SIOUX FALLS, S.D. --- The Minnesota State women's tennis team fell to the Augustana Vikings 4-0 Sunday in the finals of the NSIC Tournament.
With the loss, MSU drops to 11-4 on the season. With the win, AU improves to 20-2.
The NCAA Selection Show is scheduled for Monday, May 4, at 7:00 p.m. (CST) on NCAA.com. The NCAA Central Region Tournament is scheduled for May 8-9.
"Despite today's loss, we have a lot of great things to take home today," head coach
Drew Hawthorne said. "Our doubles were impressive with McKenna and Alma getting a major upset over a top NCAA DII doubles team. We were also competitive at #2 doubles and performed much better against Augustana than we did during the regular season."
Doubles Matches
"We also had much closer singles matches than we did during the regular season," Hawthorne said. "While we were just a few games from turning the score in our favor, I'm so proud of the steps taken by our entire team to show improvement the whole season."
Singles Matches
| 1. Garcia, Mia (AUGIE) def. McKenna DeMarce (MSU) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2. Sandoval, Fernanda (AUGIE) vs. Lucie Sliskova (MSU) 6-3, 2-1, unfinished |
| 3. Yang, Rhidaim (AUGIE) vs. Alma Vazquez (MSU) 6-3, 1-0, unfinished |
| 4. Karaouza, Simone (AUGIE) vs. Amanda Blanco-Epple (MSU) 6-0, 2-1, unfinished |
| 5. Seidewitz, Chelsea (AUGIE) def. Taina Cordeiro (MSU) 6-2, 6-1 |
6. Bakyte, Smilte (AUGIE) def. Elizabeth Dabiza (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 1 |
