St. Cloud State Tennis Opens Conference Play with Matches Against Bemidji State and Minnesota Duluth

Saturday, February 14

Duluth, MN.

5:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

Bemidji State

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

St. Cloud State Tennis Opens Conference Play with Matches Against Bemidji State and Minnesota Duluth

2/12/2026 11:06:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Huskies eye first win

St. Cloud, MN. – St. Cloud State Tennis (0-2, 0-0 NSIC) open conference play this weekend as they travel to Duluth, Minnesota to take on Bemidji State on Saturday, February 14 and then Minnesota Duluth on Sunday, February 15. Saturday's match will be played at 5:30 p.m. while Sunday's match will start at 1:00 p.m.

Last Time Out
St. Cloud State traveled to Rogers, MN this past weekend as they took on Bethel.

Huskies Fall 5-2 to Bethel- February 6, 2026
Bethel would come away with a 6-1 win in the No. 1 spot, but the Huskies responded with a 6-1 win of their own by Gibby Chapman and Margarita Vinichenko. To decide the doubles point, Brooklyn Broadwell and Hannah Oing would be defeated 6-3.

Moving into singles play, BU opened with a win in the No. 6 spot. Broadwell would capture a straight set win in the No. 5 spot to set the score at 2-1. The Royals would ultimately clinch the match after rattling off three straight wins, all in straight sets. Chapman would battle back and forth in the No. 4 spot. After dropping the first set 6-0, she would win the next two sets 6-4 6-4 to finalize the score at 5-2.

St. Cloud State 2, Bethel 5
Doubles (1, 2, 3)

Lauryn Douglas & Michaella Sullivan def. Lara-Maria Schaefer & Liliana Ruy Sánchez Mendivil: 6-1
Gibby Chapman & Margarita Vinichenko def. Lisey Laughus & Payton Douglas: 6-1
Claire Keller & Zadie Walvante def. Brooklyn Broadwell & Hannah Oing: 6-3

Singles (6, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4)

Luaryn Douglas def. Liliana Ruy Sánchez Mendivil: 6-2, 6-0
Michaela Sullivan def. Margarita Vinichenko: 7-5, , 6-0
Claire Keller def. Lara-Maria Schaefer: 6-3, 7-4
Gibby Chapman def. Lisey Laughus: 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
Brooklyn Broadwell def. Zadie Walvante: 6-2, 6-1
Payton Douglas def. Hannah Oing: 6-3, 6-0

St. Cloud State Season Statistics

Singles

Brooklyn Broadwell: 2-0 overall (2-0 No. 5), two straight set win
Gibby Chapman: q-1 overall (1-1 No. 4), one third set win
Hannah Oing: 0-2 overall (0-2 No. 6)
Liliana Ruy Sánchez Mendivil: 1-1 overall (1-1 No. 1), one straight set win
Lara-Maria Schaefer: 1-1 overall (1-1 No. 3), one straight set one
Margarita Vinichenko: 0-2 overall (0-2 No. 2)

Doubles Teams

Brooklyn Broadwell & Hannah Oing: 0-2 overall (0-2 No. 3)
Gibby Chapman & Margarita Vinichenko: 1-1 overall (1-1 No. 2)
Liliana Ruy Sánchez Mendivil & Lara-Maria Schaefer: 1-1 overall (1-1 No. 1)

Doubles Individuals

Brooklyn Broadwell: 0-2 overall (0-2 No. 3)
Hannah Oing: 0-2 overall (0-2 No. 3)
Liliana Ruy Sánchez Mendivil: 1-1 overall (1-1 No. 1)
Margarita Vinichenko: 1-1 overall (1-1 No. 2)
Lara-Maria Schaefer: 1-1 overall (1-1 No. 1)
Gibby Chapman: 1-1 overall (1-1 No. 2)

NSIC Preseason Poll
Coming into this season, St. Cloud State was projected to finish 10th in the NSIC.

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

Series History
Saturday's match against Bemidji State will be the 55th all-time match between the Huskies and Beavers. St. Cloud State leads the series 46-8, but lost the lone matchup last season.

Huskies Fall 4-3 to Bemidji State in Tightly Contested Match- February 23, 2025
In doubles play, the Beavers came up victorious in the first match with a 6-1 win in the No. 1 spot. At the No. 2 position, Claudia Muñoz Perez and Lara-Maria Schaefer responded with a 6-1 victory of their own. To clinch the point for SCSU, Gibby Chapman and Brooklyn Broadwell captured a 6-4 win as the Huskies took a 1-0 lead.

Moving into singles play, the Beavers took the lead following straight set wins at the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 5 spots. Schaefer came up with her own straight set victory with a 7-5, 6-3 win in the No. 4 spot as SCSU trailed 3-2. Muñoz Perez battled into the third set against Sophie Groen in the No. 1 spot, but would be defeated 6-0, 1-6, 3-6 as BSU clinched the match. Chapman captured a 6-3, 6-2 win in her match at the No. 6 spot to finalize the score at 4-3.

St. Cloud State 3, Bemijdi State 4
Doubles

Sophie Groen & Mia Leshen def. Maria Paz Aoki & Johana Brower: 6-1
Claudia Muñoz Perez & Lara-Maria Schaefer def. Val Rodridguez & Ana Lucia Ibanez: 6-1
Brooklyn Broadwell & Gibby Chapman def. Lauren Rutten & Julia Lindseth: 6-4

Singles

Sophie Groen def. Claudia Muñoz Perez: 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
Mia Leshen def. Johana Brower: 6-1, 6-3
Val Rodriguez def. Maria Paz Aoki: 6-0, 6-3
Lara-Maria Schaefer def. Ana Lucia Ibanez: 7-5, 6-3
Lauren Rutten def. Brooklyn Broadwell: 6-2, 6-0
Gibby Chapman def. Julia Lindseth: 6-3, 6-2

Sunday's match against Minnesota Duluth will be match 77 between the Huskies and Bulldogs with SCSU holding a 58-18 advantage. St. Cloud State has won two straight matches over UMD including the matchup last season.

St. Cloud State Tennis Cruises to 6-1 Win over Duluth on Senior Day- April 5, 2025
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

Scouting Bemidji State
The Bemidji State Beavers come into this match holding a 4-0 record with wins over St. Scholastica, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Morris, and Minnesota Crookston. BSU is coming off a 2025 season where they went 7-9 with a 3-6 mark in the NSIC. They did not make the NSIC Tournament. The Beavers came into this season projected to finish eighth in the NSIC.

The Beavers return one half of their Second Team All-Doubles pairing in Mia Leshem

Through four games, five Beavers have 3 or more wins in singles play in Paula Garcia Acebal, Ana Lucia Ibanez Castro, Mia Leshem, Valesca Rodriguez, and Lauren Rutten. Ibanez Castro & Rodriguez and Leshem & Marla Davies are undefeated in doubles at 4-0 and 3-0. Garcia Acebal was named NSIC Player of the Week this past weekend.

Head Coach Head Coach Kyle Fodness enters his seventh season with the Beavers in the 2025 season. During his tenure, Fodness has a 33-54 record.

Scouting Minnesota Duluth
The Minnesota Duluth come into this match holding a 1-1 record with their win being against St. Scholastica. UMD is coming off a 2025 season where they went 4-12 with an 0-9 mark in the NSIC. The Bulldogs came into this season projected to finish 11th in the conference.

Through two games, Sydney Friedrich and Paige Heideman are both undefeated in singles at 2-0. Carly Chaney and Isabelle Simon are 1-1 in doubles play.

Head Coach Jessica Worden enters her 10th season with UMD in 2026. She holds a 56-78 record in her tenure.

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