Minnesota State defeats USF to return to NSIC Tournament Championship

4/25/2026 7:25:17 PM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Second-seeded Minnesota State won 4-0 over third-seeded Sioux Falls to return to the NSIC Tournament Championship match for the fourt season in a row.  It will be a familar foe in top-seeded Augustana as the two teams meet in the championship match for the fourth season in a row.  MSU will look to win its first NSIC Tournament title as they take on the 14-time defending championship of Augustana at 10 a.m. on Sunday.  

Minnesota State 4, Sioux Falls 0
04/25/26 at Sioux Falls,S.D. (Match Pointe)
Singles competition
1. McKenna DeMarce (MSU) vs. Siegfort, Chloe (USF) 4-6, 4-5, unfinished
2. Lucie Sliskova (MSU) def. Janos, Sofiya (USF) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
3. Alma Vazquez (MSU) def. Osburn, Sydney (USF) 6-3, 6-4
4. Amanda Blanco-Epple (MSU) vs. Hancock, Ella (USF) 7-6, 0-1, unfinished
5. Taina Cordeiro (MSU) vs. Thinnsen, Emily (USF) 3-6, 6-2, unfinished
6. Elizabeth Dabiza (MSU) def. Rangel, Emma (USF) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Siegfort, Chloe/Janos, Sofiya (USF) def. Alma Vazquez/McKenna DeMarce (MSU) 6-2
2. Lucie Sliskova/Amanda Blanco-Epple (MSU) def. Osburn, Sydney/Hancock, Ella (USF) 6-2
3. Taina Cordeiro/Sutton Julsrud (MSU) def. Rangel, Emma/Lemke, Mylin (USF) 7-6 (7-3)
Match Notes
Sioux Falls 9-11
Minnesota State 11-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,3,2)
NSIC Tournament Semifinals