MORRIS, Minn. – Following a late night on Wednesday in a road defeat at the University of Northwestern, the University of Minnesota Morris women's tennis team got back to its winning way with an 8-1 non-conference victory over Martin Luther College on Thursday. The Cougars improve to 7-2 overall on the season with the win.
Fighting through some cold temperatures, Minnesota Morris managed to take a 2-1 lead after doubles thanks to 8-4 wins in the Nos. 1 and 2 matches.
Kate Obright and
Kiley Rodarmel got the win at No. 1 and
Sam Tate and
Abby Burquest did the same at No. 2.
The Cougars took all six points in singles, with five of those wins coming in straight sets. Rodarmel outlasted McKenzey Crowley at No. 1, 6-1, 7-5. Obright and Tate both had 6-2, 6-0 wins at Nos. 2 and 3 over Josephine Bieberitz and Tatum Bollmeier. Arens had the fastest win of the day with a 6-1, 6-0 triumph at No. 4 over Dana Pietrzyk. Burquest came from down 0-3 to start the match to log a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 5 over Charis Glende. Closing it out for Minnesota Morris was BeBe Say with a 6-7(3), 6-4, 10-8 win at No. 6 singles over Hannah Broring.
Minnesota Morris hosts the College of St. Scholastica on April 18 starting at 1 p.m.
