DULUTH, Minn. --- The Minnesota State women's tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss to Minnesota Duluth on the road Saturday afternoon.

With the loss, the Mavericks drop to 1-3 on the season, including a 0-3 NSIC record. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 4-1, including a 2-1 conference record.

The Bulldogs earned the dual's first point as they took two of the three doubles matches. Senior Monika Ryan and junior Tyanna Washa bested Natalie Cahill and Sophie Lynch 6-4 in the No. 1 doubles match, but UMD was able to take the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches by the score of 6-4 each. 

Ryan later claimed MSU's only point in the dual as she defeated Megan Anderson 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (6-3) in the No. 1 singles match. Freshman Dee Dokken fell to Cahill 6-3, 6-4 on the No. 2 singles match, while Washa fell to Lynch 7-6, 6-4 in the No. 3 singles match.

Minnesota State wraps up its weekend on Sunday as it takes on the St. Cloud State Huskies in Duluth, Minn. The dual is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.

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