St. Cloud State Tennis Closes out Regular Season in Sioux Falls

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Tennis (4-9, 1-6 NSIC) close out their regular season this weekend in Sioux Falls as they take on No. 27 Augustana on Saturday, April 12 and Sioux Falls on Sunday, April 13. Saturday's match is set for 3:00 p.m. while Sunday's match will be played at 9:00 a.m.

Last Time Out
St. Cloud State took on Minnesota Duluth this past weekend in their final home match of the season.

SCSU got off to a strong start as they swept the Bulldogs in doubles. Claudia Muñoz Perez and Lara-Maria Schaefer came up with a clean 6-0 victory at the No. 2 spot to give the Huskies their first win of the day. Brooklyn Broadwell and Gibby Chapman followed that up with a 6-1 win in the No. 3 spot as St. Cloud State clinched the doubles point. Johana Brower and Maria Paz Aoki completed the sweep for the Huskies with a 6-3 win in the No. 1 spot.

Moving into singles play holding a 1-0 lead, St. Cloud State kept it rolling as Schaefer, Muñoz Perez, and Oriana Grott all captured straight set singles wins to clinch the match for SCSU. Brower tacked on her second win of the day with a straight set win in the No. 2 spot as the lead grew to 5-0. Paz Aoki battled back-and-forth in the No. 4 spot, but would ultimately be defeated 6-1, 2-6, 8-10. Broadwell gave the Huskies their final point of the day with a straight set win in the No. 6 spot to finalize the score at 6-1.

St. Cloud State 6, Minnesota Duluth 1
Doubles

Johana Brower & Maria Paz Aoki def. Luana da Silva & Olivia Gorton: 6-3
Claudia Muñoz Perez & Lara-Maria Schaefer def. Isabelle Simon & Sydney Friedrich: 6-0
Brooklyn Broadwell & Gibby Chapman def. Olivia Honsey & Carly Chaney: 6-1

Singles

Claudia Muñoz Perez def. Luana da Silva: 6-4, 6-1
Johana Brower def. Carly Chaney: 6-2, 6-3
Oriana Grott def. Sydney Friedrich: 6-1, 6-3
Isabelle Simon def. Maria Paz Aoki: 1-6, 6-2, 10-8
Lara-Maria Schaefer def. Olivia Gorton: 6-3, 6-2
Brooklyn Broadwell def. Olivia Honsey: 6-2, 6-0

St. Cloud State Season Statistics
Singles

Brooklyn Broadwell: 5-8 overall, 3-4 NSIC, 0-2 No. 4, 1-4 No. 5, 4-2 No. 6, 4 straight set victories, 1 third set victory
Johana Brower: 4-9, 2-5 NSIC, 0-3 No.1, 4-6 No. 2, 4 straight set victories, 1 tiebreaker set won
Gibby Chapman: 6-5, 1-5 NSIC, 1-4 No. 5, 5-1 No. 6, 2 third set victories, 4 straight set victory
Oriana Grott: 5-6, 2-3 NSIC, 4-6 No. 3, 1-0 No. 4, 4 straight set victories, 1 third set victory
Claudia Muñoz Perez: 2-7, 1-6 NSIC, 2-7 No. 1, 2 straight set victories
Maria Paz Aoki: 1-7, 0-3 NSIC, 1-0 No.1, 0-3 No. 2, 0-3 No. 3, 0-1 No. 4, 1 straight set victory
Lara-Maria Schaefer: 9-4, 4-3 NSIC, 6-3 No. 4, 2-1 No. 5, 1-0 No. 6, 8 straight set victories, 1 third set victory 2 tiebreaker sets won

Doubles Teams

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

Doubles Individuals

Brooklyn Broadwell: 11-2, 6-1 NSIC, 11-2 No. 3
Johana Brower: 4-9, 2-5 NSIC, 3-8 No. 1, 1-1 No. 2
Oriana Grott: 7-0, 2-0 NSIC, 7-0 No. 3
Claudia Muñoz Perez: 4-5, 4-3 NSIC, 0-2 No. 1, 4-3 No. 2
Maria Paz Aoki: 3-8, 1-4 NSIC, 3-8 No. 1
Lara-Maria Schaefer: 8-5, 4-3 NSIC, 0-2 No. 1, 8-3 No. 2
Gibby Chapman: 8-3, 4-2 NSIC, 5-1 No. 2, 3-2 No. 3

Double Trouble
Following a doubles win this past weekend, Brooklyn Broadwell won her 10th consecutive doubles match which is the second longest streak since 2007-08. Kelly Freese (2007-08) holds the longest streak with 11 consecutive doubles matches won. Broadwell's 11 doubles wins on the year are also the most by any player in a single season since 2017.

