St. Cloud State Tennis to Host Two Conference Opponents this Weekend

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Tennis (3-5, 0-2 NSIC) return to action this weekend as they host Winona State on Friday, March 21 and then Minnesota State Mankato on Sunday, March 23. Friday's game is set for 4:30 p.m. while Sunday's game is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

Last Time Out
St. Cloud State traveled to Florida two weeks ago for their spring break trip where they took on California University of Pennsylvania, Cedarville University, and Concordia College.

In doubles play against California University of Pennsylvania, St. Cloud State won the point after taking two of the three matches. The Vulcans would take the first match with a 6-2 win in the No. 1 spot. Lara-Maria Schaefer and Gibby Chapman came away with a 6-3 win in the No. 2 spot as each team now held a doubles win. Oriana Grott and Brooklyn Broadwell came up big for SCSU in the No. 3 spot with a 6-4 as the Huskies took the doubles point.

Moving into singles play with a 1-0 lead, CUPA won the first three matches in straight sets as they now held a 3-1 lead. Schaefer and Broadwell each battled into the third set of their respective matches, but would come up short as the Vulcans now led 5-1. Chapman captured a third set victory in the No. 6 spot, but the Huskies would ultimately be defeated 5-2.

St. Cloud State 2, California University of Pennsylvania 5
Doubles

Teddi Isherwood & Leandra Guldimann def. Maria Paz Aoki & Johana Brower: 6-2
Lara-Maria Schaefer & Gibby Chapman def. Diletta Maria Mungo & Lilli Schreiber: 6-3
Oriana Grott and Brooklyn Broadwell def. Garance Laforet & Anika Hedrich: 6-4

Singles

Teddi Isherwood def. Johana Brower: 6-2, 6-3
Leandra Gulimann def. Maria Paz Aoki: 6-2, 6-0
Diletta Maria Mungo def. Oriana Grott: 7(7)-6(4), 6-2
Lilli Schreiber def. Lara-Maria Schaefer: 6-1, 3-6, 10-7
Garance Laforet def. Brooklyn Broadwell: 3-6, 5-7, 10-1
Gibby Chapman def. Anika Hendrich: 6-2, 5-7, 10-4

For the third consecutive match, the Huskies captured the doubles point with two wins against Cedarville. At the No. 1 spot, the Yellowjackets took the point with a 6-2 win, but Lara-Maria Schaefer and Gibby Chapman responded with a 6-4 win at the No. 2 spot. In need of a win in the No. 3 spot to take the point, Brooklyn Broadwell and Oriana Grott came out victorious with a 6-4 win to secure the point for SCSU.

Moving into singles play with a 1-0 lead, the Yellowjackets took the first two matches in the No. 1 spot to tie the match at 1-1. In the No. 6 spot, Chapman gave the Huskies their first singles with a 6-1, 6-3 straight set victory as St. Cloud State retook the lead. Cedarville captured victories in the No. 3 and No. 2 spots to put them on the cusp of victory with a 3-2 lead. Schaefer would tie the match in the No.4 spot with a 6-4 7(7)-6(4) victory over Susannah Prince. With the match tied 3-3, it would come down to Broadwell and Faith Monson in the No. 5 spot. Broadwell took the first set 6-4, but Monson countered with her own 6-4 victory in set two. Heading into set three, Monson came away with the victory, beating Broadwell 10-4 in the third set as Cedarville took the match 4-3.

St. Cloud State 3, Cedarville 4
Doubles

Diana Ivanikhina & Paula Curci Micieli def. Johana Brower & Maria Paz Aoki: 6-2
Lara-Maria Schaefer & Gibby Chapman def. Delia Guzic & Susannah Prince: 6-4
Oriana Grott & Brooklyn Broadwell def. Faith Monson & Sofia Calafos: 6-4

Singles

Diana Ivanikhina def. Johana Brower: 6-0, 6-0
Delia Guzic def. Maria Paz Aoki: 6-4, 6-2
Paula Curci Micieli def. Oriana Grott: 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
Lara-Maria Schaefer def. Susannah Prince: 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Faith Monson def. Brooklyn Broadwell: 4-6, 6-4, 10-4
Gibby Chapman def. Molly Filpus: 6-1, 6-3

For the fourth consecutive match, St. Cloud State won the doubles point after a pair of wins against Concordia College. At the No. 1 spot, the Cobbers took the point with a 7-5 win, but Lara-Maria Schaefer and Gibby Chapman responded with a 6-2 win at the No. 2 spot. In need of a win in the No. 3 spot to take the point, Brooklyn Broadwell and Oriana Grott came out victorious with a clean 6-0 win to secure the point for SCSU.

Moving into singles play with a 1-0 lead, Concordia took the first two matches as they now held a 2-1 lead. Broadwell got the Huskies back on track with a 6-0, 6-0 win at the No. 6 spot. At the No. 4 spot, Schaefer added on another straight set wins as SCSU retook the lead at 3-2. To clinch the match, Chapman came away with a 6-2, 6-3 win at the No. 5 spot for her fifth straight win. Grott put the finishing touches on the match for St. Cloud State as a straight set win finalized the score at 5-2.

