ORLANDO, Fla. – MSU Moorhead tennis dropped a pair of matches to conclude Spring Break play in Florida on Friday. Shaelyn Johnson and Luzmary Diaz Castillo extended their doubles streak to six for the Dragons. 
 
Grace College entered Friday's match being ranked 24^th in NAIA according to ITA. The Lancers proved that immediately by claiming the team doubles point with wins at the number two and three spots. However, Shaelyn Johnson and Luzmary Diaz Castillo would remain perfect in pairs play for the week. Johnson and Diaz Castillo defeated Jimena Ramirez and Alejandra Sandoval 7-6 thanks to a tiebreaker victory. Ramirez and Sandoval were ranked fourth in NAIA doubles per ITA.
 
From there, the Lancers would command singles, winning all six matches to claim the dual, 7-0. 
 
Lancers 7, Dragons 0
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Luzmary Diaz Castillo/Shaelyn Johnson def. Jimena Ramirez/Alejandra Sandoval – 7-5 (6-0)
No. 2 – Shannon Brumbaugh/Lydia Ruegsesgger def. Katryna Hansen/Claire Nemmers – 6-2
No. 3 – Molli Ruenstad/Natalie Schoenherr def. Lakia Manska/Izabela Flores – 6-0
 
Singles
No. 1 – Jimena Ramirez def. Shaelyn Johnson – 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 – Alejandra Sandoval def. Luzmary Diaz Castillo – Injury retirement
No. 3 – Lydia Ruegsesgger def. Katryna Hansen – 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 – Natalie Schoenherr def. Sophia Felderman – 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 – Molli Ruenstad def. Tiannah Gu – 6-4, 3-6, 10-2
No. 6 – Shannon Brumbaugh def. Izabela Flores – 6-0, 6-1
 
The Dragons would again win the doubles point as Johnson and Diaz Castillo would extend their winning streak to six. The pair defeated Sasha Manojlovic and Giovanna Mendes, 6-2. Thanks to a 6-4 win from Katryna Hansen and Claire Nemmers at the number three spot, MSUM earned the team point. 
 
Carthage would narrowly claim singles action to win the vital four team points. Sophia Felderman would only need straight sets to defeat Mendes, winning 6-0, 6-1. Tiannah Gu would earn her 10^th singles win of the season at the number four spot, defeating Maddie Kearney, 6-1, 6-1. Hansen nearly clinched the dual for MSUM in a three-set battle with Sasha Manojlovic. The sophomore fell in the first set (6-1) before clinching a needed set two victory, 6-4. However, Manojlovic would narrowly win the third set by a 10-7 count. 
 
Firebirds 4, Dragons 3
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Luzmary Diaz Castillo/Shaelyn Johnson def. Sasha Manojlovic/Giovanna Mendes – 6-2
No. 2 – Xingchen Liu/Maddie Kearney def. Tiannah Gu/Sophia Felderman – 6-4
No. 3 – Katryna Hansen/Claire Nemmers def. Niki Manojlovic/Greta Peterson – 6-4
 
Singles
No. 1 – Xingchen Liu def. Shaelyn Johnson – 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 – Sasha Manojlovic def. Katryna Hansen – 6-1, 4-6, 10-7
No. 3 – Sophia Felderman def. Giovanna Mendes – 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 – Tiannah Gu def. Maddie Kearney – 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 – Marie Weis def. Lakia Manska – 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 – Larissa Ishikawa def. Izabela Flores – 6-0, 6-1
 
Up Next
 
MSUM returns to NSIC competition next weekend as they play host to the University of Mary on Saturday, March 22 beginning at 1 p.m.