Final Results
ST. PETER, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State women's tennis team completed a busy Saturday and Sunday competing at the Gustie Invite hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College.
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The invite consisted of individual, and doubles matches but no team matches. Schools competing in the invite included Gustavus, Sioux Falls, Minnesota State and UMary.
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Courtenay Leonard and
Cora Delich both played in the 'A' flight singles with Leonard earning a 7-6, 6-3 victory in the quarterfinals versus Minnesota State, before losing 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinals to Gustavus. Delich won her opening match, 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 (10-8) versus Gustavus, before suffering a 6-0, 6-1 loss in the semifinals to Minnesota State. Leonard earned third place with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Delich.
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Maja Louisa Harck earned fifth place in the 'B' flight winning her final two matches. She lost 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2) in the quarterfinals to Minnesota State, before earning a win in the consolation bracket via injury default versus Sioux Falls and then picking up a 6-2, 6-4 win over Sioux Falls for fifth place.
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Joana Reis Indio advanced to the finals of the 'C' flight earning a 6-2, 7-5 win versus Gustavus and a 6-2, 6-1 win over Sioux Falls in the semifinals, but she couldn't play in the championship match on Sunday due to an injury.
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Abbey Agra finished the weekend 2-1 in the 'D' flight to earn fifth place. She lost her opening match, 6-0, 6-2 to Gustavus, but earned a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8) in the consolation semifinals, before winning 6-2, 6-0 over another Sioux Falls team in the consolation final.
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Marisol Palacio and
Daniela Poulakidas both played in the 'E' flight with Palacio losing 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8) in the quarterfinals to UMary, before picking up a 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3) win over Gustavus in the consolation semis. Poulakidas lost 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round to Gustavus, before recording a 6-3, 6-0 win over UMary. Poulakidas then earned a 6-3, 6-2 win over her teammate, Palacio, in the fifth-place match.
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Roz Oye and
Skylar Mendro competed in the 'F' flight during the weekend. Oye won her opening match versus Sioux Falls, 6-2, 6-3, before suffering a 6-1, 6-1 loss to Gustavus in the semifinals. She closed the invite with a 6-4, 6-1 setback to Gustavus to finish in fourth place. Mendro lost 6-0, 6-0 to Gustavus in the first round, dropped a 6-3, 7-6 match to Minnesota State in the consolation round, before closing the invite with a 6-3, 6-0 loss to Sioux Falls.
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In the 'A' doubles bracket, Delich and Reis Indio lost 8-5 to Sioux Falls in the opening round. Delich paired with Oye for the final two matches, losing 8-2 to Gustavus and 8-7 to UMary.
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Roz and Palacio played in the 'B' doubles bracket and lost 8-4 to Gustavus in the quarterfinals. Due to an injury, Palacio and Agra would team-up for an 8-7 win over Minnesota State, before recording an 8-6 victory over Sioux Falls to earn fifth place.
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Poulakidas and Medro paired up in the 'C' bracket and suffered an 8-1 loss to Gustavus in the first round. The duo earned an 8-5 over Gustavus in its next match before losing 8-1 to UMary to finish in sixth place.
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Southwest Minnesota State (2-0) returns to dual match play next Saturday, Sept. 25, with a pair of matches in Northfield, Minn. SMSU takes on St. Olaf at 9 a.m. before facing Carleton at 2 p.m. SMSU will have its lone home match this fall on Oct. 16 versus Doane (Neb.)
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