Rising the Rankings
After the Huskies took down Minnesota Duluth 6-1 this past weekend, Head Coach Berit Merrill moved into a tie with Dee Whitlock (1970-78) for the third most wins in program history. Merrill and Whitlock each have tallied 43 wins across their tenures. Win 44 would place her in sole possession for third and would only trail Jerry Anderson (2006-18), who tallied 198 wins, and Larry Sundby (1988-2005), who captured 311 wins.

Series History
Saturday's match against Augustana will be the 47th all-time meeting between the programs with St. Cloud State holding a 27-19 advantage. Augustana has won 17 consecutive matches against the Huskies including both of their matchups last year.

Augustana took a 1-0 lead after winning all three doubles matches to clinch the point. In the No. 3 spot, the senior duo of Mamiko Yamaguchi and Maria Molitor were taken down 6-0 by Senem Ocal and Smilte Baktye. The Vikings clinched the doubles point as Gabriela Jancikova and Simone Karaouza defeated Claudia Muñoz Perez and Brooklyn Broadwell 6-2. The duo of Maria Paz Aoki and Johana Brower battled in the No. 1 position but were ultimately defeated 6-3.

Moving into singles play, the Vikings made quick work of the Huskies by winning the first five matches in straight sets. Muñoz Perez battled back-and-forth with Florentia Hadjigeorgiou in the No. 1 spot as the Spaniard took the first set by a score of 7-5. Hadjigeorgiou responded and won the second set 6-3 to force the deciding third set. The third set was competitive as the two players traded blows, but Hadjigeorgiou would go on to win 10-5 to complete the sweep for Augustana.

Results Augustana 7, St. Cloud State 0
Doubles

Florentia Hadjigeorgiou & Aleksandra Kistanova (AU) def. Maria Paz Aoki & Johana Brower (SCSU): 6-3
Gabriela Jancikova & Simone Karaouza (AU) def. Claudia Muñoz Perez & Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU): 6-2
Senem Ocal & Smilte Baktye (AU) def. Mamiko Yamaguchi & Maria Molitor (SCSU): 6-0

Singles

Florentia Hadjigeorgiou (AU) def. Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU): 5-7, 6-3, 10-5
Senem Ocal (AU) def. Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 6-1, 6-1
Mia Garcia (AU) def. Johana Brower (SCSU): 6-1, 6-3
Aleksandra Kistanova (AU) def. Oriana Grott (SCSU): 6-4, 6-2
Gabriela Jancikova (AU) def. Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU): 6-1, 6-1
Margarita Chouliara (AU) def. Maria Molitor (SCSU): 6-0, 6-0

The second meeting took place in the NSIC Tournament where the Vikings took a 1-0 lead after winning the first two doubles matches. In the No. 3 position, the duo of Mamiko Yamaguchi and Maria Molitor were defeated 6-1 by Gabriela Jancikova and Simone Karaouza. Augustana captured the doubles point after Senem Ocal and Smilte Baktye defeated Claudia Muñoz Perez and Brooklyn Broadwell 6-0.

Holding a 1-0 lead, Augustana would win the first three matches in straight sets to clinch the victory. Aleksandra Kistanova defeated Broadwell 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 3 spot to put the Vikings up 2-0. Mia Garcia gave Augustana a 3-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Molitor. Ocal gave the Vikings the clinching point as she defeated junior Maria Paz Aoki 6-0, 6-0 as Augustana defeated St. Cloud State 4-0, ending their season.

Results Augustana 4, St. Cloud State 0
Doubles

Florentia Hadjigeorgiou & Aleksandra Kistanova (AU) vs. Maria Paz Aoki & Johana Brower (SCSU): 5-0 unfinished
Senem Ocal & Smilte Baktye (AU) def. Claudia Muñoz Perez & Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU): 6-0
Gabriela Jancikova & Simone Karaouza (AU) def. Mamiko Yamaguchi & Maria Molitor (SCSU): 6-1

Singles

Florentia Hadjigeorgiou (AU) vs Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU): 6-1, 2-1 unfinished
Senem Ocal (AU) def. Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 6-0, 6-0
Aleksandra Kistanova (AU) def. Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU): 6-0, 6-0
Mia Garcia (AU) def. Maria Molitor (SCSU): 6-0, 6-0
Gabriela Jancikova (AU) vs. Mamiko Yamaguchi (SCSU): 6-1, 5-0 unfinished
Smilte Baktye (AU) vs. Lara-Maria Schaefer (SCSU): 6-1, 3-1 unfinished

Sunday's match against Sioux Falls will be the 21st all-time meeting between the programs with the Huskies holding an 11-9 advantage. The Cougars have taken the past two matches including last year's matchup.

