For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
Doaa Farouk Mohamed (So., Cairo, Egypt / International Schools of Kenana) – UMary
- Earned a pair of wins in the Marauders season-opening 5-2 win over MSU Moorhead
- Paired with Hala Hossam Awad for a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles
- Followed with a marathon 7-6, 7-6 (7-4) win over the MSUM's Shaelyn Johnson at No. 1 singles

Other Top Performances
Senem Ocal (AUGIE) went undefeated at No. 2 singles play and 1-1 in No. 1 doubles action. She defeated Washburn's Marta Torres (6-4,7-5) and then defeated USF's Ella Hancock (6-1, 6-2). She defeated USF in No. 1 doubles with teammate Florentia Hadjigeorgiou (6-0). 
Nicoleta Anestiadi (BSU) secured the winning singles match to send the Beavers to the 4-3 conference win over Upper Iowa. Continuing to play up at the No. 2 spot, Anestiadi fought off a tough 6-4 win in the first set to cruise to the 6-1 win in the second set. She is now 5-1 in singles play this spring. She also played at the top flight doubles with Balance Lopez-Oro where they came close against Upper Iowa falling in a tie-breaker. Against Winona State, the duo won three games at the top flight before falling short, 6-3.
Lois Page (MSU) defeated Allison Szalay from Gustavus Adolphus 6-4, 6-0 in the No. 1 singles match. She won the No. 2 doubles match with her teammate Avery Stilwell as they defeated Alli Laux and Emily Nor-man 8-5.  
Madison Bell (MSUM) began the 2023 season with a 6-2 No. 1 doubles win alongside Tiannah Gu in MSUM's 7-0 win over Concordia College. She battled for a three-set win (2-6, 6-3, 10-7) in No. 6 singles action in the match, besting Concordia's Erin Borchard. She defeated UMary's Samantha Purpura 6-0, 6-1 on Sunday afternoon in singles play.
Maddie Moe (WSU) went unbeaten for Winona State to open the spring season, including delivering a clutch win vs. Minnesota Crookston on Saturday. She was able to rally to beat UMC's Michelle Swyter 4-6, 7-5, (10-5) at No. 4 singles. She combined with teammate Miranda Daulong to win at No. 3 Doubles, 6-1 over UMC.  Against BSU, she won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles over Lily Jones. 

NSIC Women's Tennis Players of the Week
2/7/23
Shay Callaway – Minnesota Duluth
2/14/23
Madeleine Schneider  - Minnesota Crookston
2/21/23
Doaa Farouk Mohamed – University of Mary

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 25 team national championships and crowned 96 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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