Match Results
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Junior Jaime LaCoursiere's win at No. 5 singles clinched the win for  the Minnesota State University Moorhead women's tennis team as the Dragons edged Minnesota-Crookston, 5-4, in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match Friday night in Grand Forks, N.D.

MSUM finished the season at 3-10 overall and 3-9 in the NSIC, while Minnesota-Crookston, which will play two conference matches on Saturday, fell to 1-12 overall and 0-10 in the league.

The match was tied at 4-4 while LaCoursiere was battling UMC's Casey Paris at No. 5 singles. LaCoursiere finished the match strong with a 6-3, 6-3 win to clinch the team win for MSUM.

Including LaCoursiere's win, the Dragons won four of six singles matches. The hardest-fought match came at No. 4 singles, where MSUM freshman Cassie Smith rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 10-8 (super tiebreaker in third set) win over Amanda Pihlaja. Smith battled through an injury to secure the win.

"Cassie Smith put in an amazing gutsy performance," MSUM head coach Oliver Summers said. "Due to an injury she had to serve underhand and still found a way to win."

Sophomore Jenna Galstad rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Holly Roepke at No. 1 singles for MSUM, while sophomore Kaitlyn Emerson earned a straight-set win over UMC's Amanda Newman at No. 6 singles, 6-2, 6-1.

Emerson and junior Kaitlin McNary teamed up for a crucial win at No. 3 doubles for the Dragons, fighting for a 9-8 win over Paris and Amanda Newman.

Emerson had an unbeaten day, winning both in doubles and singles for MSUM.

The Dragons did not have a senior on the roster and started as many as three freshmen in the lineup during the year. The team's entire roster is slated to return next year.