Mustangs Sweep Northern to Best Regular Season NSIC Finish Since 1997

MARSHALL, MINN.: The Southwest Minnesota State tennis team wrapped up its conference season on Monday with a 9-0 win over Northern State at Legion Field in Marshall. SMSU is now 9-9 overall and 5-2 in the NSIC, while Northern State drops to 3-11 overall and 1-5 in the NSIC. The 5-2 regular season finish in the conference is Southwest's best since going 5-1 in 1997.

All six Mustang individuals won in straight sets, while the doubles scores were 8-2 at No. 1, 8-1 and No. 2 and 8-2 at No. 3. No. 1 singles player Ananda Ferrari finished the conference regular season with a 6-1 record in the NSIC and is 12-6 overall this spring. Her 12-6 overall record is the best No. 1 singles record at SMSU since Heda Hlavova went 13-2 in 1997.

SMSU will close out the regular season on Thursday, Apr. 17 with a 2:30 p.m. non-conference match against Sioux Falls (S.D.), scheduled to be played at Marshall High School.

SMSU 9, Northern State 0
Doubles:
No. 1: Ananda Ferrari/Ramona Lerch (SMSU) def. Jessica DesLauriers/Kelsey Lonning (NSU), 8-2
No. 2: Danielle Hildebrandt/Cailey Grupe (SMSU) def. Bridget Henderson/Abbey Johnsen (NSU), 8-1
No. 3: Trisha Baldwin/Amy Daniels (SMSU) def. Nashay Bercier/Amanda Lee (NSU), 8-2

Singles:
No. 1: Ferrari (SMSU) def. Lonning (NSU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: Lerch (SMSU) def. DesLauriers (NSU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 3: Hildebrandt (SMSU) def. Johnson (NSU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4: Diana Naatz (SMSU) def. Henderson (NSU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 5: Grupe (SMSU) def. Lee (NSU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 6: Baldwin (SMSU) def. Bercier (NSU), 6-3, 6-2

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