University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, January 20
Minneapolis, MN
12:00 PM
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Minnesota Tennis Opens Season With Back-to-Back Victories on Saturday
1/20/2024 7:25:00 PM | Tennis
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota tennis program had an electric start to the 2024 spring season, clinching back-to-back 7-0 victories against Marquette and Lindenwood on Saturday. The Gophers will start the year 2-0 at home and 2-0 overall. The program extends to a 12-game win streak against Marquette, now 15-1 all-time, and clinches a win in its first-ever meeting with Lindenwood.
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Quote from Coach Arterberry
"It was a good start to the season," said head coach Lois Arterberry. "We came out and competed the way we wanted to in these first two matches. Throughout the week, we just emphasized playing our own style of tennis and to not let our opponents influence us any other way. Today, all of the girls did a great job of being confident, aggressive, going for shots when they had the right opportunities, and just being brave out there on the court. They also had great emotional control. Obviously, we have things to continue working on as we go further through the season. The level of tennis continues to get higher with every single match, but we're ready. This is what we've been preparing for and we're excited about it."
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Coach Arterberry on Mia Liepert
"We had a good performance from Mia, playing in the number one spot. She definitely stepped up her level and remained mature out there on the tennis court."
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Minnesota vs. Marquette
The Maroon and Gold got off to a great start to the match, claiming the doubles point and going undefeated in that round. No. 2 Emma Belluomini and Anali Kocevar struck first with a 6-0 win against Maquette's Emma Davis and Laura Kaiser. No. 1 Sofia Pinto and Mia Liepert clinched the doubles point for Minnesota with their 6-3 win, and No. 3 Aiva Schmitz and Sofia Pizzoni rounded out the first half of the match with a 6-3 victory of their own.
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In singles play, the Gophers continued their undefeated streak. Victory was mathematically clinched when No. 6 Sofia Pizzoni claimed a 6-0, 6-2 win over Marquette's Emma-Jane Barclay to make it 4-0. Minnesota earned its first win of the season after a final score of 7-0.
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Results
Doubles
1. Sofia Pinto and Mia Liepert (UMN) def. Andie Weise and Emilija Kojic (MARQ) 6-3.
2. Emma Belluomini and Anali Kocevar (UMN) def. Emma Davis and Lara Kaiser (MARQ) 6-0.
3. Aiva Schmitz and Sofia Pizzoni (UMN) def. Tiera Jarmond and Tiana Windbuchler (MARQ) 6-3.
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Singles
1. Mia Liepert (UMN) def. Emilija Kojcic (MARQ) 6-3, 6-3.
2. Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def. Emma Davis (MARQ) 6-4, 6-1.
3. Anali Kocevar (UMN) def. Sarah Badawi (MARQ) 6-2, 4-6, 10-5.
4. Sofia Pinto (UMN) def. Tiana Windbuchler (MARQ) 6-4, 6-1.
5. Emma Belluomini (UMN) def. Lara Kaiser (MARQ) 6-2, 6-2.
6. Sofia Pizzoni (UMN) def. Emma-Jane Barclay (MARQ) 6-0, 6-2.
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Order of Finish
Doubles: (2, 1, 3)
Singles: (5, 2, 6, 1, 3, 4)
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Minnesota vs. Lindenwood
In their second match of the day, the Gophers' margin of victory only grew. In doubles, No. 2 Emma Belluomini and Anali Kocevar again struck first while again winning 6-0, this time against Lindenwood's Jordan Le and Eveline Nilsson. No. 3 Aiva Schmitz and Sofia Pinto clinched the doubles point after defeating Fabiana Labrador and Sarah Ben Aba 6-1, with No. 1 Sofia Pinto and Mia Liepert getting a 6-2 victory shortly after.
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In singles play, every Gopher student-athlete won in only two sets. Mia Liepert mathematically clinched the overall Minnesota victory with her 6-0, 6-1 win against Yana Gaskell. For the second time on Saturday, the Gophers finished with a 7-0 victory.
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Results
Doubles
1. Sofia Pinto and Mia Liepert (UMN) def. Juliana Kulcynski and Yana Gaskell (LU) 6-2.
2. Emma Belluomini and Anali Kocevar (UMN) def. Jordan Le and Eveline Nilsson (LU) 6-0.
3. Aiva Schmitz and Sofia Pizzoni (UMN) def. Fabiana Labrador and Sarah Ben Aba (LU) 6-1.
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Singles
1. Mia Liepert (UMN) def. Yana Gaskell (LU) 6-0, 6-1.
2. Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def. Fabiana Labrador (LU) 7-5, 6-2.
3. Anali Kocevar (UMN) def. Juliana Kulcynski (LU) 6-0, 6-0.
4. Emma Belluomini (UMN) def. Jordan Le (LU) 6-0, 6-0.
5. Sofia Pinto (UMN) def. Eveline Nilsson (LU) 6-2, 6-2.
6. Sofia Pizzoni (UMN) def. Sarah Ben Aba (LU) 6-2, 6-3.
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Order of Finish
Doubles: (2, 3, 1)
Singles: (4, 3, 1, 5, 6, 2)
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Next on the Docket
On Jan. 26, the Gophers will be back at home to face North Dakota and Creighton. It will be their second-consecutive two-match day.
