Tennis team edges South Dakota

Women's Tennis Danielle Luetzen, UND Athletics Media Relations

Tennis team edges South Dakota

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The University of North Dakota tennis team bounced back after a three-match losing streak yesterday, beating the University of South Dakota 4-3 at Brookings.

The Fighting Sioux dominated doubles play with victories in all three match-ups.

In No. 2 singles, senior Katie Callison (Mesa, Ariz.) cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win over USD's Melanie Rockne. Freshman Hallie Welk (Bismarck, N.D.) captured USD's Marina Kiefer in No. 3 singles, coming out with a victory with a 6-2, 6-2 margin.

UND, now 7-12 on the season, returns to action May 1 when it hosts the Great West Conference Championship.


Doubles:

Erin Kappers/Hallie Welk (UND) def. SOLEYMANI, Shadi/ZEINIC, Rijalda (USD) 8-1

Emma Larson/Katie Callison (UND) def. NUNEZ, Isabel/KIEFER, Marina (USD) 8-1

Megan Sween/Mindy Lawrence (UND) def. ROCKNE, Melanie/FOSTER, Kelsi (USD) 8-3

Singles:

SOLEYMANI, Shadi (USD) def. Erin Kappers (UND) 7-6, 1-6, 8-10

Katie Callison (UND) def. ROCKNE, Melanie (USD) 6-1, 6-0

Hallie Welk (UND) def. KIEFER, Marina (USD) 6-2, 6-2

Emma Larson (UND) def. ZEINIC, Rijalda (USD) 6-2, 6-0

NUNEZ, Isabel (USD) def. Megan Sween (UND) 7-6, 6-4

FOSTER, Kelsi (USD) def. Mindy Lawrence (UND) 6-4, 6-3

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Players Mentioned

Emma Larson

Emma Larson

Freshman
Katie Callison

Katie Callison

Freshman
Erin Kappers

Erin Kappers

Freshman
Emma Larson

Emma Larson

Senior
Mindy Lawrence

Mindy Lawrence

Freshman
Megan Sween

Megan Sween

Freshman
Hallie Welk

Hallie Welk

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Emma Larson

Emma Larson

Freshman
Katie Callison

Katie Callison

Freshman
Erin Kappers

Erin Kappers

Freshman
Emma Larson

Emma Larson

Senior
Mindy Lawrence

Mindy Lawrence

Freshman
Megan Sween

Megan Sween

Freshman
Hallie Welk

Hallie Welk

Freshman