Saturday, February 8
Rogers, Minn.
3:00 P.M
St. Cloud State
vs
Bethel University
Photo by: Isaac Bentrott
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St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Tennis (1-0), take to the court this Saturday as they face off against Bethel on Saturday, February 8. The match is set for 3:00 p.m. in Rogers, Minn.
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Last Time Out
The Huskies opened up their season last Friday as they took on Minnesota Crookston.
St. Cloud State captured the doubles point after winning two of the three matches. Crookston took the first match as they came away with a win at the No. 2 spot. At the No. 3 spot, Oriana Grott and Brooklyn Broadwell picked up a 6-3 victory as each team now held a doubles win. At the No. 1 spot, Johana Brower and Maria Paz Aoki battled against Daniela de Lucas Rivera and Asli Oktay, but would ultimately come away with a 6-4 victory as St. Cloud State would lead 1-0.
Moving into singles play with a 1-0 lead, Minnesota Crookston won the first three matches in straight sets as they would now lead 3-1. At the No. 5 spot, Lara-Maria Schaefer got the comeback attempt started for the Huskies with a 7(7)-6(1), 6-3 win. Johana Brower kept the momentum rolling for the Huskies as a straight set victory in the No. 2 spot tied the match at 3-3. The deciding point would come down to the No. 6 spot where freshman Gibby Chapman took on Abril Manas Hernandez. Chapman took the first set 6-3, but Manas Hernadez responded with a 6-4 victory in set two. With the match and game on the line, Chapman came up big for the Huskies with a 6-2 victory for her first collegiate victory. The Huskies started the season in the win column with a 4-3 win against Minnesota Crookston.
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St. Cloud State 4, Minnesota Crookston 3
Doubles
St. Cloud State Season Statistics
Singles
Series History
Saturday's match against Bethel will be the 17th all-time meeting between the teams with the Huskies holding a 14-2 advantage. The two programs last played in 2018 where the Royals won 9-0.
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Scouting Bethel
The Bethel Royals will be opening their season this week as they take on Wisconsin-Stevens Point for their season opener before facing the Huskies on Saturday. The Royals are coming off a 2023-24 season where they went 18-4 with a 7-3 conference record. BU reached the MIAC playoffs where they beat Saint Benedict in the quarterfinals before falling to Gustavus Adolphus in the semifinals.
The Royals return a bulk of their lineup from last season including Julia Baber, Lauryn Douglas, Courtney Nuest, Michaella Sullivan, and Emma Thole. Baber went 17-5 in singles with a 14-8 doubles record. Douglas totaled 15 singles wins with 17 doubles wins. Nuest went 17-2 in singles with an 8-12 record in doubles. Sullivan led the team in total wins with 36, 18 from singles and doubles. Thole registered a 14-6 singles record with a 15-7 doubles record.
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Head Coach Drew Fernelius enters his 13th season with the Royals in the 2025 season. He has guided Bethel to a 171-78 record in his tenure while being a three-time MIAC Coach of the Year.
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For all the latest on St. Cloud State Tennis, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team and Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Last Time Out
The Huskies opened up their season last Friday as they took on Minnesota Crookston.
St. Cloud State captured the doubles point after winning two of the three matches. Crookston took the first match as they came away with a win at the No. 2 spot. At the No. 3 spot, Oriana Grott and Brooklyn Broadwell picked up a 6-3 victory as each team now held a doubles win. At the No. 1 spot, Johana Brower and Maria Paz Aoki battled against Daniela de Lucas Rivera and Asli Oktay, but would ultimately come away with a 6-4 victory as St. Cloud State would lead 1-0.
Moving into singles play with a 1-0 lead, Minnesota Crookston won the first three matches in straight sets as they would now lead 3-1. At the No. 5 spot, Lara-Maria Schaefer got the comeback attempt started for the Huskies with a 7(7)-6(1), 6-3 win. Johana Brower kept the momentum rolling for the Huskies as a straight set victory in the No. 2 spot tied the match at 3-3. The deciding point would come down to the No. 6 spot where freshman Gibby Chapman took on Abril Manas Hernandez. Chapman took the first set 6-3, but Manas Hernadez responded with a 6-4 victory in set two. With the match and game on the line, Chapman came up big for the Huskies with a 6-2 victory for her first collegiate victory. The Huskies started the season in the win column with a 4-3 win against Minnesota Crookston.
