For Immediate Release
Monday, April 19, 2021
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Tennis Tournament set for Friday-Saturday
The pairings for the 2021 NSIC Women's Tennis Tournament are set as the 11-match NSIC schedule concluded Sunday.  Augustana, which won its 11th straight NSIC regular season championship, will be the number one seed in the eight-team single elimination tournament, which will take place on Friday and Saturday, April 23-24 at Match Pointe in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Tournament Website

NSIC Player of the Week
Maegan Flight (Sr., Charleston, Ill. / Charleston HS) - Southwest Minnesota State
- Went 2-0 at No. 1 doubles and 1-1 at No. 1 singles during a split versus Augustana and Sioux Falls
- Teamed with Courtenay Leonard to earn a 6-4 win over Augustana’s nationally-ranked doubles
- Added a 6-4 win over Sioux Falls at No. 1 doubles
- At No. 1 singles, lost a tight 6-1, 3-6, 0-1 (7-10) match to Augie’s Valeriya Monko
- Defeated USF’s Megan Quandt, 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday
- Finished 9-1 in NSIC singles matches and had six doubles victories in NSIC play
- Helped SMSU to an 8-3 record in NSIC play

2021 NSIC Women's Tennis Stats

Other Top Performances
Aleksandra Kistanova (AUGIE) went 3-0 in No. 5 singles last week with matches against Southwest Minnesota State, Upper Iowa, and regional opponent Northwest Missouri State. She also had three wins in doubles play with Emily Granson in No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. She is now 12-2 in singles play and 14-0 in doubles.

Rachel Klatt (USF) moved to 6-6 overall on the season and 6-5 in NSIC play with her straight set win over UIU’s Mya Hermann at No. 4 singles. She won her team-best fifth straight match. In addition, she was part of the winning No. 2 doubles squad that earned a 6-0 win over Lisa Ziana and Hermann of UIU. As a result, she is 7-3 as part of doubles play this season. She has been on doubles team that have won four straight matches.

Rina Niehoff (WSU) defeated Sofia Sackett of Luther 4-6, 6-0, 10-2 at No. 3 singles. Teamed with Rachel Kelly to def. Sofia Sackett and Natalia Smith  6-2.
 
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
4/19/21
Maegan Flight - Southwest Minnesota 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.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes have the opportunity to earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.