Match Results
FARGO, N.D. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's tennis team won two of the three doubles matches, but fell one point short against Upper Iowa on Sunday, losing a 5-4 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match to the Peacocks at Courts Plus in Fargo, N.D.

MSUM fell to 2-3 overall and 2-2 in the NSIC, while Upper Iowa improved to 5-3 overall and in the league.

The Dragons won two of the three doubles matches, starting with a win at No. 2 doubles. Senior Cortnei Chance and sophomore Cassie Smith teamed up for an 8-3 win over Upper Iowa's Victoria Kulbokas and Kelly Jachymowski.  MSUM also won at No. 3 doubles as sophomore Ashley Wood and freshman Rebecca Lukes earned an 8-3 win over UIU's Laura Alvarez and Morgan Winnie.

"Obviously it's dissapointing to not win but I am really pleased that we won two out of the three doubles," MSUM head coach Oliver Summers said. "That's something we've been working on a lot in practice and it's paid off. We were unlucky in singles. Three out of the six matches went to a third set tiebreaker and Morgan and Cortnei both fought back really well to force a tiebreak but they just didn't go our way. I'm proud of how our players stayed focused and kept trying right up to the end."

Cassie Smith won at No. 5 singles, earning a win when Winnie retired in the third-set super tiebreaker. Smith won the first set 7-6 (7-2) and lost the second, 6-4, to force a third-set super tiebreaker. Smith was ahead 5-1 in the super tiebreaker when Winnie retired.

Wood improved to 4-1 in singles for the Dragons with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Alvarez at No. 6 singles.

The Dragons lost four singles matches – two that went to a third-set super tiebreaker.  At No. 3 singles, Chance battled tough before falling to Kulbokas, 2-6, 6-4, 10-5, while at No. 4 singles, sophomore Morgan Smith fell to Jachymowski, 2-6, 6-3, 10-5.

MSUM is back in action on Friday against Minnesota State, Mankato at 5:45 p.m. in St. Peter, Minn.