SIOUX FALLS – With four wins in six singles matches and the doubles point, the University of Sioux Falls Tennis Team (1-2, 1-1 NSIC) picked up its first win over the season with a 5-2 decision over Minnesota-Duluth (1-2, 1-2 NSIC) on Saturday (Feb. 20) at the Huether Family Match Pointe.
"I am extraordinarily proud of this team with their work and performance tonight," said USF Head Tennis Coach
Kevin Grebin. "They played hard and fought through some tough points and earned their first win of the season," said Grebin, whose team will host St. Cloud State at the Huether Family Match Pointe at 9 am on Sunday, Feb. 21. USF will also face Augustana at GreatLife-Woodlake at 1 pm also on Feb. 21.
With the win, USF ended a four-match losing streak to UMD and end the two-match slide to start the season.
USF was led to the win by
Megan Quandt as she earned her first win of the season at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 6-1 decision. The Quandt/
Talia Janos doubles team earned their second straight doubles win with a 7-5 decision. The Cougars had a second straight strong performance from the Thorfinnson sisters. At No. 4,
Danielle Thorfinnson took a 6-1, 6-2 straight set win to move to 2-1 on the season. It is the same record for her older sister,
Joelle Thorfinnson, who had a 6-3, 6-1 win to move to 2-1. At No. 2 doubles, the Thorfinnson sisters won their first match with a 7-6 (7-5) victory to clinch the doubles point. At No. 3,
Lexi Miller moved into the win column this season with a three-set thriller of 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 over Mallory Lithun of UMD. Miller and
Rachel Klatt lost a tight, 7-5 decision at No. 3 doubles.
USF is now 3-3 on the season in doubles matches and 6-6 in singles play in the NSIC.
Singles
No. 1 –
Megan Quandt (USF) def. Sophie Lynch (UMD), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 – Natalie Cahill (UMD) def.
Talia Janos (USF), 6-4, 7-5
No. 3 –
Lexi Miller (USF) over Mallory Lithun (UMD), 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
No. 4 –
Danielle Thorfinnson (USF) def. Emily Rahrik (UMD), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 –
Joelle Thorfinnson (USF) over Isabel Thiner (UMD), 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 – Shay Callaway (UMD) def.
Rachel Klatt (USF), 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 – Quandt/Janos (USF) def. Cahill/Lynch (UMD), 7-5
No. 2 – D. Thorfinnson/J. Thorfinnson (USF) over Thiner/Lithun (UMD), 7-6 (7-5)
No. 3 – Abby Johnson/Emily Rahrik (UMD) def. Miller/Klatt (USF), 7-5
