Minneapolis, Minn. – The Minnesota State women’s tennis team – seeded fifth in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament – opened the 2011 event with a 5-4 upset over archrival St. Cloud State, the fourth seed.

The win pushed MSU into the semifinals against top-seeded Augustana, which earned a first-round bye. The Vikings earned a 5-1 victory, eliminating MSU from the tournament.

Against SCSU, the Mavericks opened with a pair of points in doubles play as senior Heather Jensen and junior Tegan Bakke earned an 8-5 win at the #2 flight. Sophomores Brandi Dohmen and Danni Collins added a 9-8 (8-6) victory at the #3 position.

The Mavericks earned wins at the bottom-three singles flight to secure the win but they had to work for it.

Bakke opened singles play with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Tanya Halloran at the #5 spot, pushing MSU’s advantage to 3-1. St. Cloud State answered with a 6-2, 6-1 win at the #3 flight and a 6-0, 7-6 (7-3) win at the #1 flight, knotting the match at three.

The Huskies then took a 6-4, 6-3 win at the #2 flight to open a 4-3 advantage.

Sophomore Jenny Gustafson picked up a 6-4, 6-3 win at the #6 flight to tie the match before Dohmen sealed the Maverick victory with a come-from-behind victory at the #4 spot, earning a 0-6, 6-4, 6-3 win.

In the match against Augustana, the Vikings swept doubles play to race to a 3-0 lead.

The Vikings would pick up two more wins in singles play to seal the win. MSU’s lone victory came as Jensen earned a 6-3, 6-0 win at the #3 flight.

Minnesota State now awaits the NCAA Regional tournament announcement which will be made Tuesday evening.

To view the complete results from the St. Cloud State match, click HERE

To view the compelte results from the Augustana match, click HERE