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Kylie Simons plays #1 singles for USF Tennis.

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USF Tennis Team hits the road & will face Upper Iowa, Winona State April 1-2

Cougars stand 7-5 overall and 3-4 in league play


SIOUX FALLS -- The University of Sioux Falls Tennis Team, which is off to a 7-5 (3-4 NSIC, 8th), start to open the spring campaign, will travel for matches with Upper Iowa (6-2, 6-1 NSIC, 2nd) on Saturday, April 1 and Winona State (9-4, 6-1, 2nd) on Sunday, April 2. With matches to be held in Winona, Minn., the Cougars, which are tied for eighth in the NSIC, will face the Peacocks at 4 p.m. on Saturday with a match against WSU at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

USF stands 7-5, including 3-4 in the NSIC
The USF opened the season with nonconference wins over Ottawa, 5-4, and Doane, 8-1, on a neutral court in Red Oak, Iowa on Feb. 4. In USF's home opener, the Cougars defeated Southwest Minnesota State, 7-2, before falling to Minnesota State, 9-0 on Feb. 11. Two weeks ago USF traveled to Bismarck, N.D., and defeated U-Mary, 6-3; and lost a heart-breaker to MSU Moorhead, 5-4. On Feb. 22-23, USF split two matches, defeating Minnesota Crookston, 9-0 before falling to Bemidji State, 8-1. USF hosted and lost to DI Iowa State of the Big 12, 9-0 on March 4. On their spring break trip, USF defeated Bloomsburg (Pa.), 6-3, and SUNY-Geneseo, 6-3. Last Saturday (March 25), the Cougars fell at Augustana, 8-1. With a win by Abby Seigenthaler at #4 singles, USF recorded a win against the perennial conference champs Augustana.

On USF's opponents, Upper Iowa and Winona State
Upper Iowa 6-1 in league play and 6-2 overall with just a league loss to Winona State (7-2) and a nonconference set back to Northern Iowa (6-1). Winona State, which has won four straight matches, loss to Minnesota-Duluth (5-4) in league play and will face Augustana on April 1. They also lost to Lee University (9-0), Saginaw Valley State (9-0) and Bentley University (6-3). WSU's most recent win was an 8-1 decision over Edgewood.

Breaking down USF
Senior Kara Bunkers of Sioux Falls has opened the season 7-4, including 5-2 in NSIC play at #3 singles. Abby Seigenthaler, who is 5-2 at #4 and 3-1 at #5, is also off to a solid start in singles at 8-3 overall and 5-2 in league play. One of her biggest wins was the straight set verdict over Augustana's Christine Olivo (6-3, 6-0) on Saturday.  After dropping a decision to Augustana, #2 doubles Bunkers and Seigenthaler are 4-3 on the season.

Bunkers has also teamed up in doubles with Kylie Simons to produce a 3-1 record overall and 3-1 in league play. Seigenthaler and freshman Tianna Duda are 2-2 at #2 doubles. Duda and Simons have played seven matches at #1 doubles (1-6).

Sophomore Kylie Simons is holding down the #1 singles spot, owning a 2-10 record. Duda has made an impression in her freshman campaign, going 6-6 overall (3-4 NSIC) at #2 singles. Another freshman Kelsie Sanders is 5-5 (2-3 NSIC) while freshman Marie Schmitz is 2-3 (0-3 NSIC) and teamed with Cortney McCans in doubles, going 2-1. McCans, a junior, is 4-5 with a 0-1 mark at #4, 0-2 at #5 and 4-2 at #6.

Head Coach Kevin Grebin, who is the all-time wins leader at the D2 level in tennis at USF, sports a 42-40 overall mark with a 26-24 mark in NSIC play.  

By the numbers
Overall USF is 36-36 in singles matches including 19-23 in league play. In doubles, USF is 17-19, including 9-12 in NSIC action. The Cougars are 4-8 at #1 doubles, 7-5 at #2 doubles and 6-6 at #3 doubles.

Singles 
#1 Kylie Simons, sophomore (2-10, 1-6 NSIC; career - 14-17, 9-9 in NSIC)
#2 Tianna Duda, freshman (6-6 overall, 3-4 in NSIC)
#3 Kara Bunkers, senior (7-4, 5-2 NSIC; career – 29-14, 21-8 in NSIC)
#4 Abby Seigenthaler, senior (8-3 overall, 5-2 NSIC, 9-5 career)
#5 Kelsie Sanders, freshman (5-5 overall, 2-3 in NSIC)
#5-6 Cortney McCans, junior (4-5, 3-3 NSIC)
#6 Marie Schmitz, freshman (2-3, 0-3 NSIC)

Doubles 
#1 Simons, Bunkers (3-1 overall, 3-1 in NSIC (Simons 9-6 in career in doubles; Bunkers 40-16)
#2 Duda, Siegenthaler (2-2 overall, 2-2 in NSIC). Siegenthaler is 45-14 overall in doubles play)
#3  Cortney McCans/Marie Schmitz (2-1 NSIC, 2-1)

Also in doubles, USF's Bunkers and Seigenthaler, who have played on same tennis team since they were 7th graders, are 4-3 this season at #2. They are 24-6 in their career as a doubles team.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kara Bunkers

Kara Bunkers

5' 2"
Senior
Cortney McCans

Cortney McCans

5' 6"
Junior
Abby Seigenthaler

Abby Seigenthaler

5' 5"
Senior
Kylie Simons

Kylie Simons

5' 7"
Sophomore
Tianna Duda

Tianna Duda

5' 9"
Freshman
Marie Schmitz

Marie Schmitz

5' 6"
Freshman
Kelsie Sanders

Kelsie Sanders

5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kara Bunkers

Kara Bunkers

5' 2"
Senior
Cortney McCans

Cortney McCans

5' 6"
Junior
Abby Seigenthaler

Abby Seigenthaler

5' 5"
Senior
Kylie Simons

Kylie Simons

5' 7"
Sophomore
Tianna Duda

Tianna Duda

5' 9"
Freshman
Marie Schmitz

Marie Schmitz

5' 6"
Freshman
Kelsie Sanders

Kelsie Sanders

5' 7"
Freshman