Box Score SIOUX FALLS – The University of Sioux Falls Tennis Team (10-7, 5-4 NSIC) battled Winona State (13-2, 9-1 NSIC) before falling, 7-0, in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action on Friday, April 8 at the Huether Family Match Pointe.

With the setback, USF fell to 5-4 in league play as a three-match NSIC winning streak ended. USF is now 10-7 overall while Winona State moved to 9-1 and second in the NSIC.

With three starters out, the Cougars fought hard in both singles and doubles against the second place team in the NSIC.

"I was impressed with the way our team played tonight," said USF Head Coach Kevin Grebin. "The scores do not reflect how they performed tonight. They battled in a lot of tough points tonight. I was happy they worked so hard," added Grebin, whose team will host Upper Iowa on Saturday, April 9, at the Huether Family Match Pointe.

USF earned a win at No. 3 doubles, as senior Emily Applegate and freshman Ella Schmidt defeated WSU's Chloe Pecarich and Kyley Bolster, 6-4. WSU won the other two doubles matches including No. 1 as Danielle Thorfinnson and Peyton Forney lost to Rina Niehoff and Rachel Kelly, 6-2. At No. 2 doubles, Beth Murman and Sara Anderson defeated Emily Thinnsen and Katelyn Nesheim, 6-1.

In singles, sophomore Danielle Thorfinnson played at No. 1 singles for the first time and lost Rachel Kelly of WSU, 6-3, 6-3. At No. 2 singles, freshman Emily Thinnsen moved up to play at that position for the first time and dropped a 6-0, 6-4 decision to Beth Murman. At No. 3, freshman Katelyn Nesheim moved up to No. 3 and lost 6-1, 6-1 to Rina Niehoff. At No. 4, senior Peyton Forney fell to Sara Anderson, 6-0, 6-0 while freshman Brianna Holm took her first loss in singles in a 6-4, 6-2 setback to Brooke Holloway. In No. 6 singles, freshman Annika Randt dropped a 6-1, 6-1 decision to Brooke Jorgensen.