St. Cloud State to host College of St. Benedict for fifth annual Jerry Anderson Legacy Match

St. Cloud, Minn. – St. Cloud State Tennis (1-2, 1-1 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) to host College of St. Benedict (0-0, 0-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) on Friday, February 23. The match is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. CT and will take place at the Sta-Fit Tennis Center in Sartell, Minn. Friday's match will also be the fifth annual Jerry Anderson Legacy Match to commemorate the long-time St. Cloud State head coach who passed away in 2018.

Jerry Anderson
The match between St. Cloud State and College of St. Benedict will be the fifth 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. Anderson's impact extends far past the boundaries of the tennis court as his passion for St. Cloud State and the community was greatly felt by players, faculty, and colleagues.

LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State traveled to Grand Forks, N.D. this past weekend as they opened up their conference schedule with matches against Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State. The Huskies would fall into an 0-1 hole Friday against Minnesota Crookston as they lost two of the three doubles matches. Junior Claudia Muñoz Perez (Tarragona, Spain) and freshman Lara-Maria Schaefer (Nuremberg, Germany) were able to win the lone doubles match for the Huskies as they defeated Daniela de Lucas Rivera and Ariadna Solis Guals 6-2 in the No. 1 spot.

Moving into singles play, the Huskies were only able to win three of the six matches as they were defeated 3-4. Muñoz Perez and junior Johana Brower (Sioux Falls, S.D.) both picked up their first singles wins of the season as they earned victories in the No. 3 and No.4 spots. Muñoz Perez defeated Solis Guals 6-1, 6-2 while Brower beat Blaike Zander 6-2, 6-1 to put two points on the board for the Huskies. Schaefer captured her second victory of the season as she defeated Kavya Singh 2-6, 6-2, 10-5 in a thrilling come from behind victory in the No. 6 spot. Junior Maria Paz Aoki (Marcos Paz, Argentina), sophomore Oriana Grott (Warsaw, Poland), and freshman Brooklyn Broadwell (Thief River Falls, Minn.) were all defeated in straight sets as the Huskies fell to the Golden Eagles 3-4.

Results Minnesota Crookston 4, St. Cloud State 3
Doubles

Lara-Maria Schaefer & Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU) def. Daniela de Lucas Rivera & Ariadna Solis Guals (UMC): 6-2
Madeleine Schneider & Blaike Zander (UMC) def. Maria Paz Aoki & Johana Brower (SCSU): 6-3
Nadia Cases Mundet & Kavya Singh (UMC) def. Maria Molitor & Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU): 6-3

Singles

Madeleine Schneider (UMC) def. Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 6-2, 6-1
Daniela de Lucas Rivera (UMC) def. Oriana Grott (SCSU): 6-2, 6-3
Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU) def. Ariadna Solis Guals (UMC): 6-1, 6-2
Johana Brower (SCSU) def. Blaike Zander (UMC): 6-2, 6-1
Nadia Cases Mundet (UMC) def. Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU): 6-3, 6-1
Lara-Maria Schaefer (SCSU) def. Kavya Singh (UMC) 2-6, 6-2, 10-5

Saturday's match against Bemidji State saw the Huskies jump out to a fast start as they took an early 1-0 lead after doubles. Muñoz Perez and Schaefer picked up their second consecutive victory in the No.1 spot as they defeated Kate Taylor and Isabela Nelson 6-2. Paz Aoki and Brower clinched the doubles point for the Huskies as they captured a clean 6-0 victory in the No. 2 spot. Senior Maria Molitor (Delano, Minn.) and Broadwell ensured the Huskies swept the doubles round with a 6-2 victory in the No. 3 spot.

Moving into singles play and in need of three points, Schaefer grabbed the first point with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Isabela Nelson in the No. 6 spot to give the Huskies a 2-0 lead. The freshman has gotten off to a hot start in her inaugural season for the Huskies as she has posted a 5-1 record overall and an undefeated 3-0 record in singles play. Grott claimed her first victory of the season as she defeated Valesca Rodriguez 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 2 spot to put the Huskies up 3-0. Brower would finish off the Beavers and clinch the match for SCSU as she recorded a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory in the No. 4 spot. The winning would not stop there for the Huskies as Muñoz Perez, Paz Aoki, and Broadwell would complete the sweep for the Huskies with wins in the No. 3, No. 1, and No. 5 spots as St. Cloud State won the match 7-0.

