For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
Tristen Bryant-Otake (Jr., Kailua, Hawaii / Mid-Pacific Institute ) - Minnesota State
- Went 2-0 in No. 1 singles matches this past weekend vs. Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston
- Defeated reigning NSIC Player of the Week Sophie Groen (BSU) 6-2, 6-1
- Defeated UMC’s Madeleine Schneider 6-3, 6-0
- Handed both Groen and Schneider their first single losses of the season
- Also went 2-0 in No. 1 doubles matches against BSU and UMC

Other Top Performances
Valeriya Monko (AUGIE) opened NSIC play going 2-0 in singles and 2-0 at doubles, playing both in the No. 1 slot with wins against Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State. She won 6-3 in No. 1 doubles against Minnesota Duluth with teammate Florentia Hadjigeorgiou while besting St. Cloud State in 6-0 fashion in No. 1 doubles. Monko remains undefeated in conference play with a 9-0 record in No. 1 singles.
Shaelyn Johnson (BSU) played in the No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles position against MSU and SMSU. She swept SMSU’s Maja Louisa Harck, 6-0, 6-0. Then, along with Sophie Groen, defeated SMSU’s Courtenay Leonard and Kristina Vuksanovic in doubles play. She earned one of Bemidji State’s two singles points versus MSU’s Avery Stilwell, 7-6, 7-6, on Sunday. She has not dropped a match in singles play this season. 
Megan Quandt (USF) had a 4-0 weekend in wins over Minnesota Duluth, 5-2 and St. Cloud State, 5-2. Quandt won by straight sets at No. 1 singles both matches and had a 24-to-10 game advantage. Quandt is now 3-0 (2-0 NSIC) at No. 1 singles and also 3-0 (2-0 NSIC) in No. 1 doubles with Talia Janos. She registered a 6-3, 6-1 win over Arisa Kashima of SCSU. Then, teaming with Janos, won 6-2 over Hashima and Maria Paz Aoki at No. 1 doubles. Against UMD she was 6-2, 6-4 over Mallory Lithun and had a 6-3 win at doubles (Janos) over Lithun and Shay Calloway of UMD.
Cora Delich (SMSU) went 4-0 on Saturday to help SMSU open NSIC play with victories over Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. She won 6-2, 6-0 in No. 5 singles versus BSU and then earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 4 singles versus UMC. She combined with Roz Oye to earn a 6-3 victory in No. 3 doubles versus BSU and a 6-0 victory at No. 2 doubles versus UMC.
Charalampia Grammatikaki (UIU) won at No. 1 in both doubles and singles to help the Peacocks secure a 5-2 win over Saint Benedict in a non-conference dual. She improved to a 6-1 record in the top singles spot with a 6-1, 6-2 win in straight sets. She also improved to 4-3 overall in doubles and 3-3 at No. 1 doubles with a 6-3 win.

NSIC Women's Tennis Players of the Week
2/8/22
Sophie Groen - Bemidji State
2/15/22
Tristen Bryant-Otake - 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 24 team national championships and crowned 81 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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