BEMIDJI, Minn. ? The UND women's tennis team defeated Bemidji State University 9-0 on Saturday in the season opener. UND's record starts out at 1-0.
The Fighting Sioux ran undefeated through out the day winning all of their matches. Jenna Larson (Sr., Bismarck, N.D.) started out her singles season with 6-1 match. The new pairings for doubles play included Katie Wessman (Jr., Fargo, N.D.) and Katie Hoversten (Jr., Hutchinson, Minn.) surpassing the Beavers to 8-5 match.
The Fighting Sioux will play host to Minnesota Duluth starting at 4 p.m.on Friday, February 15 at Center Court Fitness.
Singles competition:
1. Larson, Jenna (UND) def. Welu, Kali (BSU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Callison, Katie (UND) def. Kapsner, Julie (BSU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Callison, Emily (UND) def. Lexcen, Kristen (BSU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Hall, Christa (UND) def. Hoberg, Shelia (BSU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Hustad, Emma (UND) def. Johnson, Kara (BSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Maurer, Molly (UND) def. Erickson, Amy (BSU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition:
1. Callison, Emily/Larson, Jenna (UND) def. Welu, Kali/Hoberg, Shelia (BSU) 8-0
2. Wessman, Katie/Hoversten, Katie (UND) def. Lexcen, Kristen/Steinke, Farrah (BSU) 8-5
3. Callison, Katie/Hustad, Emma (UND) def. Johnson, Kara/Coffey, Danielle (BSU) 8-1
Notes:
University of North Dakota 1-0; 0-0 NCC
Bemidji State University 0-1; 0-0 NSIC