For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou (Sr., Deryneia, Cyprus) - Augustana
- Went 2-0 at No. 1 singles and 2-0 at No. 1 doubles
- Won at No. 1 singles by scores of 6-3, 6-3 over Emily Hafner from MSU Denver
- Won at No. 1 singles by scores of 7-6, 6-1 over Dana Issabayeva from Newman
- Won her doubles matches by scores of 6-4 and 6-2
- Owns a No. 14 national ranking from the ITA

Other Top Performances
Madeleine Schneider (UMC) 
- Went 2-0 at No. 1 singles for the Golden Eagles with wins over Bemidji State and Concordia College
- Defeated Raquel Egge of Concordia, 6-1, 6-0
- Won 7-6, 2-6, 10-4 over Kate Taylor of Bemidji State
- Teamed with Blaike Zander at No. 2 doubles to pick up a 6-3 win Saturday over BSU
- Added a 6-3 win on Sunday over the Cobbers
Chiara Carnelutti (MSU) 
- Defeated Allison Szalay of Gustavus Adolphus at No. 1 singles
- Helped the Mavericks to a 6-3 win in their regular season opener at Swanson Tennis Center 
- Fell 8-6 at No. 1 doubles with Avery Stilwell
Luzmary Diaz Castillo (MSUM)
- Picked up her first win for the Dragons in No. 1 singles action
- Defeated Concordia College's Raquel Egge in straight sets (6-0, 6-0)
- Also collected her first doubles win at MSUM in No. 1 doubles alongside Shaelyn Johnson
- The duo would defeat Concordia's Raquel Egge and Mary Skorich 6-4
Skylar Gary (WSU)
- Teamed with Sara Anderson to win 6-1 at No. 1 Doubles versus SCSU
- Produced a gritty effort at No. 2 singles, beating SCSU's Claudia Munoz Perez, 3-6, 6-2 (10-6)
- Earned the first tie-break win of the season for WSU

NSIC Women's Tennis Players of the Week
2/13/24
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 25 team national championships and crowned 111 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.