Box Score
MARSHALL, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State women's tennis team opened its 2017-18 season today with a 7-2 loss to Missouri Western State at the Marshall Tennis Courts.
SMSU's No. 3 doubles team of
Paige Janka and
Gabby Potthoff earned an 8-5 victory to give the Mustangs their first point of the season.
SMSU's No. 1 doubles team of
Gabby Tellijohn and
Cora Delich dropped an 8-5 match while SMSU's No. 2 doubles squad of
Hannah Starke and
Olivia Watzke lost by an 8-2 score.
Jenna Gannott picked up SMSU's other point with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 6 singles.
SMSU lost the five other singles matches in straight sets. Tellijohn lost 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1, Delich lost 7-5, 6-4 at No. 2, Starke dropped a 6-2, 6-0 match at No. 3, Watzke fell 6-4, 6-0 at No. 4, Janka lost 6-2, 6-2.
MWSU is now 1-1 on the season.
Southwest Minnesota State returns to action on Sunday, Sept. 24, with a pair of matches in Menomonie, Wisconsin. SMSU will face Ripon College at 12 p.m. before facing UW-Stout at 3 p.m.
