(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Tennis team dropped a 9-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) decision today at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D. The loss drops the Golden Eagles to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the NSIC. The Vikings start the season at 1-0 overall and 1-0 in the NSIC. They return to action on Saturday, February 26 when they travel to St. Cloud Minn. to face Upper Iowa University and St. Cloud State University in a pair of NSIC matches starting at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. respectively.

Augustana (SD) 9, Minnesota, Crookston 0
Feb 11, 2011 at Sioux Falls, SD (Sioux Empire Fitness)

Singles competition
1. Gaster, Brittany (AUGIE) def. Katelyn Johnson(UMC) 6-3, 6-0
2. Jesperson, Kathrynn (AUGIE) def. Cassandra Jarvis(UMC) 6-0, 6-0
3. Wadas, Michelle (AUGIE) def. Michelle Boateng(UMC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Gebauer, Hannah (AUGIE) def. Alyssa Klingenberg(UMC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Conley, Adrienne (AUGIE) def. Holly Roepke(UMC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Hagestuen, Jill (AUGIE) def. Amanda Pihlaja (UMC) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Gaster, Brittany/Jesperson, Kathrynn (AUGIE) def. Jarvis, Cassie/Boateng, Michelle (UMC) 8-0
2. Wadas, Michelle/Gebauer, Hannah (AUGIE) def. Johnson, Katelyn/Pihlaja, Amanda (UMC) 8-0
3. Johnson, Emily/Kachena, Gabrielle (AUGIE) def. Klingenberg, Alyssa/Roepke, Holly (UMC) 8-2

Match Notes
Minnesota, Crookston 1-3
Augustana (SD) 1-0

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).

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