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Quote from Coach Arterberry
"It was a good start to the season," said head coach Lois Arterberry. "We came out and competed the way we wanted to in these first two matches. Throughout the week, we just emphasized playing our own style of tennis and to not let our opponents influence us any other way. Today, all of the girls did a great job of being confident, aggressive, going for shots when they had the right opportunities, and just being brave out there on the court. They also had great emotional control. Obviously, we have things to continue working on as we go further through the season. The level of tennis continues to get higher with every single match, but we're ready. This is what we've been preparing for and we're excited about it."
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Coach Arterberry on Mia Liepert
"We had a good performance from Mia, playing in the number one spot. She definitely stepped up her level and remained mature out there on the tennis court."
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Minnesota vs. Marquette
The Maroon and Gold got off to a great start to the match, claiming the doubles point and going undefeated in that round. No. 2 Emma Belluomini and Anali Kocevar struck first with a 6-0 win against Maquette's Emma Davis and Laura Kaiser. No. 1 Sofia Pinto and Mia Liepert clinched the doubles point for Minnesota with their 6-3 win, and No. 3 Aiva Schmitz and Sofia Pizzoni rounded out the first half of the match with a 6-3 victory of their own.
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In singles play, the Gophers continued their undefeated streak. Victory was mathematically clinched when No. 6 Sofia Pizzoni claimed a 6-0, 6-2 win over Marquette's Emma-Jane Barclay to make it 4-0. Minnesota earned its first win of the season after a final score of 7-0.
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Results
Doubles
1. Sofia Pinto and Mia Liepert (UMN) def. Andie Weise and Emilija Kojic (MARQ) 6-3.
2. Emma Belluomini and Anali Kocevar (UMN) def. Emma Davis and Lara Kaiser (MARQ) 6-0.
3. Aiva Schmitz and Sofia Pizzoni (UMN) def. Tiera Jarmond and Tiana Windbuchler (MARQ) 6-3.
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Singles
1. Mia Liepert (UMN) def. Emilija Kojcic (MARQ) 6-3, 6-3.
2. Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def. Emma Davis (MARQ) 6-4, 6-1.
3. Anali Kocevar (UMN) def. Sarah Badawi (MARQ) 6-2, 4-6, 10-5.
4. Sofia Pinto (UMN) def. Tiana Windbuchler (MARQ) 6-4, 6-1.
5. Emma Belluomini (UMN) def. Lara Kaiser (MARQ) 6-2, 6-2.
6. Sofia Pizzoni (UMN) def. Emma-Jane Barclay (MARQ) 6-0, 6-2.
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Order of Finish
Doubles: (2, 1, 3)
Singles: (5, 2, 6, 1, 3, 4)
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Minnesota vs. Lindenwood
In their second match of the day, the Gophers' margin of victory only grew. In doubles, No. 2 Emma Belluomini and Anali Kocevar again struck first while again winning 6-0, this time against Lindenwood's Jordan Le and Eveline Nilsson. No. 3 Aiva Schmitz and Sofia Pinto clinched the doubles point after defeating Fabiana Labrador and Sarah Ben Aba 6-1, with No. 1 Sofia Pinto and Mia Liepert getting a 6-2 victory shortly after.
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In singles play, every Gopher student-athlete won in only two sets. Mia Liepert mathematically clinched the overall Minnesota victory with her 6-0, 6-1 win against Yana Gaskell. For the second time on Saturday, the Gophers finished with a 7-0 victory.
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Results
Doubles
1. Sofia Pinto and Mia Liepert (UMN) def. Juliana Kulcynski and Yana Gaskell (LU) 6-2.
2. Emma Belluomini and Anali Kocevar (UMN) def. Jordan Le and Eveline Nilsson (LU) 6-0.
3. Aiva Schmitz and Sofia Pizzoni (UMN) def. Fabiana Labrador and Sarah Ben Aba (LU) 6-1.
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Singles
1. Mia Liepert (UMN) def. Yana Gaskell (LU) 6-0, 6-1.
2. Aiva Schmitz (UMN) def. Fabiana Labrador (LU) 7-5, 6-2.
3. Anali Kocevar (UMN) def. Juliana Kulcynski (LU) 6-0, 6-0.
4. Emma Belluomini (UMN) def. Jordan Le (LU) 6-0, 6-0.
5. Sofia Pinto (UMN) def. Eveline Nilsson (LU) 6-2, 6-2.
6. Sofia Pizzoni (UMN) def. Sarah Ben Aba (LU) 6-2, 6-3.
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Order of Finish
Doubles: (2, 3, 1)
Singles: (4, 3, 1, 5, 6, 2)
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Next on the Docket
On Jan. 26, the Gophers will be back at home to face North Dakota and Creighton. It will be their second-consecutive two-match day.
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