St. Cloud State 5, Concordia College 2
Doubles

Anna Hacker & Emma Farder def. Johana Brower & Maria Paz Aoki: 7-5
Lara-Maria Schaefer & Gibby Chapman def. Ava Lowman & Isabelle Smith: 6-2
Brooklyn Broadwell & Oriana Grott def. Annalise Skyrade & Claire Kimman: 6-0

Singles

Anna Hacker def. Johana Brower: 1-0, retired
Emma Farder def. Maria Paz Aoki: 6-2, 6-3
Oriana Grott def. Annalise Skyrade: 6-4, 6-1
Lara-Maria Schaefer def. Ava Lowman: 6-2, 6-0
Gibby Chapman def. Isabelle Smith: 6-2, 6-3
Brooklyn Broadwell def. Claire Kimman: 6-0, 6-0

NSIC Player of the Week
Following the Huskies spring break trip, freshman Gibby Chapman was named NSIC Player of the Week. Chapman went 3-0 in doubles and has won five consecutive doubles matches. She also went 3-0 in singles and has also won five consecutive singles matches.

St. Cloud State Season Statistics
Singles

Brooklyn Broadwell: 2-6 overall, 0-2 NSIC, 0-2 No. 4, 1-4 No. 5, 1-0 No. 6, 2 straight set victories
Johana Brower: 2-6, 0-2 NSIC, 0-3 No.1, 2-3 No. 2, 2 straight set victories, 1 tiebreaker set won
Gibby Chapman: 6-1, 1-1 NSIC, 1-0 No. 5, 5-1 No. 6, 2 third set victories, 4 straight set victory
Oriana Grott: 3-3, 0-0 NSIC, 2-3 No. 3, 1-0 No. 4, 2 straight set victories, 1 third set victory
Claudia Muñoz Perez: 1-3, 0-2 NSIC, 1-3 No. 1, 1 straight set victory
Maria Paz Aoki: 1-6, 0-2 NSIC, 1-0 No.1, 0-3 No. 2, 0-3 No. 3, 1 straight set victory
Lara-Maria Schaefer: 6-2, 1-1 NSIC, 4-1 No. 4, 1-1 No. 5, 1-0 No. 6, 6 straight set victories, 2 tiebreaker sets won

Doubles Teams

Brooklyn Broadwell & Oriana Grott: 5-0, 0-0 NSIC, 5-0 No. 3
Johana Brower & Maria Paz Aoki: 2-6, 0-2 NSIC, 2-6 No. 1
Claudia Muñoz Perez & Lara-Maria Schaefer: 2-2, 2-0 NSIC, 2-2 No. 2
Brooklyn Broadwell & Gibby Chapman: 1-2, 1-1 NSIC, 1-2 No. 3
Lara-Maria Schaefer & Gibby Chapman: 4-0, 0-0 NSIC, 4-0 No. 2

Doubles Individuals

Brooklyn Broadwell: 6-2, 1-1 NSIC, 6-2 No. 3
Johana Brower: 2-6, 0-2 NSIC, 2-6 No. 1
Oriana Grott: 5-0, 0-0 NSIC, 5-0 No. 3
Claudia Muñoz Perez: 2-2, 2-0 NSIC, 2-2 No. 2
Maria Paz Aoki: 2-6, 0-2 NSIC, 2-6 No. 1
Lara-Maria Schaefer: 6-2, 2-0 NSIC, 6-2 No. 2
Gibby Chapman: 5-2, 1-1 NSIC, 4-0 No. 2, 1-2 No. 3

Series History
Friday's match against Winona State will be the 56th all-time meeting between the teams with the Huskies holding a 39-17 record. Winona State has won the previous three matches including their meeting earlier this season.

The Warriors would take all three doubles matches to earn the point. At the No. 3 spot, Brooklyn Broadwell and Gibby Chapman were defeated 6-3. Winona State clinched the doubles point as Skylar Gary and Alexandra Madjun defeated Claudia Muñoz Perez and Lara-Maria Schaefer 6-2 in the No. 2 spot. To complete the sweep, Lainy Ristau and Halle Rosentreter defeated Maria Paz Aoki and Johana Brower 6-1.

Moving into singles play with a 1-0 deficit, Huskies lost in the No. 5 spot as they now trailed 2-0. Oriana Grott put the first point on the board for SCSU as she took down Elysia Beynon 6-2, 1-6, 10-5 at the No. 4 spot. Winona State came away with two straight set victories at the No. 3 and No. 2 spots to ultimately clinch the match. Muñoz Perez and Schaefer each picked up a straight set victory as the final score would come out to be 4-3.

