MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris women's tennis team made a match of it on Sunday against the College of St. Scholastica. After falling behind, 3-0, in doubles, the Cougars won three singles matches and had two others go to third-set tiebreakers. The Saints were able to come away with a 6-3 victory to stay undefeated in UMAC play, while the Cougars drop to 7-3 (3-2 UMAC).
With high winds and falling temperatures making life tough on everyone, the Cougars fell behind early on as St. Scholastica claimed all three doubles points.
Kiley Rodarmel and
Kate Obright came close to victory in the No. 1 match before falling by a score of 8-6.
Abby Burquest put a point on the board for Minnesota Morris with an efficient 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 5 singles. That was followed by an impressive win for Rodarmel at No. 1 singles over Julia Maier, 1-6, 6-2, 10-4. The Cougars were on the verge of knotting the match up until Madeline Samz outlasted
Megan Tschida at No. 6 singles, 6-4, 5-7, 10-6.
The point that put St. Scholastica over the top was in the No. 2 match where Madilyn Jankila got past
Sam Tate, 4-6, 6-3, 10-2. That was followed by a 6-2, 6-2 win for Ava Warren over
Megan Arens at No. 4. The final point of the match went to Obright with a 6-4, 6-0 victory at No. 3 over Maya Nibbe.
Minnesota Morris wraps up the regular season on April 25, hosting the University of Wisconsin-Superior at 1 p.m. Seeding for the UMAC Tournament will be finalized in the following week before the Cougars host a UMAC quarterfinal match on May 1.
