Huskies Capture First Win With 5-2 Victory Over Minnesota Duluth

Sunday, February 15

Duluth, MN

1:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

Minnesota Duluth

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

Huskies Capture First Win With 5-2 Victory Over Minnesota Duluth

2/15/2026 9:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis

SCSU takes doubles point

Duluth, MN. – St. Cloud State Tennis (1-3, 1-1 NSIC) won their first match of the season Sunday afternoon as they defeated Minnesota Duluth 5-2. The Huskies took the doubles point and then tacked on singles wins in four of the six matches.

Doubles
UMD would open the match by taking the first match in the No. 3 spot by score of 6-2. The Huskies would respond with a 6-2 victory of their own as Lara-Maria Schafer and Liliana Ruy Sánchez Mendivil came out victorious in the No. 1 spot. To secure the doubles point, Gibby Chapman and Brooklyn Broadwell tallied a 6-3 victory in the No. 2 spot. This was the first time that St. Cloud State took the doubles point this season.

Singles
Moving into singles play, the Bulldogs would tie the match with a victory in the No. 4 spot. Schaefer retook the lead for the Huskies with a straight set win in the No. 3 spot. Margarita Vinichenko followed with a straight set win of her own as SCSU took a commanding 3-1 lead. Sánchez Mendivil would secure the victory for the Huskies with a 7-5, 6-2 win in the No. 1 spot. Broadwell added the fourth straight set singles win as the score would be finalized at 5-2 in favor of St. Cloud State.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 59-18 all-time against Minnesota Duluth and have won three straight matches.
Liliana Ruy Sánchez Mendivil and Lara-Maria Schaefer improved to 3-1 in doubles play as a duo.
Gibby Chapman and Brooklyn Broadwell picked up their first win as a duo and sit at 1-1
Sánchez Mendivil, Schaefer, and Broadwell all moved to 3-1 in singles with their third straight set victories.
Margarita Vinichenko won her first collegiate singles match and sits at 1-2 overall.

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

Lara-Maria Schaefer & Liliana Ruy Sánchez Mendivil def. Courtney Eppen & Paige Heideman: 6-2
Gibby Chapman & Brooklyn Broadwell def. Sydney Friedrich & Olivia Gorton: 6-3
Carly Chaney & Morgan Hammer def. Margarita Vinichenko & Hannah Oing: 6-2

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

Lilian Ruy Sánchez Mendivil def. Carly Chaney: 7-5, 6-2
Margarita Vinichenko def. Sydney Friedrich: 6-2, 6-0
Lara-Maria Schaefer def. Morgan Hammer: 6-3, 6-0
Paige Heideman def. Gibby Chapman: 5-0
Brooklyn Broadwell def. Mia Miller: 7-5, 6-0
Olivia Gorton def. Hannah Oing: 6-4, 6-2

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action next Friday as they host UMary in their home opener.

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