WINONA, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston tennis team fell 9-0 to Winona State University Sat., Feb. 11 in Winona, Minn. Minnesota Crookston falls to 0-3 after the loss. The Warriors are 2-0 on the 2017 season.
"We came up against another strong NSIC opponent Saturday night," said Head Coach
Lee Meier. "Our team is working very hard. He fight for every point and we continue to get better on the court"
In doubles, the No. 1 pair of
Whitney Erickson (Jr., Spring Valley, Minn.) and
Reanne Erickson (So., Fargo, N.D.) fell 8-1 to Rachel Gantz and Kaisey Skibba. At the No. 2 spot,
Adrianna Tiede (Fr., LeCenter, Minn.) and
Hanna Ruckheim (Fr., Parkers Prairie, Minn.) fell 8-0 to Justine Daane and Katie Scruggs. At No. 3 doubles,
Tien Nguyen (So., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and
Ellen Dauphinais (Sr., Parkers Prairie, Minn.) fell 8-0 to Keara Thiele and Tayla Card.
In singles,
Whitney Erickson battled but ultimately fell 6-3, 6-4 to Skibba. At the No. 2 slot,
Reanne Erickson fell to Gantz, 6-0, 6-0. Ruckheim dropped the match at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-0, to Daane. At No. 4 singles, Card upended Tiede, 6-0, 6-0. Dauphinais battled for several points against Scruggs at the No. 5 slot, but ultimately fell 6-2, 6-2. At No. 6 singles, Nguyen was defeated by Lauren Willkom, 6-0, 6-0.
Minnesota Crookston will return to the court Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. against Gustavus Adolphus College in a match played in Duluth, Minn.
