St. Cloud State Tennis Faceoff Against UMary and MSU Moorhead in Duluth for Weekend Matches

Saturday, March 29

Duluth, MN.

11:30 a.m.

St. Cloud State

UMary

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

St. Cloud State Tennis Faceoff Against UMary and MSU Moorhead in Duluth for Weekend Matches

3/27/2025 11:04:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Huskies look to snap two-game skid

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Tennis (3-7, 0-4 NSIC) travel to Duluth, Minn. this weekend as they take on UMary on Saturday, March 29 and MSU Moorhead on Sunday, March 30. Saturday's match is set for 11:30 a.m. while Sunday's match will be played at 9:30 a.m.

Last Time Out
This past weekend, St. Cloud State hosted Winona State and Minnesota State.

Against Winona State on Friday, St. Cloud State got off to a strong start with as Claudia Muñoz Perez and Lara-Maria Schaefer captured a 6-2 win in the No. 2 spot. Winona State responded with a 6-2 win of their own in the No. 1 spot. To decide the doubles point, Gibby Chapman and Brooklyn Broadwell came up big for the Huskies with a 6-4 win. This was the fifth consecutive match that St. Cloud State has won the doubles point.

Moving into singles play with a 1-0 lead, Johana Brower extended the lead with a clean 6-1, 6-0 win in the No. 2 spot. The Warriors came up with their first point of the day in the No. 5 spot as the match was set at 2-1. In the No. 3 spot, Oriana Grott gave the Huskies their third point of the match with a 6-4, 6-3 win. Winona State would ultimately tie the match with two third set victories in the No. 1 and No. 4 spots as the score now tallied to 3-3. With the match on the line, Broadwell faced off against Nikita Agrawal in the No. 6 position. In what was a tight match, Agrawal would ultimately come away with a 6-5, 7-5 win as Winona State came away with a 4-3 victory.

St. Cloud State 3 Winona State 4
Doubles

Lainy Ristau & Halle Rosentreter def. Johana Brower & Maria Paz Aoki: 6-2
Claudia Muñoz Perez & Lara-Maria Schaefer def. Alexandra Madjun & Miranda Daulong: 6-2
Gibby Chapman & Brooklyn Broadwell def. Clara Thoemke & Ally Burger: 6-4

Singles

Lainy Ristau def. Claudia Muñoz Perez: 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
Johana Brower def. Miranda Daulong: 6-1, 6-0
Oriana Grott def. Clara Thoemke: 6-4, 6-3
Elysia Beynon def. Lara-Maria Schaefer: 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Alexandra Madjun def. Gibby Chapman: 6-3, 6-2
Nikita Agrawal def. Brooklyn Broadwell: 6-4, 7-5

Against Minnesota State on Sunday, the Huskies had their five-match streak of taking the doubles point snap after falling in two of the three matches. The Mavericks captured victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Gibby Chapman and Brooklyn Broadwell came away with a 6-3 win at the No. 3 spot for SCSU.

Trailing 1-0 heading into singles play, St. Cloud State dropped matches in the No. 5, No. 3, and No. 2 spots as Mankato clinched the win in the match. The Mavericks completed the sweep with three more straight set victories as they went on to win 7-0.

St. Cloud State 0, Minnesota State 7
Doubles

Freia Lawrence & Avery Stilwell def. Johana Brower & Maria Paz Aoki: 6-2
McKenna DeMarce & Elizabeth Felderman def. Claudia Muñoz Perez & Lara-Maria Schaefer: 6-0
Brooklyn Broadwell & Gibby Chapman def. Hana Minisy & Tania Corderio: 6-3

Singles

Freia Lawrence def. Claudia Muñoz Perez: 6-3, 7-5
Avery Stilwell def. Johana Brower: 6-3, 6-3
McKenna DeMarce def. Oriana Grott: 6-3, 6-0
Hana Minisy def. Lara-Maria Schaefer: 6-2, 6-3
Elizabeth Felderman def. Gibby Chapman: 6-2, 6-2
Georgia Deml def. Brooklyn Broadwell: 6-0, 6-1

