MANDAN, N.D. -- In their second match of the 2023 season, MSU Moorhead tennis came up with two singles wins, but we unable to get past the University of Mary Marauders. The Dragons fell 5-2 in the first collegiate match held inside the Mandan Tennis Center.

Mary would take two of three doubles matches to collect the team point. However, the team of Marissa Burian and Claire Nemmers put in a strong performance for the Dragons. The freshman tandem picked up a doubles win against Emily Needham and Samantha Purpura 7-5.

Nemmers would continue to have a strong day for MSUM, beating Needham in singles action to give the Dragons a team point. Madison Bell also picked up her second singles win of the weekend with a straight sets win over Mary's Samantha Purpura. Bell and Nemmers would be the only two Dragons to take home singles wins.

In number one singles, Shaelyn Johnson was in the midst of a battle with Doaa Farouk Mohamed with Johnson narrowly falling in straight sets, 7-5. 7-6. 

Dragons 2, Marauders 5

Singles

No. 1 - Doaa Farouk Mohamed def. Shaelyn Johnson - 7-5, 7-6
No. 2 - Chloe Chong def. Tiannah Gu - 6-2, 6-3
No 3 - Ilona Freitag def. Tia Dykema - 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 - Hala Hossam Awad def. Marissa Burian - 6-0, 6-1
No 5 - Claire Nemmers def. Emily Needham - 2-2, retired
No. 6 - Madison Bell def. Samantha Purpura - 6-0, 6-1

Doubles 

No 1 - Chloe Chong/Ilona Freitag def. Tiannah Gu/Madison Bell, 6-3
No 2 - Doaa Farouk Mohamed/Hala Hossam Awad def. Shaelyn Johnson/Tia Dykema, 6-3
No 3 - Marissa Burian/Claire Nemmers def. Emily Needham/Samantha Purpura, 7-5

Up Next

MSUM has a pair of match-ups scheduled for next Saturday. The Dragons will travel to Virginia, Minn., to take on St. Cloud State and Gustavus Adolphus, beginning at 3 p.m. MSUM will remain in Virginia for a Sunday match with Minnesota Duluth as well.