CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston tennis team will take on Augustana University and University of Sioux Falls in a pair of matches in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Golden Eagles will take on Augustana Sat., Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. They will then take on Sioux Falls Sun., Sept. 28 at 9 a.m.

The Golden Eagles come in with a 0-5 mark on the season, in Head Coach Ryan McGuigan's second season. UMC has been led on the season by Catherine Brown (Sr., Powell Butte, Ore.), who has posted a 3-2 mark at No. 1 singles so far to begin her final season in the Maroon and Gold. In addition, Whitney Erickson (So., Spring Valley, Minn.) is 1-4 at No. 2 singles.

In doubles, Brown and Erickson are 1-4 at the No. 1 doubles slot on the 2016 season.

Augustana is 6-0 on the 2016 season thus far. The Vikings are led by Sydney Postal, who is 4-0 at the No. 3 singles slot. Christine Olivo comes in with a 4-1 mark at No. 5 singles. In doubles, the No. 1 duo of Jessa Richards and Kornel Staniszewska is 5-1 on the season.

Sioux Falls comes into the weekend with a 6-2 overall mark on the season. The Cougars are led by Kara Bunkers in singles, who is 5-1 on the season. Stacey Beard enters the weekend with a 4-2 mark at No. 4 singles.

In doubles, the Cougars are led by Emily Erickson and Allison Kauss, who are 6-2 at the No. 1 doubles slot.

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The University of Minnesota Crookston is a NCAA Division II university located in the Red River Valley of Northwest Minnesota. UMC sponsors 11 intercollegiate athletic teams with membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate conference (NSIC) and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). The NSIC is a 16-team conference with schools situated in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska.