For Immediate Release
Monday, April 12, 2021
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
Rachel Kelly (So., Hopkins, Minn. / Hopkins HS) - Winona State
- Went 4-0 on the week, helping the Warriors to a pair of wins
- Partnered with Rina Niehoff to beat both No. 2 doubles teams from UMD and St. Cloud State
- Defeated the UMD's Natalie Cahill, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 singles
- Defeated SCSU’s Samantha Fitzpatrick, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles

2021 NSIC Women's Tennis Stats

Other Top Performances
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou (AUGIE) played No. 1 singles for the first time in her freshman campaign and won 6-0, 6-1, over Minnesota Crookston. She also prevailed 6-1, 6-2, over Bemidji State in No. 2 singles. In doubles action, she won 6-0 over UMC and 6-4 over BSU while partnering with Valeriya Monko at No. 1 doubles. In an impressive freshman season, Hadjigeorgiou is 10-2 in singles action while holding a 13-1 mark in doubles. 

Jamie Stoppler(UMARY) went undefeated in both singles and doubles competition against Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota State. She defeated SMSU’s Gwendolen Sior 6-1, 6-0 in #3 singles. She then defeated MSU’s Lauren Goth 6-2, 6-0. Stoppler and Kelsey Lajom were victorious over SMSU’s Sior and Cora Delich 6-3  and MSU’s Goth and Kjerstin Hall 6-1. 

Mikaela Griechen (MSUM) went 2-0 in both singles and doubles on week. She teamed with Julia Geske for a pair of wins at No. 1 doubles, helping MSUM earn team doubles point in both matches. She also went 2-0 at No. 4 singles, recording a pair of straight set wins.

Varvara Ogorodnikova (UIU) picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win in No. 2 singles against St. Cloud State on Apr. 9. She won both of her No. 2 doubles matches over the weekend, winning 6-3 against St. Cloud on Apr. 9 and 7-6 against Minnesota Duluth on Apr. 10. She has paired with Lina Ziani to win each of the last five No. 2 doubles matches for the Peacocks.
 
NSIC Women's Tennis Players of the Week
2/9/21
Valeriya Monko - Augustana
2/16/21
Maja Louisa Harck  - SMSU
2/23/21
Tasha Dembo - University of Mary
3/1/21
Julia Geske - MSU Moorhead
3/15/21
Valeriya Monko - Augustana (2) 
3/22/21
Beth Murman  - Winona State
3/29/21
Valeriya Monko - Augustana (3) 
4/5/21
Not Awarded
4/12/21
Rachel Kelly - Winona State

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 23 team national championships and crowned 77 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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