SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Members of the Minnesota State tennis team took to the court at the Augustana Invite Saturday and Sunday in bracket play and faced competition from Division I and II student-athletes.
 
McKenna DeMarce, Lucie Sliskova, Taina Cordeiro, Georgia Deml and Sutton Julsrud all made singles semifinals, with Deml and Julsrud making finals appearances. In doubles, DeMarce and Julia Gurholt teamed to make the semifinals, as did Taina Cordeiro and Amanda Blanco-Epple.
 
After scrimmaging Bethel University on Thursday, the Mavericks continue their fall slate at Emporia State on Saturday, September 28 at 10 a.m., followed by Northwest Missouri State Sunday, September 28.
 
Results
Singles Draw D
QF: AUGIE (Chelsea Seidewitz) def. MSU (Julia Gurholt) 2-6, 6-1, 10-6
W-Semifinals: Creighton (Livia Rodrigues Daud) def. MSU (Julia Gurholt) 8-4
S-Final: MSU (Julia Gurholt) def. AUGIE (Martina Sofia Sfilio) 8-3
 
Singles Draw E
QF: Creighton (Karli Vo) def. MSU (Alma Vazquez Roija) 6-0, 6-2
QF: MSU (McKenna DeMarce) def. Nebraska, Kearney (Julia Wartecka) 5-2 ret.
SF: Creighton (Olivia Minikel) def. MSU (McKenna DeMarce) 6-2, 6-2
W-Semifinals: MSU (Alma Vazquez Rioja) def. UNO (Summer Shannon) 8-6
W-Final: South Dakota (Ketevan Shavishvili) def. MSU (Alma Vazquez Rioja) 8-6
PL-Final: Winona St. (Lainy Ristau) def. MSU (McKenna DeMarce) 8-3
 
Singles Draw F
QF: MSU (Lucie Sliskova) def. MSUM (Katryna Hansen) 6-7(6), 6-3, 10-6
SF: UNO (Grace Greenwald) def. MSU (Lucie Sliskova) 3-6, 6-4, 10-7
QF: MSU (Taina Cordeiro) def. MSUM (Camilla Bonini) 6-2, 6-3
SF: Nebraska Kearney (Jasmine Ben Aba) def. MSU (Taina Cordeiro) 6-2, 6-3
 
Singles Draw H
QF: MSU (Georgia Deml) def. UMARY (Valeria Bradley) 6-4, 7-5
SF: MSU (Georgia Deml) def. MSUM (Autumn Kron) 6-4, 6-2
F: MSU (Georgia Deml) def. Winona St. (Mala Sullivan) default
 
Singles Draw G
QF: MSU (Sutton Julsrud) def. MSUM (Emma Farder) 6-4, 6-4
QF: Winona St. (Nikita Agrawal) def. MSU (Amanda Blanco) 6-7(5), 7-5, 10-7
SF: MSU (Sutton Julsrud) def. Winona St. (Anna Sueflohn) 6-1, 4-6, 11-9
F: MSUM (Sophia Felderman) def. MSU (Sutton Julsrud) 6-0, 6-2
W-Semifinals: MSU (Amanda Blanco-Epple) def. UMARY (Josefa Beatrice Panganiban) 8-1
W-Final: MSU (Amanda Blanco-Epple) def. MSUM (Emma Farder) 8-6
 
Doubles Draw B
QF: MSU (McKenna DeMarce/Julia Gurholt) def. Creighton (Alem Cote/Livia Rodrigues Daud) 8-3
SF: AUGIE (Chelsea Seidewitz/Rhidaim) def. MSU (McKenna DeMarce/Julia Gurholt) 8-4
PL-Final: MSU (McKenna DeMarce/Julia Gurholt) def. UNO (Shannon Summer/Shelby Smith) 8-3
 
Doubles Draw C
QF: South Dakota/UNO (Selena Bird/Grace Greenwald) def. MSU (Alma Vazquez Rioja/Lucie Sliskova) 8-3
W-Semifinals: MSU (Alma Vazquez Rioja/Lucie Sliskova) def. Winona St. (Ally Burger/Clara Thoemke) 8-6
W-Final: MSUM (Sophia Felderman/Katryna Hansen) def. MSU (Alma Vazquez Rioja/Lucie Sliskova) 8-3
 
Doubles Draw D
QF: MSU (Taina Cordeiro/Amanda Blanco-Epple) def. MSUM (Emma Farder/Lydia Sparby) 8-2
SF: Winona St. (Izabel Barr/Mala Sullivan) def. MSU (Taina Cordeiro/Amanda Blanco-Epple) 8-4
QF: UMARY (Anna Sueflohn/Josie Sueflohn) def. MSU (Sutton Julsrud/Georgia Deml) 9-7
W-Semifinals: MSU (Sutton Julsrud/Georgia Deml) def. MSUM (Autumn Kron/Alayna Johnson) 8-1
W-Final: MSU (Sutton Julsrud/Georgia Deml) def. UMARY (Valeria Bradley/Brooke Mulholland) 8-3