FARGO, N.D. -- MSU Moorhead tennis suffered a tough loss on Saturday in NSIC action. The Dragons narrowly fell to visiting UMary, 4-3. 

The Marauders would set the tone of the match by sweeping doubles play and earning the coveted team point. Sophia Felderman and Tiannah Gu would see a spirited affair at the number two spot, but would fall 6-4. The same would be true for the Dragon team of Claire Nemmers and Katryna Hansen, who fell by the same count. 

In singles action, the top three positions would need three sets to decide the match as a whole. Shaelyn Johnson would fall in the first set to Chloe Chong Zhi Jing, but would storm back to claim a 6-4 win in set two. Zhi Jing would win the final set by a 6-3 count. At number three singles, Hansen would fall in the first set to Maria Estinvil before rallying for the second set, 6-4. Much like Johnson, Hansen would drop the final set by a 6-3 score. Luzmary Diaz Castillo would grab a team point for the Dragons at the number two position, but it did not come without some game competition. Diaz Castillo claimed the first set (6-2), but would drop the second frame by a 6-2 score. However, Diaz Castillo would collect her 12th singles win of the season with a 6-2 result in set three against Ilona Freitag. 

Felderman would continue MSUM's drive to four team points with a straight sets win over Anna Sueflohn in number four singles. The true freshman claimed the match, 6-2, 6-1. Rounding out the singles victories for the Dragons was Tiannah Gu, who grabbed her 11th win of the season in a 6-1, 6-2 straight sets win over Valeria Bradley. 

Marauders 4, Dragons 3

Doubles
No. 1 - Chloe Chong Zhi Jing/Ilona Freitag def. Luzmary Diaz Castillo/Shaleyn Johnson - 6-2
No. 2 - Maria Estinvil/Anna Sueflohn def. Sophia Felderman/Tiannah Gu - 6-4
No. 3 - Valeria Bradley/Luba Moyo def. Katryna Hansen/Claire Nemmers - 6-4

Singles
No. 1 - Chloe Chong Zhi Jing def. Shaelyn Johnson - 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
No. 2 - Luzmary Diaz Castillo def. Ilona Freitag - 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
No. 3 - Maria Estinvil def. Katryna Hansen - 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
No. 4 - Sophia Felderman def. Anna Sueflohn - 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 - Tiannah Gu def. Valeria Bradley - 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 - Luba Moyo def. Claire Nemmers - 6-1, 6-3

Up Next

MSUM is on the road for matches with Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State next weekend. The action begins against the Bulldogs on Saturday, March 29 at 4:30 p.m.