Sunday, February 13
Duluth, Minn.
9:00 A.M. CT
St. Cloud State
2
vs
5
Sioux Falls
Photo by: Kelsey Whaley
St. Cloud State Tennis Drops Match to Sioux Falls, 5-2 in Duluth
2/13/2022 6:26:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Kinny and Munoz Perez win in singles competition
DULUTH, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Tennis (2-2, 2-2 NSIC) fell to Sioux Falls, 5-2, on Sunday morning in Duluth, Minn. The Huskies received singles wins from junior Shanna Kinny (Litchfield, Minn.) and freshman Claudia Munoz Perez (Tarragona, Spain).
DOUBLES
The Huskies dropped all three points of the doubles match, falling behind 1-0 in the match with the setbacks. At the No. 2 position, Munoz Perez and freshman Johana Brower (Sioux Falls, S.D.) lost in a tiebreaker.
SINGLES
In singles competition, Kinny and Munoz Perez won at the No. 4 and 5 positions, respectively. Kinny won in three sets, beating Joelle Thorfinnson (USF), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 1-0 (7) while Munoz Perez beat Emily Thinnsen in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0
QUOTABLES
St. Cloud State Head Coach Berit Merrill
"Overall, the individual point matches were close today. There were many deuce points that did not go in our favor. We are moving forward and know what we need to work on in practice this week in preparation for next weekend's matches."
UP NEXT
The Huskies will head to Moorhead, Minn., next weekend to face Mary on Saturday, Feb. 19 and Minnesota State Moorhead on Sunday, Feb. 20. Saturday's match is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. CT, while Sunday's match will start at 9:00 a.m. CT.
RESULTS – Sioux Falls 5, St. Cloud State 2
Doubles
1 – Megan Quandt & Talia Janos (USF) def. Arisa Kashima & Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 6-2
2 – Claudia Munoz Perez & Johana Brower (SCSU) def. Daniell Thorfinnson & Joelle Thorfinnson (USF): 7-6 (4)
3 – Emily Thinnsen & Katelyn Nesheim (USF) def. Olivia Fredrickson & Shanna Kinny (SCSU): 6-4
Singles
1 – Megan Quandt (USF) def. Arisa Kashima (SCSU): 6-3, 6-1
2 – Talia Janos (USF) def. Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 7-5, 6-3
3 – Daniell Thorfinnson (USF) def. Johana Brower (SCSU): 6-3, 6-1
4 – Shanna Kinny (SCSU) def. Joelle Thorfinnson (USF): 6-7 (4), 6-3, 1-0 (7)
5 – Claudia Munoz Perez (SCSU) def. Emily Thinnsen (USF): 6-1, 6-0
6 – Katelyn Nesheim def. Samantha Fitzpatrick (SCSU): 7-6 (5), 6-2
DOUBLES
The Huskies dropped all three points of the doubles match, falling behind 1-0 in the match with the setbacks. At the No. 2 position, Munoz Perez and freshman Johana Brower (Sioux Falls, S.D.) lost in a tiebreaker.
SINGLES
In singles competition, Kinny and Munoz Perez won at the No. 4 and 5 positions, respectively. Kinny won in three sets, beating Joelle Thorfinnson (USF), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 1-0 (7) while Munoz Perez beat Emily Thinnsen in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0
QUOTABLES
St. Cloud State Head Coach Berit Merrill
"Overall, the individual point matches were close today. There were many deuce points that did not go in our favor. We are moving forward and know what we need to work on in practice this week in preparation for next weekend's matches."
UP NEXT
The Huskies will head to Moorhead, Minn., next weekend to face Mary on Saturday, Feb. 19 and Minnesota State Moorhead on Sunday, Feb. 20. Saturday's match is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. CT, while Sunday's match will start at 9:00 a.m. CT.
RESULTS – Sioux Falls 5, St. Cloud State 2
Doubles
1 – Megan Quandt & Talia Janos (USF) def. Arisa Kashima & Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 6-2
2 – Claudia Munoz Perez & Johana Brower (SCSU) def. Daniell Thorfinnson & Joelle Thorfinnson (USF): 7-6 (4)
3 – Emily Thinnsen & Katelyn Nesheim (USF) def. Olivia Fredrickson & Shanna Kinny (SCSU): 6-4
Singles
1 – Megan Quandt (USF) def. Arisa Kashima (SCSU): 6-3, 6-1
2 – Talia Janos (USF) def. Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 7-5, 6-3
3 – Daniell Thorfinnson (USF) def. Johana Brower (SCSU): 6-3, 6-1
4 – Shanna Kinny (SCSU) def. Joelle Thorfinnson (USF): 6-7 (4), 6-3, 1-0 (7)
5 – Claudia Munoz Perez (SCSU) def. Emily Thinnsen (USF): 6-1, 6-0
6 – Katelyn Nesheim def. Samantha Fitzpatrick (SCSU): 7-6 (5), 6-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
1
2
Quandt, Megan/ Janos, Talia [USF]
6
#2 Doubles Match
1
7
Thorfinnson, Daniell/ Thorfinnson, Joelle [USF]
6
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
31
Quandt, Megan / 0 [USF]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
53
Janos, Talia / 0 [USF]
76
#3 Singles Match
12
31
Thorfinnson, Daniell / 0 [USF]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
661
Thorfinnson, Joelle / 0 [USF]
730
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Thinnsen, Emily / 0 [USF]
10
#6 Singles Match
12
62
Nesheim, Katelyn / 0 [USF]
76
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