Lynch (No. 5) and Thiner (No. 6) did likewise in their respective assignments - Tiedemann was in the third set of her No. 5 singles clash when the UMD clinched the team triumph at the Huether Family Match Pointe Complex - Against Augustana, Cahill and Lynch prevailed at No. 2 doubles (6-3), but the Vikings won the other two doubles matches and then claimed victories at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 singles en route to extending its NSIC win streak to 107 matches - Lynch was leading her No 4 singles opponent 3-2 in the first set when the match ended - Cahill, who has won 12 consecutive singles matches (going back to last year) before tasting defeat for the first time this season on Saturday, continues to pace the Bulldogs in singles victories with a 9-1 record - Thiner is off to an 8-1 start this winter while both Lynch and Tiedemann are 7-1 in their collegiate debut seasons - Cahill is now 17-2 in her college career - Tiedemann has generated seven straight singles wins after dropping her collegiate debut against St. Scholastica
Up Next
Saturday, March 23 vs. St. Benedict - 12 p.m.

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 7-0 vs. BSU W 5-0 vs. UMC	5-6, 3-4 NSIC	W1
Team Notes
- The Mavericks are 8-3 in No. 1 singles matches this season - MSU went 4-6 in singles matches this past weekend - Minnesota State posted a 3-3 record in doubles matches last weekend
Top Performer(s)
- Erin Streeter, 1-1 in No. 1 singles matches, 1-1 in No. 1 doubles matches
Up Next - Orlando, Florida
Monday, March 4 vs. Concordia College-New York Tuesday, March 5 vs. Georgia Gwinnett College Wednesday, March 6 vs. South Dakota Thursday, March 7 vs. Wilmington (All duals will be in Orlando, Fla.)

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 7-0 vs WSU W 6-1 vs UIU	9-1, 5-1 NSIC	W7
Team Notes
- MSUM went 2-0 on the weekend to stretch its winning streak to seven - The Dragons beat Winona State 7-0 and Upper Iowa 6-1 at home - Freshman Rachel Nguyen is 8-1 singles while sophomore Julia Geske is 8-2 - Junior Olivia Keelin and sophomore Lorissa Yuen are 7-1 in singles - Dragons are 49-9 (.845) in singles this season - Doubles tandem of Rachel Nguyen and Lorissa Yuen is 7-1 as is the duo of juniors Emma Wood and Alexis Konecne - Dragons are 25-5 in doubles (.833)
Top Performer(s)
- Julia Geske went 2-0 at No. 1 singles to improve to 7-1 on the year - Olivia Keelin, Emma Andersen, Rachel Nguyen, Emma Wood, Jalyn Kornblum and Stevi Parker all went 1-0 in singles while junior Alexis Konecne was 1-1 - Rachel Nguyen went 2-0 in doubles
Up Next
March 4-7 Spring Break Trip, Florida (5 matches)

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 7-0 vs. Augie L 4-2 vs. UMD W 4-0 vs. SCSU	4-5, 4-5 NSIC	L 1
Team Notes
- USF was 1-2 in a season-opening home series - Through nine matches, USF is 21-25 in singles, including 5-3 at No. 1 singles and 5-2 at No. 5 singles - The Cougars have an 11-15 mark in doubles play with Victoria Ambrosia-Cueto and Kelsie Sanders, 4-1
Top Performer(s)
-  At No. 1 singles, Chloe Jefferies won straight set matches against both St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth to move to 4-3 on the season and 18-6 in her career - She was 2-1 over the weekend - Joelle Thorfinnson has a 4-2 singles mark, including 5-1 at No. 5 singles - At No. 2 singles, Megan Quandt had a 2-1 weekend with straight set wins against Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State. She improved to 4-4 on the season - Also in singles No. 4 Victoria Ambrosia-Cueto is 2-3 as is Kelsie Sanders at No. 6 - For the first time, Lexi Miller and Chloe Jefferies teamed up at No. 1 doubles and picked up a 6-2 win over SCSU
Up Next
Friday, March12 vs. University of Texas – Tyler

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 7-0 vs. UMC L 6-1 at BSU	7-8, 2-6 NSIC	L1
Team Notes
- SMSU snapped a four-match losing streak on Sunday with a 7-0 victory over Minnesota Crookston - SMSU then lost 6-1 to Bemidji State to finish the weekend - SMSU will now step out of conference play starting on Thursday, March 7, with a match versus Concordia (Neb.) in Colorado Springs, Colo. - It's the first of five matches SMSU will play during its spring break trip
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman Daniela Flores went 4-0 in the two matches, winning at No. 3 and No. 4 singles and also winning two matches at No. 3 doubles
Up Next
March 7 vs. Concordia-Nebraska, 12 p.m., Colorado Springs March 8 at Colorado College, 15 p.m. March 9 vs. Ottawa (Ariz.), 2 p.m.

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 4-0 vs. USF L 6-1 vs. AUGIE	2-7, 2-6 NSIC	L2
Team Notes
- On Mar. 2, the Huskies lost a 4-0 match at Sioux Falls, and they completed their weekend of NSIC play with a 6-1 loss at Augustana on March  3 - The Huskies will now embark on their annual spring break trip to Florida - SCSU will return home on March 15 - The match vs. St. Benedict’s has been designated as The Coach Jerry Anderson Legacy Match - The match will honor the late SCSU tennis coach Jerry Anderson, who passed award in Sept. 2018 - The match is slated to start at 5:30 p.m. at the Sta-Fit Tennis Complex in nearby Sartell, Minnesota
Up Next
March 5 vs. Oneonta (in Orlando) March 6 vs. Seton Hill (in Orlando) March 7 vs. Southern Indiana (in Orlando) March 8 vs. Missouri Western (in Orlando)

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 7-0 vs UMary L 6-1 at MSUM	1-7, 1-7 NSIC	L5
Team Notes
- UIU lost a pair of matches over the weekend, 7-0 to UMary and 6-1 at MSUM
Top Performer(s)
- Shakhnaza Zhanatova picked up the lone win for the Peacocks over the weekend - She defeated MSUM's Julia Geska 7-5, 7-5 at No. 1 Singles
Up Next
Saturday,  March 23 at Winona State  - 12:30 p.m.

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 7-0 vs. MSUM L 6-1 vs. UMary	5-4, 5-3 NSIC	L3
Team Notes
- Have lost three straight after winning five straight NSIC matches to begin the year - Currently in fifth in the NSIC standings
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Kaisey Skibba tallied the Warriors’ lone point of the weekend with a 6-1, 6-3 win at Singles No. 3 vs. UMary
Up Next
Sunday, March 10 vs. Missouri Western State