For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
Sophie Groen (5-7, So., Uigeest, Netherlands / Bonhoeffer College) - Bemidji State
- Went 2-0 at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles to open NSIC play
- Defeated SCSU’s Arisa Kashima 6-3, 6-2 
- Defeated UMD’s Shay Callaway 6-3, 6-3
- Paired with Shaelyn Johnson to swept both doubles matches, 6-4 versus SCSU and 6-1 versus UMD

Other Top Performances
Valeriya Monko (AUGIE) led No. 16 Augustana to a 2-0 opening weekend against Central Region foes, Emporia State and Newman. Both matches were 7-0 sweeps. Monko had two victories in No. 1 Singles and No. 2 Doubles. She won 6-0, 6-3 and 6-1, 6-3. In doubles, Monko and Florentia Hadjigeorgiou went 2-0 with a 6-0 win and a 6-4 win.

Doaa Mohamed (UMary) won a close contest at  No. 3 singles over UIU’s Vavara Ogordnikova 6-4, 7-5. She won over WSU’s Rina Niehoff 6-4, 7-5 No. 3 singles.

Madeleine Schneider (UMC) started the year with a 2-0 record at the No. 1 singles mark, marking the best record already for a UMN Crookston No. 1 singles player since Catherine Brown in 2016. She picked up wins over Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State.

Tristen Bryant-Otake (MSU) went 1-0 in No. 1 singles and at No. 1 double versus Northwestern College (Iowa).

Madison Bell (MSUM) went 2-0 in doubles on weekend as MSUM opened season. She teamed up with Greta Reichmann for two victories at No. 3 doubles. She also was 1-1 at No. 5 singles.

Megan Quandt (USF) rallied to win at No. 1 singles and was part of the winning No. 1 doubles team as Sioux Falls successfully opened the season with a 6-1 decision over Morningside College on the road in Sioux City, Iowa. Quandt earned her 44th career singles win as she rallied down a set to win 4-6, 6-1 and 10-7. 

Cora Delich (SMSU) went 4-0 in singles and doubles action this past Saturday helping SMSU to a pair of non-conference victories. In SMSU’s 6-3 win over Bethel, Delich earned a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 5 singles and then earned an 8-4 win with teammate Roz Oye at No. 3 doubles. In a 7-0 victory over Hamline, Delich earned a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles and later picked up a 7-5 victory with Oye at No. 1 doubles.

Charalampia Grammatikaki (UIU) went 2-0 at No. 1 singles and 1-1 at No. 1 doubles to help UIU to a 1-1 record, including a 4-3 win in their opening match against MSUM. She overcame a 2-1 doubles deficit with partner Jessa Michieli by winning four straight games to clinch the doubles point with a 6-3 win. She won 6-0, 6-3 in No. 1 singles against MSUM and 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in No. 1 singles against UMary.

Beth Murman (WSU) opened the season going 4-0 overall against MSUM and UMary. Won in convincing fashion at the No. 2 singles position in both matches, dropping just 5 games total over the weekend, including a 6-0, 6-1 victory over UMary. Won both doubles matches at the No. 2 position to help secure the doubles point for the Warriors in both contests.

NSIC Women's Tennis Players of the Week
2/8/22
Sophie Groen - Bemidji 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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