Alyse Grelson was fourth at number five singles at the 2009 NSIC Individual Championships last weekend in Minneapolis. Kayla Huether won the consolation title in number one singles, Emily Delaney won the consolation championship in number three singles while the doubles tandem of Laura Benz and Delaney were first in the consolation round of number two doubles.
Final Results
SCHEDULE - - - Minnesota State University Moorhead officially closed the 2009 tennis season last weekend at the 2009 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Individual Tennis Championships on Saturday and Sunday at the Baseline Tennis Club in Minneapolis.
RECORD- - - MSU Moorhead finished 4-11 overall and 3-8 vs. Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opposition.
COACH - - - Gary Harris begins his 14th year as head coach at MSU Moorhead.
LAST WEEK- - - Alyse Grelson was fourth at number five singles at the 2009 NSIC Individual Championships last weekend in Minneapolis. Kayla Huether won the consolation title in number one singles, Emily Delaney won the consolation championship in number three singles while the doubles tandem of Laura Benz and Delaney were first in the consolation round of number two doubles.
LINEUP- - - The Dragons' probable lineup for this week:
Singles # 1 Kayla Huether (Brainerd), Fr.
2 Kathryn Neubauer (Mandan, ND), Fr.
3 Emily Delaney (Fargo, ND), Fr.
4 Ellen Matheson (Moorhead), Sr.
5 Laura Benz (Fargo, ND), Sr.
6 Alyse Grelson (Cold Spring), Fr.
Doubles 1 Huether/Neubauer
2 Matheson/Delaney
3 Benz/Grelson
LETTERWINNERS- - - MSUM retains four letterwinners, including seniors Laura Benz (Fargo, ND) and Ellen Matheson (Moorhead), junior Traci Pesta (Long Prairie) and sophomore Susan Gilkerson (Brookings, SD).
NEW FACES- - - The 10-player Dragon roster also includes freshmen Emily Delaney (Fargo, ND), Alyse Grelson (Cold Spring), Kayla Huether (Brainerd), Jenna Miller (Moorhead), Kathryn Neubauer (Mandan, ND) and Jennesa Winey (Spicer).
LAST YEAR- - - MSU Moorhead finished 4-13 overall and 4-5 in the NSIC and placed fourth in the eight-team field at the NSIC Championships.
NSIC CHAMPIONSHIPS- - - Minnesota State Moorhead placed fourth at the 2008 NSIC Championships in Minneapolis. Winona State captured the team title with 58 points while the Dragons finished fourth with 35.Alyssa Schafer was a runnerup at number six singles and earned honorable mention All-NSIC honors. Schafer fell to Trisha Baldwin of Southwest Minnesota State 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 in the finals.
COACH OF THE YEAR- - - Gary Harris was saluted as NSIC Coach of the Year for guiding MSUM to a runnerup finish at the 2007 NSIC Championships for a third straight year. Harris also won the award in 1998 and 2002.
NEXT- - - MSU Moorhead closed the 2009 season at the NSIC Individual Championships.
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Alyse Grelson was fourth at number five singles at the 2009 NSIC Individual Championships last weekend in Minneapolis. Kayla Huether won the consolation title in number one singles, Emily Delaney won the consolation championship in number three singles while the doubles tandem of Laura Benz and Delaney were first in the consolation round of number two doubles.