In doubles play, Sioux Falls took a 1-0 lead after winning two of the three matches. In the No. 3 spot, Maria Molitor and Oriana Grott were defeated 6-2 by Danielle and Alissa Thorfinnson. Sioux Falls clinched the doubles point as Sydney Osburn and Ella Hancock defeated Claudia Muñoz Perez and Brooklyn Broadwell 6-2. In what was a tightly contested match in the No. 1 spot, the duo of Maria Paz Aoki and Johana Brower defeated Talia Janos and Chloe Siegfort 7-5. St. Cloud State is now 0-5 on the year when they do not win the doubles point.

Heading into singles play with a 1-0 deficit, the Huskies would be defeated in straight sets in the first three matches as Sioux Falls clinched the victory. In the No. 4 position, Grott produced the only victory for the Huskies with a come from behind 1-6, 6-4, 7(7)-6(1) over Sydney Osburn. Muñoz Perez battled against Talia Jones in the No. 1 spot but lost in three sets by a score of 4-6, 6-2, 4-6.

Results- Sioux Falls 6, St. Cloud State 1
Doubles

Maria Paz Aoki & Johana Brower (SCSU) def. Talia Janos & Chloe Siegfort (USF): 7-5
Sydney Osburn & Ella Hancock (USF) def. Brooklyn Broadwell & Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU) 6-2
Daniella Thorfinnson & Alissa Thorfinnson (USF) def. Oriana Grott & Maria Molitor (SCSU): 6-2

Singles

Talia Janos (USF) def. Claudia Muñoz Perez (SCSU): 6-4, 2-6, 4-6
Chloe Siegfort (USF) def. Maria Paz Aoki (SCSU): 6-4, 6-3
Danielle Thorfinnson (USF) def. Johana Brower (SCSU): 6-3, 6-3
Oriana Grott (SCSU) def. Sydney Osburn (USF): 1-6, 6-4, 7(7)-6(1)
Ella Hancock (USF) def. Brooklyn Broadwell (SCSU): 6-0, 6-2
Jaeyln Haler (USF) def. Maria Molitor (SCSU): 6-3, 6-4

Scouting Augustana
The Augustana Vikings come into this match ranked No. 27 in the country via the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. The Vikings hold a 12-4 record with a 6-0 record in conference play. Augustana came into this season projected to finish first in the NSIC Preseason Coaches Poll. The Vikings have won 163 consecutive conferences matches, which dates back to 2009, and have won 12 consecutive NSIC Tournament Championships.

The Vikings return two of their five All-Conference singles players in Mia Garcia and Gabriel Jancikova. Garcia made First Team last season and is 5-4 this season. Jancikova has produced a 9-5 record after making Second Team last season. Fernanda Sandoval leads the team with a 13-2 singles record. In doubles, Augustana returns one of their three All-Conference doubles pairings in Jancikova and Simone Karaouza. That duo has not played a match this season. Jancikova and Chelsea Seidewitz lead the team with a 12-3 doubles record.

Head Coach Marc Kurtz enters his 21st season with Augustana in 2024-25 and has totaled a 324-64 record. Kurtz has been named NSIC Coach of the Year eight times during his tenure.

Augustana will take on Sioux Falls on Friday before facing the Huskies on Saturday.

Scouting Sioux Falls
The Sioux Falls Cougars come into this match holding a 6-10 record with a 5-1 mark in the NSIC. The lone loss for the Cougars in conference play has come against Minnesota State. The Cougars came into this season projected to finish third in the conference after going 12-8 with a 6-3 conference record last season. They qualified for the NSIC Tournament where they beat Minnesota Crookston before falling to Augustana in the semifinals.

The Cougars return both of their All-Conference Singles players in Chloe Siegfort and Sydney Osburn. Both have four wins on the year with Siegfort holding a 4-8 record while Osburn has a 4-9 record. Ella Hancock and Sofiya Janos each lead the team with seven wins. Osburn and Hancock were both named to the All-Conference doubles team a season ago and have tallied a 5-8 record which is a team high.

Head Coach Kevin Grebin enters his 14th season with Sioux Falls in 2024-25 and has guided them to a 113-107 record during his tenure. Grebin has tallied six winning conference seasons including each of the past two seasons.

Sioux Falls will take on Augustana on Friday and Minnesota Duluth on Saturday before facing the Huskies on Sunday.

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