St. Cloud State 3, Winona State 4
Doubles

Lainy Ristau & Halle Rosentreter def. Maria Paz Aoki & Johana Brower: 6-1
Skylar Gary & Alexandra Madjun def. Claudia Muñoz Perez & Lara-Maria Schaefer: 6-2
Burger & Elysia Beynon def. Brooklyn Broadwell and Gibby Chapman: 6-3

Singles

Claudia Muñoz Perez def. Skylar Gary: 6-4, 6-4
Lainy Ristau def. Johana Brower: 7-5, 6-3
Clara Thoemke def. Maria Paz Aoki: 6-4, 6-2
Oriana Grott def. Elysia Beynon: 6-2, 1-6, 10-5
Nikita Agrawal def. Brooklyn Broadwell: 6-1, 6-1
Lara-Maria Schaefer def. Ally Burger: 6-3, 7-5

Sunday's match against Minnesota State will be the 78^th meeting in the series between the programs with SCSU holding a 58-19 advantage. The Mavericks have won the previous three matches including last year's matchup.

SCSU dropped the doubles point after being defeated in two of the three matches. In the No. 1 spot, Claudia Munoz Perez and Lara-Maria Schaefer were defeated 6-2 by Freia Lawrence and Avery Stilwell. The Mavericks would clinch the doubles point as Elizabeth Felderman and McKenna DeMarce defeated Johana Brower and Maria Paz Aoki in the No. 2 spot. Oriana Grott and Brooklyn Broadwell captured a 6-2 victory in the No. 3 spot.

Trailing 0-1 in the match, SCSU needed to win four of the six matches to secure a victory but were only able to win three. Schaefer put the Huskies on the board with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Taylor Julsrud in the No. 4 spot. Broadwell gave SCSU a 2-1 advantage in the match after picking up a 6-3, 6-1 victory in the No. 5 spot. Mankato would win the next two matches in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots to take a 3-2 lead. Maria Molitor tied the match at 3-3 with a 6-4, 0-6, 7-5 victory in the No. 6 spot. The final match would come down to Grott and McKenna DeMarce in the No. 3 spot. DeMarce would win the first set 6-2, but Grott flipped the script in the second set as she produced a 6-2 win. In the third and final set, DeMarce would win 6-3 and clinch the match for the Mavericks.

Results- Minnesota State Mankato 4, St. Cloud State 3
Doubles

Freia Lawrence & Avery Stilwell (MSU) def. Claudia Muñoz Perez & Lara-Maria Schaefer (SCSU): 6-2
Elizabeth Felderman & McKenna DeMarce (MSU) def. Johana Brower & Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 6-2
Oriana Grott & Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU) def. Taylor Julsrud & Sutton Julsrud (MSU): 6-2

Singles

Freia Lawrence (MSU) def. Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU): 6-2, 6-3
Avery Stilwell (MSU) def. Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 6-0, 6-1
McKenna DeMarce (MSU) def. Oriana Grott (SCSU): 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Lara-Maria Schaefer (SCSU) def. Taylor Julsrud (MSU): 7-5, 6-3
Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU) def. Sutton Julsrud (MSU): 6-3, 6-1
Maria Molitor (SCSU) def. Georgia Deml (MSU): 6-4, 0-6, 7-5

Scouting Winona State
The Winona State Warriors come into this match holding a 4-7 record with an 0-2 mark in conference play. The two conference losses have come against UMary and MSU Moorhead with both scores being 4-3. The Warriors came into this season projected to finish to finish 5th in the NSIC after going 8-9 with a 4-5 conference record last season. WSU qualified for the NSIC tournament where they were defeated 4-1 against UMary.

Coming into this season, the Warriors return one of their All-Conference players in Lainy Ristau who was named to the second team singles. Ristau went 10-4 singles as a freshman while going 8-6 in doubles. Ristau currently holds a 2-6 record in singles play and a 2-6 record in doubles. Clara Thoemke holds the most singles wins on the team with a 4-4 record. The paring of Thoemke and Ally Burger has a team-high four wins in doubles play with a 4-2 record.

Head Coach Tom Sanvik enters his fourth season with the Warriors in the 2025 season. Sanvik has accumulated a 37-30 record in his tenure with a 19-14 conference mark. He has guided Winona State to the NSIC tournament in each of his three seasons with a trip to the NSIC Championship in his inaugural season.

Winona State will take on Fort Hays State on Wednesday before facing the Huskies on Friday.

Scouting Minnesota State
The Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks come into this match holding a 5-1 record with a 2-0 mark in conference. Their conference wins have come against MSU Moorhead and UMary. The Mavericks came into this season projected to finish second in the conference following an 11-7 overall record with a 7-2 conference record. The Mavericks reached the NSIC Championship after a quarterfinal win against MSU Moorhead and a semifinal win against UMary. The Mavericks would ultimately be defeated 4-0 against Augustana in the championship game.

Coming into this match, three Mavericks hold five singles wins on the season with McKenna DeMarce, Freia Lawrence, and Hana Minisy having a 5-1 record. The doubles pairings of Lawrence and Avery Stilwell and DeMarce and Elizabeth Felderman each have a 4-1 record. Lawrence, Stilwell, and Felderman were all named to the All-Conference singles teams while the doubles pairing of Lawrence and Stilwell was an All-Conference doubles pairing.

Head Coach Matt Hokanson enters his first season with the Mavericks in the 2024-25 season.

The Mavericks will play Minnesota Duluth on Saturday before taking on the Huskies on Sunday.

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