St. Cloud State Season Statistics
Singles

Brooklyn Broadwell: 2-8 overall, 0-4 NSIC, 0-2 No. 4, 1-4 No. 5, 1-2 No. 6, 2 straight set victories
Johana Brower: 3-7, 1-3 NSIC, 0-3 No.1, 3-4 No. 2, 3 straight set victories, 1 tiebreaker set won
Gibby Chapman: 6-3, 1-3 NSIC, 1-2 No. 5, 5-1 No. 6, 2 third set victories, 4 straight set victory
Oriana Grott: 4-4, 1-1 NSIC, 3-4 No. 3, 1-0 No. 4, 3 straight set victories, 1 third set victory
Claudia Muñoz Perez: 1-5, 0-4 NSIC, 1-5 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: 6-4, 1-3 NSIC, 4-3 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: 2-8, 0-4 NSIC, 2-8 No. 1
Claudia Muñoz Perez & Lara-Maria Schaefer: 3-3, 3-1 NSIC, 3-3 No. 2
Brooklyn Broadwell & Gibby Chapman: 3-2, 3-1 NSIC, 3-2 No. 3
Lara-Maria Schaefer & Gibby Chapman: 4-0, 0-0 NSIC, 4-0 No. 2

Doubles Individuals

Brooklyn Broadwell: 8-2, 3-1 NSIC, 8-2 No. 3
Johana Brower: 2-8, 0-4 NSIC, 2-8 No. 1
Oriana Grott: 5-0, 0-0 NSIC, 5-0 No. 3
Claudia Muñoz Perez: 3-3, 3-1 NSIC, 3-3 No. 2
Maria Paz Aoki: 2-8, 0-4 NSIC, 2-8 No. 1
Lara-Maria Schaefer: 7-3, 3-1 NSIC, 7-3 No. 2
Gibby Chapman: 7-2, 3-1 NSIC, 4-0 No. 2, 3-2 No. 3

Series History
Saturday's match against UMary will be the 23^rd all-time meeting between the teams with the series being tied 11-11. The Marauders have taken the past seven matches including last years match.

The Marauders took a 1-0 lead after defeating the Huskies in all three doubles matches. In the No.1 position, Claudia Muñoz Perez and Maria Paz Aoki were defeated 6-1 by Chloe Chong and Ilona Freitag. UMary clinched the point after Hala Awad and Maria Estinvil defeated Oriana Grott and Brooklyn Broadwell 6-2. Emily Needham and Luba Moyo completed the sweep as they captured a 6-4 victory over seniors Maria Molitor and Mamiko Yamaguchi.

UMary made quick work of the Huskies after earning victories in the first five matches. Grott and Broadwell both won the first set in their respective matches but were both defeated in the third set. Yamaguchi gave the Huskies their only point of the day as she defeated Luba Moyo 7(8)-6(6), 6-3 in the No. 6 spot, but UMary would walk away with a 6-1 match victory.

Results UMary 6, St. Cloud State 1
Doubles

Chloe Chong & Ilona Freitag (UMARY) def. Maria Paz Aoki & Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU): 6-1
Hala Awad & Maria Estinvil (UMARY) def. Oriana Grott & Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU): 6-2
Emily Needham & Luba Moyo (UMARY) def. Mamiko Yamaguchi & Maria Molitor (SCSU): 6-4

Singles

Chloe Chong (UMARY) def. Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU): 5-0, R
Hala Awad (UMARY) def. Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 6-1, 6-0
Ilona Freitag (UMARY) def. Oriana Grott (SCSU): 1-6, 7-5, 10-5
Maria Estinvil (UMARY) def. Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU): 4-6, 6-3, 10-5
Emily Needham (UMARY) def. Maria Molitor (SCSU): 6-3, 6-1
Mamiko Yamaguchi (SCSU) def. Luba Moyo (UMARY): 7(8)-6(6), 6-3

Sunday's match against MSU Moorhead will be the 58^th match in the series between the programs with the Huskies holding a 47-10 advantage. The Dragons have taken the past two matches including last years match.

MSUM took a 1-0 lead after winning two of the three matches. In the No. 1 position, the duo of Maria Paz Aoki and Claudia Muñoz Perez were defeated 6-2. Oriana Grott and Brooklyn Broadwell tied up the match with a 6-4 victory in the No. 2 spot. In what was a back-and-forth match, Maria Molitor and Mamiko Yamaguchi were defeated 7(8)-6(6) by Katryna Hansen and Claire Nemmers as the Dragons clinched the doubles point.

