Bemidji State Women’s Tennis Falls to Sioux Falls and North Dakota, Hosts River Falls Next

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Bemidji State University Women’s Tennis team suffered a pair of 0-7 defeats against the University of Sioux Falls and the University of North Dakota at Choice Health and Fitness in Grand Forks, N.D., on Sunday.

Match Against Sioux Falls

In the match against Sioux Falls, Mia Leshem lost at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 7-6, and also fell at No. 2 doubles alongside Paula Garcia Acebal, who lost at No. 2 singles, 7-6, 6-1. Ana Lucia Ibanez recorded a loss at No. 6 singles and participated in a losing effort at No. 3 doubles.

Doubles vs. Sioux Falls

• Janos, Sofiya/Siegfort, Chloe (USF) def. Davies, Marla/Garcia Acebal, Paula (BSU) 6-4
• Hancock, Ella/Osburn, Sydney (USF) def. Rutten, Lauren/Leshem, Mia (BSU) 6-1
• Lemke, Mylin/Rangel, Emma (USF) def. Ibanez, Ana Lucia/Rodriguez, Valesca (BSU) 6-4

Singles vs. Sioux Falls

• Siegfort, Chloe (USF) def. Leshem, Mia (BSU) 6-0, 7-6
• Janos, Sofiya (USF) def. Garcia Acebal, Paula (BSU) 7-6, 6-1
• Osburn, Sydney (USF) def. Davies, Marla (BSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
• Hancock, Ella (USF) def. Rutten, Lauren (BSU) 6-1, 6-1
• Thinnsen, Emily (USF) def. Rodriguez, Valesca (BSU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
• Rangel, Emma (USF) def. Ibanez, Ana Lucia (BSU) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0

Match Against North Dakota

Against North Dakota, the Beavers were again unable to secure a victory. Leshem lost at No. 1 singles with a score of 1-6, 2-6, while Garcia Acebal also lost at No. 2 singles, 4-6, 2-6. Ibanez finished her match at No. 6 singles with a 3-6, 0-6 result. In doubles play, Bemidji State dropped all three matches.

Doubles vs. North Dakota

• Marla Davies/Paula Garcia Acebal (BSU) vs. Ethel Li/Alva Norberg (UND) 1-6
• Mia Leshem/Lauren Rutten (BSU) vs. Alyssa Giupponi/Andrea Pineda (UND) 0-6
• Ana Lucia Ibanez/Valesca Rodriguez (BSU) vs. Simone Cameron/Emma Roberts (UND) 1-6

Singles vs. North Dakota

• Ethel Li (UND) def. Mia Leshem (BSU) 1-6, 2-6
• Andrea Pineda (UND) def. Paula Garcia Acebal (BSU) 4-6, 2-6
• Alva Norberg (UND) def. Marla Davies (BSU) 2-6, 2-6
• Alyssa Giupponi (UND) def. Valesca Rodriguez (BSU) 3-6, 0-6
• Emma Roberts (UND) def. Lauren Rutten (BSU) 1-6, 2-6
• Simone Cameron (UND) def. Ana Lucia Ibanez (BSU) 3-6, 0-6

Next Match

Bemidji State will next host Wisconsin-River Falls on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 9 a.m. In Bemidji, Minnesota.

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