Saturday, January 31
Winona, MN
1:30 P.M.
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St. Cloud State Tennis Picked Tenth in NSIC Ahead of Season Opener Against Winona State
1/29/2026 12:02:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Liliana Ruy Sánchez Mendivil Named Player to Watch
Burnsville, MN. – St. Cloud State Tennis was projected to finish tenth in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Preseason Coaches' Poll as announced by the league office on Thursday. Freshman Liliana Ruy Sánchez Mendivil was named the player to watch for the Huskies.
Head Coach Berit Merrill enters her eighth season with the Huskies ahead of the 2026 season. Merrill and the Huskies are coming off a 2025 season where they tallied a 4-11 record and a 1-8 mark in the NSIC.
"I am excited for this season as we have a great mix of newcomers and returners and it will be great to see how they come together as a team and compete," said Merrill.
Sánchez Mendivil enters her first season with the Huskies as a freshman.
"Lili has an incredibly strong work ethic along with her ability to keep a calm headspace on the court makes her a great candidate for our player to watch this season," said Merrill.
St. Cloud State will be returning three players from last years roster to this season in juniors Brooklyn Broadwell and Lara-Maria Schaefer and sophomore Gibby Chapman. Broadwell compiled a 16-14 overall record with an 11-4 mark in doubles play, which was a team-high in doubles wins. Highlighted in her 11 doubles wins was a 10-match winning streak which was the second longest doubles win streak since 2007. Schaefer led the team in total wins last season with 17 and singles wins with 9. She posted a 17-13 overall record last year. Chapman notched a 15-12 overall record with a 9-5 mark in doubles play. She was named NSIC Player of the Week following a 6-0 week across the Huskies annual Florida trip.
Rounding out the roster will be Hannah Oing and Margarita Vinichenko. Oing is a transfer from St. Thomas University and Vinichenko is a freshman.
Preseason Coaches' Poll Results
St. Cloud State is set to open their season on Saturday, January 31 as they take on Winona State (non-conference) in Winona, MN at 1:30 p.m.
Series History
Saturday's match against Winona State will be the 58th meeting between the programs with the Huskies holding a 39-18 series lead. SCSU has lost four straight matches to the Warriors including both meetings last year.
St. Cloud State Tennis Defeated 4-3 against Winona State-February 15, 2025
Doubles
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.
Singles
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
Singles
St. Cloud State Tennis Drops Tight Match to Winona State, Falls 4-3- March 21, 2025
Doubles
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.
Singles
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
Singles
Scouting Winona State
The Winona State Warriors will also be opening their season this Saturday. They are coming off a 2025 season where they totaled a 5-11 record with a 3-6 mark in the NSIC. They finished eighth in the standings and did not reach the NSIC tournament. Coming into this season, they were projected to finish seventh in the conference.
The Warriors do return their lone All-Conference player from a season ago in Clara Thoemke who earned NSIC Second Team All-Singles after going 11-8. Other notable returners include Ally Burger who made Second Team All-Doubles in 2023, Skylar Gary who made Second Team All-Doubles in 2024, and Lainy Ristau who made Second Team All-Singles in 2024. Thoemke was named the Warriors player to watch.
Head Coach Xao Vang enters his first season with Winona State in 2026.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Tennis, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Head Coach Berit Merrill enters her eighth season with the Huskies ahead of the 2026 season. Merrill and the Huskies are coming off a 2025 season where they tallied a 4-11 record and a 1-8 mark in the NSIC.
"I am excited for this season as we have a great mix of newcomers and returners and it will be great to see how they come together as a team and compete," said Merrill.
Sánchez Mendivil enters her first season with the Huskies as a freshman.
"Lili has an incredibly strong work ethic along with her ability to keep a calm headspace on the court makes her a great candidate for our player to watch this season," said Merrill.
St. Cloud State will be returning three players from last years roster to this season in juniors Brooklyn Broadwell and Lara-Maria Schaefer and sophomore Gibby Chapman. Broadwell compiled a 16-14 overall record with an 11-4 mark in doubles play, which was a team-high in doubles wins. Highlighted in her 11 doubles wins was a 10-match winning streak which was the second longest doubles win streak since 2007. Schaefer led the team in total wins last season with 17 and singles wins with 9. She posted a 17-13 overall record last year. Chapman notched a 15-12 overall record with a 9-5 mark in doubles play. She was named NSIC Player of the Week following a 6-0 week across the Huskies annual Florida trip.
Rounding out the roster will be Hannah Oing and Margarita Vinichenko. Oing is a transfer from St. Thomas University and Vinichenko is a freshman.
Preseason Coaches' Poll Results
- Augustana
- Minnesota State
- Sioux Falls
- UMary
- Minnesota Crookston
- Jamestown
- Winona State
- Bemidji State
- MSU Moorhead
- St. Cloud State
- Minnesota Duluth
St. Cloud State is set to open their season on Saturday, January 31 as they take on Winona State (non-conference) in Winona, MN at 1:30 p.m.
Series History
Saturday's match against Winona State will be the 58th meeting between the programs with the Huskies holding a 39-18 series lead. SCSU has lost four straight matches to the Warriors including both meetings last year.
St. Cloud State Tennis Defeated 4-3 against Winona State-February 15, 2025
Doubles
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.
Singles
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
St. Cloud State Tennis Drops Tight Match to Winona State, Falls 4-3- March 21, 2025
Doubles
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.
Singles
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
Scouting Winona State
The Winona State Warriors will also be opening their season this Saturday. They are coming off a 2025 season where they totaled a 5-11 record with a 3-6 mark in the NSIC. They finished eighth in the standings and did not reach the NSIC tournament. Coming into this season, they were projected to finish seventh in the conference.
The Warriors do return their lone All-Conference player from a season ago in Clara Thoemke who earned NSIC Second Team All-Singles after going 11-8. Other notable returners include Ally Burger who made Second Team All-Doubles in 2023, Skylar Gary who made Second Team All-Doubles in 2024, and Lainy Ristau who made Second Team All-Singles in 2024. Thoemke was named the Warriors player to watch.
Head Coach Xao Vang enters his first season with Winona State in 2026.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Tennis, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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