Tennis | 3/29/2016 5:07:00 PM
MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's tennis team will face two conference opponents on Saturday in Bismarck, N.D. In the first match, which takes place at 2 p.m. the Dragons will face Minnesota Crookston, while in the second match, set to take place at 6 p.m., they will face Bemidji State.
The Dragons are 6-5 overall and 5-2 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
In their last match, the Dragons lost to Division I opponent Northern Colorado 9-0 to fall to 6-5 on the season. Northern Colorado won all three doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead. The No. 3 singles match was close, as junior
Maria Moral Carretero hung tough with Hilary Walters-West before dropping the match 6-3, 6-4. The No. 5 singles match was also close, as MSUM senior
Ashley Wood lost to Lily-Ana Kreutzer 6-2, 6-3.
Sophomore
Ricquel Ramsbottom leads MSUM with a 7-3 singles mark, while junior
Jessamy Jones, Wood, and senior
Morgan Smith are each 7-4. The Dragons are 38-28 (.576) in singles play this season.
In doubles, Jones and Woods have teamed up for a 7-4 mark, while Ramsbottom and Smith are 6-4.
Oliver Summers is in his fourth year as the MSUM head coach.
About the Golden EaglesMinnesota Crookston was last in action on March 19, when they lost 8-1 to Fairmont State in a match that was played in South Carolina. The loss dropped the Golden Eagles to 0-11 on the season. The Golden Eagles are led in singles play by Cathrine Brown, who has a 6-5 record on the season, with a conference record of 3-4. In doubles, the Golden Eagles are led by Brown and Whitney Erickson, who are 2-9 on the season, with a 1-6 conference record. Minnesota Crookston is led by head coach Ryan McGuigan.
About the BeaversBemidji State was last in action on March 11, when they picked up two nonconference wins, against Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and Wisconsin-River Falls. The wins boosted their season record to 8-4, with a 3-4 conference record. The Beavers are led in singles play by Zoe Lindgren and Morgan Opp, who both have a 9-2 record on the season. In doubles play, the Beavers are led by Lindgren and Opp, who have a 9-2 season record, with a conference record of 5-2. The Beavers are led by head coach Mark Fodness, who is in his fourth season.
