Mustangs Edge St. Ben's 5-4

ST. JOSEPH, MINN.: The Southwest Minnesota State tennis team defeated the College of St. Benedict 5-4 on Tuesday in St. Joseph in non-conference action. SMSU is now 8-9 overall, while CSB drops to 11-5 this spring.

Ananda Ferrari and Ramona Lerch set the pace at No. 1 doubles, winning 8-4 over Megan Wrobel and Melissa Kampa. Danielle Hildebrandt and Cailey Grupe followed with an 8-3 win at No. 2. However, CSB got on the board, edging Trisha Baldwin and Amy Daniels 9-8 at No. 3, winning the tiebreaker 7-3.

Ferrari continued her big day, winning 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles over Kampa. The match came down to No. 5 and No. 6 singles as SMSU's freshmen won both matches. Cailey Grupe won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 5 and Trisha Baldwin won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 6.

The Mustangs will travel to Vermillion, S.D., for matches against South Dakota and Augustana (S.D.) on Saturday.

SMSU 5, St. Benedict's 4
Doubles:
1. Ananda Ferrari/Ramona Lerch (SMSU) def. Megan Wrobel/Melissa Kampa (CSB), 8-4
2. Danielle Hildebrandt/Cailey Grupe (SMSU) def. Christine Long/Kylie Huether (CSB), 8-3
3. Beth Yokiel/Amy Luther (CSB) def. Trisha Baldwin/Amy Daniels (SMSU), 9-8 (7-3)

Singles:
1. Ferrari (SMSU) def. Kampa (CSB), 6-4, 6-2
2. Long (CSB) def. Lerch (SMSU), 0-6, 6-3, 10-6
3. Huether (CSB) def. Hildebrandt (SMSU), 6-0, 6-1
4. Laura Wermager (CSB) def. Diana Naatz (SMSU), 3-6, 6-2, 10-4
5. Grupe (SMSU) def. Elissa Husby (CSB), 6-0, 6-3
6. Baldwin (SMSU) def. Kelly Blackley (CSB), 6-2, 6-4

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