GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The final week of the conference regular season for North Dakota men's and women's tennis is set to end with a pair of Saturday afternoon matches split between road and home for the Fighting Hawks.
It begins at 12:30 p.m. inside Choice Health & Fitness with a match against St. Thomas for the North Dakota women which will be followed by Senior Day festivities honoring the five seniors on the squad. Meanwhile, competition for the men returns to the road for the finale with a 4:30 p.m. match against Illinois State.
As of April 17, the North Dakota men are tied for second in the Summit League standings with a 13-9 overall record alongside a 2-2 conference showing. Denver holds the top spot with a 3-0 conference record while Omaha and Illinois State also sit 2-2. The women sit third in the Summit League standings with a 12-9 overall record and a 3-2 conference showing. Omaha and Denver remain tied for first with mirror 5-0 records while St. Thomas and Oral Roberts are tied for fourth at 2-3.
The top four teams in the Summit League will earn bids to the Men's and Women's Tennis Championships set for April 24 and 25 in Tulsa, Okla.
Last Time Out
It was another one-match week for the North Dakota women as the Fighting Hawks hit the road for Denver on Saturday, April 11. Despite dropping the doubles point,
Jule Schulte and
Ethel Li put on a show at the top spot and took home a 6-4 win that would help them earn another weekly conference honor.
Emma Roberts would win the lone singles match of the day with a strong 6-2, 6-4 victory as the Hawks fell 6-1 to the Pioneers.
The UND men took on two matches during the Colorado road trip with one conference and one non-conference battle. Saturday, April 11 saw a 7-0 loss to the nationally-rated Denver Pioneers despite late attempted rallies in singles competition. Sunday brought a match against Air Force for the Fighting Hawks, which ended in hard-fought heartbreak as the threatening major comeback fell just short for a 5-2 loss against the Falcons.
Summit League Accolades
Peak Performer of the Week – Singles
*
Ethel Li – 1/20/26
*
Jule Schulte – 3/10/26
*
Ethel Li – 3/24/25
*
Leo Galliano – 3/31/26
Peak Team of the Week – Doubles
*
Ethel Li and
Jule Schulte – 1/20/26
*
Ethel Li and
Jule Schulte – 3/17/26
*
Ethel Li and
Jule Schulte – 3/24/26
*
Ethel Li and
Jule Schulte – 4/14/26
Preseason Rankings and Athletes to Watch
In the Preseason Summit League Coaches' Poll released on January 14, the North Dakota women were selected third with one first-place vote, while the Fighting Hawk men tied for fourth. The same release named
Jule Schulte and
Leo Galliano as Athletes to Watch in this Summit League this season.
On Tap
Should North Dakota remain in the top four of the conference standings at the competition of this weekend, the Fighting Hawks will move on to compete in the Men's and Women's Tennis Championships in Tulsa, Okla. on April 24 and 25.
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