Saturday, March 18
Duluth, Minn.
9:00 A.M. CT
St. Cloud State
6
vs
1
Bemidji State
St. Cloud State Tennis cruises to 6-1 win over Bemidji State
3/18/2023 1:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Huskies earn first conference win of the season and get back over .500
Duluth, Minn.- St. Cloud State Women's Tennis (5-4, 1-3 NSIC) took care of business Saturday morning against Bemidji State (1-8, 1-4 NSIC) as they earned a 6-1 victory. The Huskies swept the doubles point as they won all three matches and came out victorious in five of the six singles matches.
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Doubles
St. Cloud State grabbed the doubles point, winning in all three matches. In the No. 1 spot, sophomore Maria Paz Aoki (Marcos Paz, Argentina) and sophomore Claudia Muñoz Perez (Tarragona, Spain) snapped their six match losing streak in the No. 1 doubles spot as they captured a 6-2 victory over Blanca Lopez and Nicoleta Anestiadi. In the No. 2 spot, sophomore Johana Brower (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and freshman Oriana Grott (Warsaw, Poland) also earned a 6-2 victory. After having their three-match winning streak snapped against RPI in the last outing, the pair got back on track with the win and sit at 4-2 on the year. In the No. 3 spot, senior Olivia Fredrickson (Fridley, Minn.) and sophomore Maria Molitor (Delano, Minn.) took down Laura Burger and Lexi Leitner 6-2. The duo has won five of their seven doubles matches together and leads the team in doubles winning percentage with 71%.
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Singles
In Singles play, the Huskies earned victories in five of the six matches with four of them coming in straight sets. Paz Aoki took down Emilia Sand 6-0, 6-4 in the No. 2 spot and gets back to .500 on the year when playing in the No. 2 spot. Muñoz Perez battled Nicoleta Anestiadi in the No. 3 spot and came out victorious with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory. With the win, Muñoz Perez moved to 5-4 on the year in singles play. Senior Arisa Kashima (Saitama, Japan) had a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 victory in the No. 4 spot and also sits at 5-4 on the year in singles play. Brower continues to dominate her competition as she won her seventh straight match with a 6-0, 6-2 win in the No. 5 spot. Brower has been the anchor for the Huskies with her 8-1 record in singles play on the year. In the No. 6 spot, Molitor earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Lily Jones. After winning two matches last season, Molitor has now tripled her win total from last season. She now holds a 6-3 singles record on the year and has shown great improvement throughout the year.
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Up Next
St. Cloud State will return to Duluth tomorrow morning as they face off against Minnesota Crookston (7-2, 2-1 NSIC) at 9:00 A.M. The Huskies beat the Golden Eagles 6-1 in their first match of the season and will look for their 17th straight victory over Minnesota Crookston.
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Results- St. Cloud State 6, Bemidji State 1
Doubles
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Doubles
St. Cloud State grabbed the doubles point, winning in all three matches. In the No. 1 spot, sophomore Maria Paz Aoki (Marcos Paz, Argentina) and sophomore Claudia Muñoz Perez (Tarragona, Spain) snapped their six match losing streak in the No. 1 doubles spot as they captured a 6-2 victory over Blanca Lopez and Nicoleta Anestiadi. In the No. 2 spot, sophomore Johana Brower (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and freshman Oriana Grott (Warsaw, Poland) also earned a 6-2 victory. After having their three-match winning streak snapped against RPI in the last outing, the pair got back on track with the win and sit at 4-2 on the year. In the No. 3 spot, senior Olivia Fredrickson (Fridley, Minn.) and sophomore Maria Molitor (Delano, Minn.) took down Laura Burger and Lexi Leitner 6-2. The duo has won five of their seven doubles matches together and leads the team in doubles winning percentage with 71%.
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Singles
In Singles play, the Huskies earned victories in five of the six matches with four of them coming in straight sets. Paz Aoki took down Emilia Sand 6-0, 6-4 in the No. 2 spot and gets back to .500 on the year when playing in the No. 2 spot. Muñoz Perez battled Nicoleta Anestiadi in the No. 3 spot and came out victorious with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory. With the win, Muñoz Perez moved to 5-4 on the year in singles play. Senior Arisa Kashima (Saitama, Japan) had a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 victory in the No. 4 spot and also sits at 5-4 on the year in singles play. Brower continues to dominate her competition as she won her seventh straight match with a 6-0, 6-2 win in the No. 5 spot. Brower has been the anchor for the Huskies with her 8-1 record in singles play on the year. In the No. 6 spot, Molitor earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Lily Jones. After winning two matches last season, Molitor has now tripled her win total from last season. She now holds a 6-3 singles record on the year and has shown great improvement throughout the year.
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Up Next
St. Cloud State will return to Duluth tomorrow morning as they face off against Minnesota Crookston (7-2, 2-1 NSIC) at 9:00 A.M. The Huskies beat the Golden Eagles 6-1 in their first match of the season and will look for their 17th straight victory over Minnesota Crookston.
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Results- St. Cloud State 6, Bemidji State 1
Doubles
- Maria Paz Aoki & Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU) def. Blanca Lopez-Oro & Nicoleta Anestiadi (BSU): 6-2
- Johana Brower & Oriana Grott (SCSU) def. Emilia Sand & Isabela Nelson (BSU): 6-2
- Olivia Fredrickson & Maria Molitor (SCSU) def. Laura Burger & Lexi Leitner (BSU): 6-2
- Blanca Lopez-Oro (BSU) def. Oriana Grott (SCSU): 3-6, 7-6, 7-6
- Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU) def. Emilia Sand (BSU): 6-0, 6-4
- Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU) def. Nicoleta Anestiadi (BSU): 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Arisa Kashima (SCSU) def. Laura Burger (BSU): 6-1, 6-1
- Johana Brower (SCSU) def. Isabela Nelson (BSU): 6-0, 6-2
- Maria Molitor (SCSU) def. Lily Jones (BSU): 6-2, 6-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
Lopez-Oro, Blanca / 0 [BSU]
377
666
#2 Singles Match
12
Sand, Emilia / 0 [BSU]
04
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Anestiadi, Nicoleta / 0 [BSU]
364
646
#4 Singles Match
12
Burger, Laura / 0 [BSU]
11
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Nelson, Isabela / 0 [BSU]
02
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Jones, Lily / 0 [BSU]
22
66
Players Mentioned
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