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St. Cloud State 4, Minnesota Crookston 3
Doubles
- Johana Brower & Maria Paz Aoki def. Daniela de Lucas Rivera & Asli Oktay: 6-4
- Kavya Singh & Nadia Cases Mundet def. Lara-Maria Schaefer & Claudia Muñoz Perez: 6-0
- Brooklyn Broadwell & Oriana Grott def. Blaike Zander & Abril Manas Hernandez: 6-3
- Daniela de Lucas Rivera  def. Claudia Muñoz Perez: 6-2, 6-3  Â
- Johana Brower def. Asli Oktay: 7(7)-6(5), 6-4
- Nadia Cases Mundet def. Oriana Grott: 7(7)-6(5), 6-4
- Blaike Zander def. Brooklyn Broadwell: 6-2, 6-4
- Lara-Maria Schaefer def. Kavya Singh: 7(7)-6(1), 6-3
- Gibby Chapman def. Abril Manas Hernandez: 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
St. Cloud State Season Statistics
Singles
- Brooklyn Broadwell: 0-1 overall, 0-0 NSIC, 0-1 No. 4
- Johana Brower: 1-0, 0-0 NSIC, 1-0 No. 2, 1 straight set victory, 1 tiebreaker set won
- Gibby Chapman: 1-0, 0-0 NSIC, 1-0 No. 6, 1 third set victory
- Oriana Grott: 0-1, 0-0 NSIC, 0-1 No. 3
- Claudia Muñoz Perez: 0-1, 0-0 NSIC, 0-1 No. 1
- Lara-Maria Schaefer: 1-0, 0-0 NSIC, 1-0 No. 5, 1 straight set victory, 1 tiebreaker set won
- Brooklyn Broadwell & Oriana Grott: 1-0, 0-0 NSIC, 1-0 No. 3
- Johana Brower & Maria Paz Aoki: 1-0, 0-0 NSIC, 1-0 No. 1
- Claudia Muñoz Perez & Lara-Maria Schaefer: 0-1, 0-0 NSIC, 0-1 No. 2
- Brooklyn Broadwell: 1-0, 0-0 NSIC, 1-0 No. 3
- Johana Brower: 1-0, 0-0 NSIC, 1-0 No. 1
- Oriana Grott: 1-0, 0-0 NSIC, 1-0 No. 3
- Claudia Muñoz Perez: 0-1, 0-0 NSIC, 0-1 No. 2
- Maria Paz Aoki: 1-0, 0-0 NSIC, 1-0 No. 1
- Lara-Maria Schaefer: 0-1, 0-0 NSIC, 0-1 No. 2
Series History
Saturday's match against Bethel will be the 17th all-time meeting between the teams with the Huskies holding a 14-2 advantage. The two programs last played in 2018 where the Royals won 9-0.
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Scouting Bethel
The Bethel Royals will be opening their season this week as they take on Wisconsin-Stevens Point for their season opener before facing the Huskies on Saturday. The Royals are coming off a 2023-24 season where they went 18-4 with a 7-3 conference record. BU reached the MIAC playoffs where they beat Saint Benedict in the quarterfinals before falling to Gustavus Adolphus in the semifinals.
The Royals return a bulk of their lineup from last season including Julia Baber, Lauryn Douglas, Courtney Nuest, Michaella Sullivan, and Emma Thole. Baber went 17-5 in singles with a 14-8 doubles record. Douglas totaled 15 singles wins with 17 doubles wins. Nuest went 17-2 in singles with an 8-12 record in doubles. Sullivan led the team in total wins with 36, 18 from singles and doubles. Thole registered a 14-6 singles record with a 15-7 doubles record.
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Head Coach Drew Fernelius enters his 13th season with the Royals in the 2025 season. He has guided Bethel to a 171-78 record in his tenure while being a three-time MIAC Coach of the Year.
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For all the latest on St. Cloud State Tennis, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team and Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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