Bemidji State drops 2 as season comes down to the wire
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Mar. 30—ROGERS — It was not the weekend the Bemidji State women's tennis team was looking for.
On Saturday, the Beavers lost a close match to Winona State 4-3. The following day, Minnesota State kept its undefeated streak against NSIC competition, winning 6-1 against Bemidji State.
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Against MSU, Valesca Rodriguez and Ana Lucía Ibáñez Castro were the lone BSU doubles winners, claiming their match 6-3. Marla Davies was the lone singles winner, losing the first set 2-6 but claiming the next two sets 6-3, 6-2.
Singles and doubles scores from BSU's match against Winona State have not been posted.
With the two losses, Bemidji State falls to seventh in the NSIC standings with a 3-5 conference record. With the top six teams going to the NSIC tournament and only two matches remaining, Bemidji State will have to fight for the last playoff spot with sixth-place Jamestown (3-5, 3-4 NSIC) and eighth-place U-Mary (4-9, 2-5 NSIC)
BSU plays both squads in Bismarck, North Dakota, April 11-12.
Minnesota State 6, Bemidji State 1
Singles:
No. 1: Gurholt (MSU) def. Leshem 6-4, 6-1
No. 2: DeMarce (MSU) def. Garcia Acebal 3-6, 6-2, 10-6
No. 3: Davies (BSU) def. Sliskova 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
No. 4: Vazquez (MSU) def. Rodriguez 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Cordeiro (MSU) def. Rutten 6-2, 6-3
No. 6: Dabiza (MSU) def. Ibáñez Castro 6-3, 4-6, 10-7
Doubles:
No. 1: DeMarce/Gurholt (MSU) def. Leshem/Davies 6-2
No. 2: Sliskova/Vazquez (MSU) def. Garcia Acebal/Rutten 6-3
No. 3: Ibáñez Castro/Rodriguez (BSU) def. Cordeiro/Dabiza 6-3