NSIC Women's Tennis Tournament * April 26-27, 2014
All matches played at Lifetime Fitness Oakdale (Village Tennis) in Minnetonka, Minn.

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PHOTOS

Tournament Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Teams	Result/Box Score	Recap
Sat., April 26	9 a.m.	#2 University of Mary  vs #7 Sioux Falls	U-Mary 5-3	Recap
Sat., April 26	11:30 a.m.	#3 St. Cloud State vs #6 MSU Moorhead	SCSU 5-0	Recap
Sat., April 26	2 p.m.	#1 Augutsana vs. #8 Minnesota State	Augie 5-1	Recap
Sat., April 26	4:30 p.m.	#4 Upper Iowa  vs. #5 Winona State	WSU 5-1	Recap
Sun., April 27	8 a.m.	#3 St. Cloud State vs #2 University of Mary	U-Mary 5-3	Recap
Sun., April 27	8 a.m.	#5 Winona State vs #1 Augutsana	Augie 5-1	Recap
Sun., April 27	1 p.m.	#2 University of Mary vs #1 Augustana	Augie 5-0	Recap

MINNETONKA, Minn. - For the fourth straight year Augustana won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament championship when they defeated second-seeded University of Mary 5-0 on Sunday afternoon. The Vikings (23-1) earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Central Region Tournament and all but sealed up one of the top two rankings to host a portion of the tournament.

The Vikings cruised to a spot in the finals with a pair of 5-1 wins over Minnesota State and Winona State in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, respectively. In the championship dual, the Vikings didn't even surrender a match to No. 2-seeded U-Mary (14-4) as they locked up their fourth straight NSIC Tournament title and fifth consecutive NCAA postseason berth.

Fueling the way to their 15th straight win, Augustana swept the doubles matches, including a pair of shut out wins at No. 1 and 3 doubles -- both Viking pairings finished the NSIC Tournament undefeated. Katie Jesperson and Jessa Richards got the Vikings off to a quick start with an 8-0 victory in the top doubles match.

Jenna Helleberg and Meredith Lawrence quickly followed suit, taking down the U-Mary No. 3 pairing by an 8-0 margin. Christine Olivo and Heather Sullivan then shook off their two previous losses to complete the sweep by winning 8-4 in the No. 2 doubles match.

With only two more victories needed to clinch their championship, Richards and Lawrence continued their dominant tournament runs for Augustana's win. Richards earned the fourth win with a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 2 singles and Lawrence finished her conference tournament undefeated at No. 6 singles with a 6-1, 6-0 win.

Augustana now turns their focus to the NCAA Central Tournament where they were slotted as the No. 2 team in last week's rankings. The Vikings will be joined by the Southwest Baptist (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Associaion) and Harding (Great American Conference) who won their conference tournaments. The top two teams will each host a portion of the regional the final brackets will be decided on Tuesday, April 29 on the Division II Women's Tennis Selection Show that can be viewed on NCAA.com/LiveSchedule at 7:30 p.m.

The winner of the NSIC Women’s Tennis Tournament will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Central Region Tournament.  The NCAA DII Central Region Tournament will take place on campuses on May 3-6.  The NCAA DII Championships (Final 16) will take place on May 14-17 at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla. The NCAA Women’s Tennis Selection Show will air on www.NCAA.com on 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29.


TIE-BREAKER -  MSUM defeated USF and MSU defeated BSU during regular season head-to-head competition.

PAST NSIC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
1980 - St. Cloud State
1982 - St. Cloud State
1983 - St. Cloud State
1984 - Southwest State
1985 - Southwest State
1986 - Southwest State
1987 - Southwest State
1988 - Southwest State
1989 - Southwest State
1990 - Southwest State
1991 - Southwest State
1992 - Southwest State
1993 - Minnesota Duluth
1994 - Winona State
1995 - Minnesota Duluth
1996 - Minnesota Duluth
1997 - Minnesota Duluth
1998 - Winona State
1999 - Bemidji State
2000 - Minnesota Duluth
2001 - Winona State
2002 - Winona State
2003 - Winona State
2004 - Minnesota Duluth
2005 - Winona State
2006 - Winona State
2007 - Winona State
2008 - Winona State
2009 - St. Cloud State
2010 - St. Cloud State
2011 - Augustana
2012 - Augustana
2013 - Augustana
2014 - Augustana