For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou (So., Deryneia, Cyprus / G C School of Careers Nicosia) - Augustana
- Went 3-0 at No. 2 singles while partnering with Valeriya Monko in No. 1 doubles, also going 3-0
- Defeated SMSU’s Courtenay Leonard 7-6, 6-4 and Minnesota State’s Avery Stilwell in 6-0, 6-0
- Paired with Monko to defeat SMSU’s Leonard and Kristina Vuksanovic 6-0
- Defeated Minnesota State’s Stilwell and Bryant-Otake 6-4
- She is now 11-0 in singles play in her NSIC career
- In non-conference play against Nebraska-Kearney’ Narindra Ranaivo, she won 6-3, 6-2
- Pair with Monko for a 6-2 No. 1 Doubles win over UNK

Other Top Performances
Shaelyn Johnson (BSU) remains undefeated through nine matches in No. 2 singles position. She fought through a tiebreaker match versus Winona State’s Beth Murman, winning 2-6,6-4,6-0. She defeated UIU’s Jessa Michieli 6-3, 6-2. She also won in the final match of the weekend versus UMC’s Michelle Swyter 6-1, 6-2. She went two-for-three in the No. 1 doubles position this weekend with Sophie Groen and helped BSU to win two of Bemidji State’s three matches this weekend, the team moving to 5-4 overall.
Chloe Chong (UMary) won both of her doubles and singles match against SCSU and UMD, leading UMary to a weekend sweep. - She defeated SCSU’s Arisa Kashima in number one singles 6-1, 6-1. - Chong then was victorious over UMD’s Shay Callaway in number one singles 6-1, 6-4.
Tristen Bryan-Otake (MSU) went 1-1 in No. 1 singles and 1-1 in No. 1 doubles matches. Her singles loss against Valeriya Monko came in the deciding third set ( 6-2, 4-6, 10-4). 
Mikaela Griechen (MSUM) went 2-0 in doubles and 2-0 in singles on the week. She teamed up with freshman Tia Dykema for a pair of victories at No. 2 doubles over UMD and SCSU. She beat UMD’s Isabel Resler, 6-2, 6-1 and SCSU’s Maria Paz Aoki, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2 singles. 
Charalampia Grammatikaki (UIU) went 2-0 with two straight-set wins at No. 1 singles and 1-1 at No. 1 doubles to help UIU to a 1-1 record and a 9-5 advantage in team points on the weekend. She won 6-3, 6-2 against BSU’s Sophie Groen in the top singles spot as UIU came up just short in a 4-3 dual after two match points for the Peacocks. She stayed flawless in No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 6-4 win over UMC’s Madeleine Schneider after a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles with Jessa Michieli to propel UIU to a 6-1 victory in the dual. She improved to 8-1 (4-0 NSIC) at the top singles spot this season with her seventh straight win.
Rina Niehoff (WSU) won both singles and doubles matches over Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston, going 4-0 combined for the weekend on the road. Improved to 4-0 in the NSIC at No. 1 doubles, beating both BSU and UMC 6-2 to help the Warriors clinch the doubles point for the fourth-straight match. She won both singles matches in straight sets at No. 3 singles to improve to 3-1 in the NSIC in singles play. Niehoff defeated BSU 6-3, 6-1 and clinched the match over UMC with a 6-4, 6-0 win.

NSIC Women's Tennis Players of the Week
2/8/22
Sophie Groen - Bemidji State
2/15/22
Tristen Bryan-Otake - Minnesota State
2/22/22
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou - Augustana
 
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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