St. Cloud State to host Saint Benedicts for fourth annual Jerry Anderson Legacy Match

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Tennis (9-4, 5-3 NSIC) will return to the Sta-Fit Tennis center on Wednesday, April 5th for a matchup against Saint Benedicts at 4:30 P.M. The match will mark the fourth annual Jerry Anderson Legacy Match as well as Senior Day for St. Cloud State.

St. Cloud State
St. Cloud State is in the midst of their longest wining streak since the 2011 season as they have strung together five consecutive wins. All five wins have been against conference opponents which has elevated the Huskies into 5^th place in the NSIC standings. The Huskies have the third most total wins in the conference and are on the second longest winning streak in the conference. St. Cloud State has already matched their win total from the previous season with three matches remaining. This past weekend, the Huskies picked up a 4-3 win against Southwest Minnesota State in Rogers, Minn. Sophomore Johana Brower extended her historic singles winning streak to 11 straight victories with a 6-1, 6-2 win. Brower is now one of only seven individuals in program history with a singles winning streak of 11 or more matches. Brower has put together a dominant season in singles play as she boasts a 12-1 record. Sophomore Maria Molitor and senior Arisa Kashima have also been on a tear as they have each put together winning streaks of five consecutive matches in singles play. After only appearing in two singles matches last season, Molitor has won 10 singles matches on the year which is second on the team. Kashima is also having an improved season as she has nearly doubled her singles win total from last year. Kashima has recorded nine singles wins, which is third on the team. Sophomore Claudia Muñoz Perez has won four of her past five singles matches and is up to eight wins on the season. After starting the year with a 1-3 record, the Huskies have found their rhythm and have won eight of their past nine matches with five of them being won by five or more points.

College of Saint Benedict
Saint Benedict (8-3, 5-1 MIAC) is having a much-improved season after putting together a 9-9 campaign in 2022. CSB currently sits 4^th in the MIAC and are in the middle of a four-match win streak. St. Cloud State has won the past two matches against Saint Benedict and have an all-time record of 6-2 against the Bennies. With the win last year, the Huskies currently are in possession of the Jerry Anderson Legacy Match trophy which is awarded to the winner of the match. St. Cloud State will be looking to retain the trophy once again, but it will be no easy task. The match should be very competitive with both teams on long winning streaks.

Senior Day
St. Cloud State will honor seniors Olivia Fredrickson and Arisa Kashima at Wednesday's match. Fredrickson has been with the Huskies for five seasons dating back to 2019 and has appeared in 58 games while playing in 91 total matches. She has recorded 42 wins during her tenure with 24 of them being doubles victories. The Fridley graduate was awarded NSIC All-Academic Honors in 2020 and 2022, the NSIC Elite 18 Award in 2022, and the Myles Brand Award in 2023. Kashima is in her second season with the Huskies after transferring from Missouri Valley in 2022. She has appeared in 32 games for the Huskies and played in 43 total matches. The Japanese native has recorded 16 wins in her two seasons with 13 of them being singles victories. Kashima was also a winner of the Myles Brand Award in 2023.

Jerry Anderson
The match between St. Cloud State and Saint Benedict will be the fourth annual Jerry Anderson Legacy Match. Jerry Anderson served as the men's and women's tennis coach from 1998 until he passed away in September of 2018. Anderson put together a record of 198-136 in his 14 seasons with the program and is second all-time in total wins in program history. Anderson also captured two NSIC titles as they came in back-to-back years in 2009 and 2010. In the 2009 season, Anderson set the program record for single-season victories with 26 and was awarded NSIC Coach of the Year for his efforts. St. Cloud State hosted the opening round of the NCAA Tournament that same season. The 2010 season was also historic for Anderson and the Huskies. The team finished with a 23-7 record in route to winning their second consecutive conference championship as well as earning a second straight bid to the NCAA Tournament. St. Cloud State captured a 5-0 win over Colorado Mesa State in the NCAA Tournament before falling 3-5 to Slippery Rock in the Sweet 16. A 1984 graduate of St. Cloud State University, Anderson was a member of the St. Cloud State University tennis team from 1982-1984. He served as a team captain during his senior campaign in 1984. At Willmar Community College, Anderson earned All-Region 13 honors and a trip to the NCAA national championships in 1981. A graduate of Dassel-Cokato High School, Anderson was honored with induction to the Dassel-Cokato Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. In addition to his duties as tennis coach at St. Cloud State, Anderson worked on campus since 1985 and most recently served as a director in the University's Academic Advising Department.

St. Cloud State to host Saint Benedicts for fourth annual Jerry Anderson Legacy Match

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Players Mentioned

Johana Brower

Olivia Fredrickson

Arisa Kashima

Maria Molitor

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