Moving into singles play, Broadwell tied up the match with a 6-3, 6-1 victory in the No. 4 position. Moorhead would respond with victories in the No. 3 and No. 5 spots as they retook a 3-1 lead. Muñoz Perez brought the Huskies within striking distance as she defeated Luzmary Diaz 6-4, 7-5 in the No. 1 spot as the score was set at 3-2. Paz Aoki battled in the No. 2 spot, but was ultimately defeated 6-3, 3-6, 1-6 by Shaelyn Johnson as the Dragons clinched the victory. Yamaguchi put the final point on the board for the Huskies as she earned a 7-5, 6-3 win in the No. 6 position as St. Cloud State was defeated 4-3.

Results MSU Moorhead 4, St. Cloud State 3
Doubles

Luzmary Diaz & Shaelyn Johnson (MSUM) def. Claudia Muñoz Perez & Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 6-2
Oriana Grott & Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU) def. Madison Bell & Tiannah Gu (MSUM): 6-4
Katryna Hansen & Claire Nemmers (MSUM) def. Mamiko Yamaguchi & Maria Molitor (SCSU): 7(8)-6(7)

Singles

Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU) def. Luzmary Diaz (MSUM): 6-4, 7-5
Shaelyn Johnson (MSUM) def. Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
Tiannah Gu (MSUM) def. Oriana Grott (SCSU): 6-4, 6-2
Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU) def. Katryna Hansen (MSUM): 6-3, 6-1
Madison Bell (MSUM) def. Maria Molitor (SCSU): 6-2, 6-1
Mamiko Yamaguchi (SCSU) def. Claire Nemmers (MSUM): 7-5, 6-3

Scouting UMary
The UMary Marauders come into this match holding a 3-6 record with a 2-1 mark in conference play. The Marauders have beaten Winona State and MSU Moorhead while falling to Minnesota State. UMary came into this season projected to finish fourth in the NSIC after going 9-7 with a 7-2 conference record. The Marauders took down Winona State in the quarterfinals before being defeated by Minnesota State in the semifinals.

UMary returns two of their three All-Conference singles players in Chloe Chong Zhi Jing and Maria Estinvil. Chong Zhi Jing has been named to the NSIC First Team All-Singles for three consecutive years. She currently holds a 3-6 record at the No. 1 spot with a 2-1 conference record. Estinvil is 4-5 in the No. 3 spot with a 2-1 conference record. In doubles, Chong Zhi Jing and Ilona Freitag return as an All-Conference doubles duo. The two were named to the First Team All-Conference Doubles last year. This year, they hold a 4-5 record in the No. 1 spot with a 2-1 mark in conference play.

Head Coach Erik Porter enters his first season with the Marauders after previously being an assistant coach at UMary for the past two seasons. During Porter's two-year stint as an assistant coach, UMary has accumulated a 20-13 record with a 16-4 conference record.

UMary will play Minnesota Duluth on Friday before facing the Huskies on Saturday.

Scouting MSU Moorhead
The MSU Moorhead Dragons come into this match with a 7-6 record and a 1-2 conference record. The Dragons lone conference win came against Winona State while their losses were against Minnesota State and UMary. MSU Moorhead came into this season projected to finish fifth in the NSIC after going 8-10 with a 4-5 conference record. They would qualify for the NSIC Tournament, but were defeated against Minnesota State in the quarterfinals.

The Dragons return their All-Conference Singles player in Tiannah Gu along with their All-Conference Doubles pairing in Luzmary Diaz Castillo and Shaelyn Johnson. Gu was named to the Second-Team All Singles while Diaz Castillo and Johnson were Second-Team All Doubles. Gu currently holds an 11-4 record with a 2-1 conference record in singles. Diaz Castillo and Johnson are 11-5 in the No. 1 spot in doubles.

Head Coach Alexis Konecne enters her third season with MSU Moorhead in the 2025 season. She has guided the Dragons to a 23-26 record during her tenure with consecutive NSIC Tournament appearances.

MSU Moorhead will take on Minnesota Duluth on Saturday before facing the Huskies on Sunday.

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