University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, February 12
Baseline Tennis Center
10:00 AM
University of Minnesota
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Minnesota Wins Fourth Straight After Two Wins on Sunday
2/12/2023 6:00:00 PM | Tennis
The Golden Gophers earned a pair of 4-2 wins against Drake and St. Thomas.
MINNEAPOLIS– The University of Minnesota tennis program improved its overall record to 4-2 on the season after a pair of 4-2 victories against Drake and St. Thomas at Baseline Tennis Center on Sunday. Minnesota also improved to 4-0 at home this year, as it beat Marquette and South Dakota last weekend.
Minnesota vs Drake
Minnesota secured a 1-0 lead in the match as it claimed the doubles point with victories in the first and second positions. No. 1 Zoey Weil and Zeyneb Sarioglan took a 6-3 win against Drake's Darinka Stepan and Mille Haagense, while No. 2 Anet Koskel and Aiva Schmitz secured a 6-3 victory versus Ines Stephani and Oriana Parkins-Godwi.
In singles play, Drake earned points in the fifth and sixth positions as Minnesota did not have enough competitors to field the positions. The Golden Gophers rallied, winning three straight matches to secure a 4-2 victory against the Bulldogs. At No. 3, Schmitz swept Stepan 6-0, 6-0 to earn Minnesota's first singles point. At No. 1 singles, Koskel gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead with a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Stephani. Sarioglan secured the victory for Minnesota with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph past Elizabete Klavinska at No. 4 singles.
Results
Doubles
1. Zoey Weil/Zeyneb Sarioglan (UMN) def. Darinka Stepan/Mille Haagensen (DU) 6-3
2. Anet Koskel/Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def. Ines Stephani/Oriana Parkins-Godwi (DU) 6-3
Singles
1. Anet Koskel (UMN) def. Ines Stephani (DU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Zoey Weil (UMN) vs. Mille Haagensen (DU) 5-7, 6-1, unfinished
3. Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def. Darinka Stepan (DU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Zeyneb Sarioglan (UMN) vs. Elizabete Klavinska (DU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Drake def. Minnesota, forfeit
6. Drake def. Minnesota, forfeit
Order of Finish
Singles: (5 ,6, 3, 1, 4)
Doubles: (1,2)
Minnesota vs St. Thomas
Minnesota claimed an early 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point. The Gopher duo of Koskel and Schmitz defeated the Tommies pairing of Olivia Paradise and Jannah El Nemr, 6-1. Minnesota's Weil and Sarioglan secured the point with a 6-1 triumph against Marthe Degeorges and Shrichandrakala Tentu.
In singles action, St. Thomas earned points in the fifth and sixth positions as Minnesota did not have enough competitors to field the positions. Minnesota then won three straight matches to complete the Sunday sweep and post its fourth consecutive win.
At No. 1, Koskel swept Paradise 6-0, 6-0 to tie the match at two. Minnesota went up 3-2, when Weil conquered Degeorges 6-2, 6-0, while Schmitz earned the victory for Minnesota with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph past Tentu at the third position.
Results
Doubles
1. Zoey Weil / Zeyneb Sarioglan (UMN) def. Marthe Degeorges/Shrichandrakala Tentu (ST) 6-1
2. Anet Koskel / Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def. Olivia Paradise/Jannah El Nemr (ST) 6-1
Singles
1. Anet Koskel (UMN) def. Olivia Paradise (ST) 6-0, 6-0
2. Zoey Weil (UMN) def. Marthe Degeorges (ST) 6-2, 6-0
3. Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def Shrichandrakala Tentu (ST) 6-0, 6-1
4. Zeyneb Sarioglan (UMN) def. Jannah El Nemr (ST) 6-0, 3-2, unfinished
5. St. Thomas def. Minnesota, forfeit
6. St. Thomas def. Minnesota, forfeit
Order of Finish
Singles: (5, 6, 1, 2, 3)
Doubles: (2,1)
Up Next
Minnesota heads to Lincoln Neb., next weekend where it will play Washington State on Saturday, Feb. 18 and Nebraska on Sunday, Feb. 19.
Minnesota vs Drake
Minnesota secured a 1-0 lead in the match as it claimed the doubles point with victories in the first and second positions. No. 1 Zoey Weil and Zeyneb Sarioglan took a 6-3 win against Drake's Darinka Stepan and Mille Haagense, while No. 2 Anet Koskel and Aiva Schmitz secured a 6-3 victory versus Ines Stephani and Oriana Parkins-Godwi.
In singles play, Drake earned points in the fifth and sixth positions as Minnesota did not have enough competitors to field the positions. The Golden Gophers rallied, winning three straight matches to secure a 4-2 victory against the Bulldogs. At No. 3, Schmitz swept Stepan 6-0, 6-0 to earn Minnesota's first singles point. At No. 1 singles, Koskel gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead with a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Stephani. Sarioglan secured the victory for Minnesota with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph past Elizabete Klavinska at No. 4 singles.
Results
Doubles
1. Zoey Weil/Zeyneb Sarioglan (UMN) def. Darinka Stepan/Mille Haagensen (DU) 6-3
2. Anet Koskel/Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def. Ines Stephani/Oriana Parkins-Godwi (DU) 6-3
Singles
1. Anet Koskel (UMN) def. Ines Stephani (DU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Zoey Weil (UMN) vs. Mille Haagensen (DU) 5-7, 6-1, unfinished
3. Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def. Darinka Stepan (DU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Zeyneb Sarioglan (UMN) vs. Elizabete Klavinska (DU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Drake def. Minnesota, forfeit
6. Drake def. Minnesota, forfeit
Order of Finish
Singles: (5 ,6, 3, 1, 4)
Doubles: (1,2)
Minnesota vs St. Thomas
Minnesota claimed an early 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point. The Gopher duo of Koskel and Schmitz defeated the Tommies pairing of Olivia Paradise and Jannah El Nemr, 6-1. Minnesota's Weil and Sarioglan secured the point with a 6-1 triumph against Marthe Degeorges and Shrichandrakala Tentu.
In singles action, St. Thomas earned points in the fifth and sixth positions as Minnesota did not have enough competitors to field the positions. Minnesota then won three straight matches to complete the Sunday sweep and post its fourth consecutive win.
At No. 1, Koskel swept Paradise 6-0, 6-0 to tie the match at two. Minnesota went up 3-2, when Weil conquered Degeorges 6-2, 6-0, while Schmitz earned the victory for Minnesota with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph past Tentu at the third position.
Results
Doubles
1. Zoey Weil / Zeyneb Sarioglan (UMN) def. Marthe Degeorges/Shrichandrakala Tentu (ST) 6-1
2. Anet Koskel / Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def. Olivia Paradise/Jannah El Nemr (ST) 6-1
Singles
1. Anet Koskel (UMN) def. Olivia Paradise (ST) 6-0, 6-0
2. Zoey Weil (UMN) def. Marthe Degeorges (ST) 6-2, 6-0
3. Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def Shrichandrakala Tentu (ST) 6-0, 6-1
4. Zeyneb Sarioglan (UMN) def. Jannah El Nemr (ST) 6-0, 3-2, unfinished
5. St. Thomas def. Minnesota, forfeit
6. St. Thomas def. Minnesota, forfeit
Order of Finish
Singles: (5, 6, 1, 2, 3)
Doubles: (2,1)
Up Next
Minnesota heads to Lincoln Neb., next weekend where it will play Washington State on Saturday, Feb. 18 and Nebraska on Sunday, Feb. 19.
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