Tennis | 2/25/2017 10:54:00 PM

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's tennis team won its third straight match with a 5-4 win over Minnesota State in action Saturday in Sioux Falls, S.D.

MSUM is now 4-3 overall and 3-3 in the NSIC while Minnesota State fell to 1-5 overall and 1-4 in the league.

MSUM trailed 2-1 after the doubles competition. The Dragons' win came at the No. 2 slot as freshmen Olivia Keelin and Alexis Konecne teamed up for an 8-3 win over MSU's Kelly Lechowski and Kelly Spielman.

The Dragons rebounded to win four of the six singles matches. The decisive match came at No. 1 singles where senior Jessamy Jones beat MSU's Erin Streeter, 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 after trailing one set in the match.

"Three weeks ago we would not have been able to beat a talented team like this," MSUM head coach Oliver Summers said. "We have improved so much and are not even close to reaching our ceiling. Jessamy Jones is such a clutch player, and to come back from a set down to win the meet for us was impressive."

Keelin picked up a straight set win at No. 2 singles for MSUM as she beat Lechowski, 6-1, 7-5. Konecne also won her singles match with a 6-2, 6-3 win over MSU's Monika Ryan at the fourth slot.

Senior Maria Moral Carretero also won at the No. 5 singles slot for the Dragons, taking a 6-1, 6-3 win over Killian Doran.

MSUM is off until March 7-9 when it will compete on its annual spring break trip in Florida.