Results St. Cloud State 7, Bemidji State 0
Doubles

Claudia Muñoz Perez & Lara-Maria Schaefer (SCSU) def. Kate Taylor and Isabela Nelson (BSU): 6-2
Maria Paz Aoki & Johana Brower (SCSU) def. Emilia Sand & Ana Lucía Ibáñez (BSU): 6-0
Maria Molitor and Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU) def. Sophie Groen & Reagan Schwartzer (BSU): 6-2

Singles

Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU) def. Kate Taylor (BSU): 6-4, 6(1)-7(7), 10-4
Oriana Grott (SCSU) def. Valesca Rodriguez (BSU): 6-0, 6-1
Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU) def. Emilia Sand (BSU): 6-3 6-1
Johana Brower (SCSU) def. Ana Lucía Ibáñez (BSU): 6-1, 6-1
Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU) def. Laura Burger (BSU): 3-6, 6-0, 10-5
Lara-Maria Schaefer (SCSU) def. Isabela Nelson (BSU): 6-0, 6-1

Grand Forks, N.D. was kind to Muñoz Perez and Schaefer as they each completed an undefeated weekend with an overall record of 4-0 through their four matches played. Playing in the No. 1 doubles spot, the duo has accumulated a 2-1 record through the first three matches. Schaefer remains undefeated in singles play with a 3-0 record while Muñoz Perez has a record of 2-1. Muñoz Perez was recognized as one of the top performers in the conference by the NSIC on Tuesday for her efforts this weekend.

SERIES HISTORY
Friday's match against College of St. Benedict will be the 47^th meeting between the programs with the Huskies holding a 32-14 advantage. St. Cloud State has won the past three matches against the Bennies including last year's matchup.

St. Cloud State would drop the doubles point after losing two of the three matches to fall into an 0-1 deficit. Paz Aoki and Grott would win the lone match for the Huskies as they defeated Anne Bowe and Sophia Jones 6-1 in the No. 2 spot.

Moving into singles play, Paz Aoki would tie the match at 1-1 with a 6-2, 6-2 win in the No. 2 spot. Brower would win what was her 12^th consecutive victory as she took down Anne Bowe 6-3, 6-1 in the No. 5 spot. Then-senior Arisa Kashima put the third point on the board for SCSU with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Sophia Jones in the No. 4 spot. CSB would take the next two matches as the game would be decided in the No. 3 spot between Claudia Muñoz Perez and Greta Nesbit. Muñoz Perez would take the first set 6-4 as the Huskies started to see the finish line. Nesbit would bounce back with a 6-4 victory in the second set as the match battled back-and-forth. Muñoz Perez would come out victorious in the final set with a 7-5 victory to clinch the match for St. Cloud State.

Results- St. Cloud State 4, College of St. Benedict 3
Doubles

Ashley Tarrolly & Peyton Kopel (CSB) def. Claudia Muñoz Perez& Johana Brower (SCSU): 6-3
Maria Paz Aoki & Oriana Grott (SCSU) def. Anne Bowe & Sophia Jonas (CSB): 6-1
Maria Bedford & Greta Nesbit (CSB) def. Olivia Fredrickson & Maria Molitor (SCSU): 6-3

Singles

Ashley Tarrolly (CSB) def. Oriana Grott (SCSU): 6-3, 6-2
Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU) def. Peyton Kopel (CSB): 6-2, 6-2
Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU) def. Greta Nesbit (CSB): 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
Arisa Kashima (SCSU) def. Sophia Jonas (CSB): 6-3, 6-4
Johana Brower (SCSU) def. Anne Bowe (CSB): 6-3, 6-1
Maria Bedford (CSB) def. Maria Molitor (SCSU): 6-3, 3-6, 10-5

SCOUTING COLLEGE OF ST. BENEDICT
Friday's match against the Huskies will be the season opener for the Bennies. Last season, St. Benedict finished 5^th in the MIAC with an overall record of 9-8 and a 6-4 conference record.

The Bennies will be returning eight players from last year's roster including notable players such as Ashley Tarrolly, Peyton Kopel, and Greta Nesbit- all who competed in last year's match.
Tarrolly exclusively played at the No. 1 spot in singles play where she posted a 9-3 record. Kopel finished last season with a 7-10 record in singles play which entailed a 2-3 record in the No. 1 spot and a 5-7 record at the No. 2 spot. Nesbit registered a 9-8 record in singles with a 7-5 record in the No. 3 spot. In doubles, Tarrolly and Kopel were in the No. 1 spot for St. Benedict last year as they held a 6-6 record.

Jack Bowe enters his second season in his second stint as the Bennies head coach. Bowe served as the head coach for seven seasons, starting in 1991, where he guided CSB to five top-five MIAC finishes in his tenure. He was awarded MIAC Coach of the Year in 1993.

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