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Minnesota Earns Road Win in Bloomington
4/23/2022 6:35:00 PM | Tennis
Golden Gophers defeat Indiana Hoosiers, 4-0, pick up second consecutive conference win
On Saturday, the University of Minnesota women's tennis team visited the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington. Coming off a Senior Day win over Penn State, the Golden Gophers looked to carry momentum into their final weekend of regular season play. This afternoon's match saw Minnesota do just that, as they defeated the hosts, 4-0.
With their win, Minnesota has built upon their best season total since 2015. They will have an opportunity to match the 17 wins earned in 2015, as they head to West Lafayette tomorrow. Minnesota improves to 16-9 on the year, and 4-6 in Big Ten play. They guarantee standing ahead of Indiana in the Big Ten, as the Hoosiers fall to 3-7 in conference play.
Minnesota led from the start, as they earned doubles victories at positions No. 2, and No. 3. They have now taken home the opening point for the 18th time this year.
At doubles No. 2, Dalila Said and Rachel Hanford defeated Mila Mejic and Alexandra Staiculescu, 6-2. At the third position, the freshmen duo of Maria Rizzolo and Lucy Lu closed out the point for Minnesota, as they won the final four games of the set, finishing at 7-5. The No. 1 match went in favor of Indiana, a 3-6 win for the Hoosier's pair.
Minnesota posted singles victories at No. 2, No. 5, and No. 6.
In singles, Dalila Said controlled the match from start to finish, as she defeated Lexi Kubas, 6-1, 6-1. Emilee Duong continued the Golden Gophers' run of form, as she earned a 6-2, 6-1 win at the second position. Vasia Karvouni sealed the result for the visitors, as she defeated Xiaowei Hu, 6-1, 6-1.
The No. 1, No. 3, and No. 4 matches went unfinished, on account of the previous results.
This marked Minnesota's third road win of the season, and their first in Big Ten play.
Next Up:
Minnesota will play their final match tomorrow, as they visit the Purdue Boilermakers. First serve will take place at 12:00 p.m. Streaming and statistics will be made available courtesy of Purdue Athletics, as updates will be provided via GopherWTennis. Recap and statistics will be posted upon match completion.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,2,5
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