Box Score DULUTH, Minn. – Led by dominant singles play and control in doubles, the University of Sioux Falls Women's Tennis Team (11-5, 7-3) rolled to a 6-3 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference win over St. Cloud State on Saturday.

The Cougars recorded their second straight win and third in the past four matches as they tied a school mark for NSIC wins with seven which was set in both the 2015 and 2016 seasons. USF, which has clinched at least a tie for fourth in the NSIC after being picked eighth in the preseason poll, will face Minnesota-Duluth on Sunday morning with a chance to clinch the No. 4 seed in the NSIC Tournament set for April 21-22 in Minnetonka, Minn.

"We had another standout performance today," said USF head coach Kevin Grebin. "With wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, we set ourselves up. Then in singles, we had great efforts from Chloe (Jefferies), Lexi (Miller), Joelle (Thorfinnson) and Cortney (McCans). I was proud of everyone out there working and achieving today. Megan (Quandt) and Lexi (Miller) started things out for us and Kelsie (Sanders) and Rachel (Klatt) continued their strong play at doubles. We need to take this momentum into a big match with UMD tomorrow."

Against SCSU, the Cougars captured victories in two of the three contested doubles matches. While USF lost at No. 1 singles, Megan Quandt and Lexi Miller improved to 3-2, 2-1 in the NSIC, at No. 2 doubles with an 8-5 victory. Kelsie Sanders and Rachel Klatt moved to a team-best 8-4 on the season with an 8-4 victory. Sanders/Klatt are now a team-best 5-2 in league play.

Redshirt freshman Chloe Jefferies led USF to a 4-2 advantage in singles with a 6-1, 6-0 decision over Quintino dos Santos of SCSU. With the victory, Jefferies is now 13-3 overall and 9-1 in the NSIC. She captured her 11^th straight-set victory in 16 matches. In her last three matches, she has won 36-of-39 games.

The Cougars also captured singles wins from Lexi Miller at No. 3, Joelle Thorfinnson at No. 5 and Cortney McCans at No. 6. Miller registered a straight set 6-3, 6-1 victory to improve to 8-8 overall and 6-4 in NSIC competition.

Thorfinnson continued her standout freshman season with a straight set 6-3, 6-4 decision in improved to 11-5 overall and 7-3 in league play. McCans, a senior, also won in straight-set fashion as she moved to 7-9 overall and 4-6 in the NSIC. She also claimed her 19^th career win in 37 matches.

Doubles
1 – Quintino Dos Santos/Alexie Portz (SCSU) over Chloe Jefferies/Joelle Thorfinnson (USF), 8-3
2 – Megan Quandt/Lexi Miller (USF) over Melissa Nierenhausen/Samantha Fitzpatrick (SCSU), 8-5
3 – Kelsie Sanders/Rachel Klatt (USF) over Abby Scheck/Sommer Kopff (SCSU), 8-4

Singles
1 – Chloe Jefferies (USF) def. Quintino dos Santos (SCSU), 6-1, and 6-0
2 – Alexie Portz (SCSU) over Megan Quandt (USF), 6-3, 6-3
3 – Lexi Miller (USF) def. Melissa Neirenhausen (SCSU), 6-3, 6-1
4 – Samantha Fitzpatrick (SCSU) over Kelsie Sanders (USF), 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 10-4
5 – Joelle Thorfinnson (USF) def. Ann Marie White (SCSU), 6-3, 6-4
6 – Cortney McCans (USF) over Abby Scheck (SCSU), 6-4, 6-4