Gophers Sweep Doubleheader with Wins Over Colorado State and St. Thomas

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MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota tennis program hosted a doubleheader Saturday, defeating Colorado State 7-0 and St. Thomas 5-2 at Baseline Tennis Center. The Gophers improved to 6-2 on the season.

Minnesota finished the day 10-2 in singles and 5-1 in doubles.

Quote from Coach Arterberry
"It was a great weekend," head coach Lois Arterberry said. "I'm really proud of how the team competed in both singles and doubles. Mia had a strong showing, and overall, we're on the right track. We're confident, working hard, and excited for next weekend's matches against Alabama, East Tennessee State, and UAB. We're ready for the challenge. I'm also thrilled with the team's performance in our home opener and look forward to seeing our fans at the next one. Thanks for the support!"

Minnesota vs. Colorado State
The Maroon and Gold secured the doubles point with a strong overall effort. Aiva Schmitz and Yinong Ma won by default at the No. 3 spot, while the No. 2 pair, Jeselle Ante and Anlin Xie, clinched the point with a 6-4 victory over Viktoriya Zhadzinskaya and Logan Voeks. In the No. 1 matchup, Sofia Pinto and Arina Valitova fell to Victoria Erechtchenko and Sarah Weekley.

Minnesota swept all six singles matches to defeat the Rams 7-0. Mia Lepert opened with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Mariya Dobreva at the No. 4 spot. Aiva Schmitz secured the overall win by defeating Victoria Erechtchenko 6-0, 6-4 at No. 1. Anali Kocevar followed with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Sarah Weekley at No. 2, while Arina Valitova won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3. Anlin Xie closed out the sweep with a 6-0, 7-6 (8-6) win over Logan Voeks at No. 5. Minnesota also earned a point at No. 6 by default.

Results
Doubles
1. Victoria Erechtchenko/Sarah Weekley (CSU) def. Sofia Pinto/Arina Valitova (MINN) 6-4.
2. Jeselle Ante/Anlin Xie (MINN) def. Viktoriya Zhadzinskaya/Logan Voeks (CSU) 6-4.
3. Aiva Schmitz/Yinong Ma (MINN) vs. Colorado State won by default.

Singles
1. Aiva Schmitz (MINN) def. Victor Erechtchenko (CSU) 6-0, 6-4
2. Anali Kocevar (MINN) def. Sarah Weekley (CSU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Arina Valitova (MINN) def. Viktor Zhadzinskaya (CSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Mia Liepert (MINN) def. Mariya Dobreva (CSU) 6-3, 6-0
5. Anlin Xie (MINN) def. Logan Voeks (CSU) 6-0, 7-6
6. No player (MINN) def. No player (CSU), by forfeit

Order of Finish
Doubles: (3, 2, 1)
Singles: (4, 1, 2, 3, 5)

Minnesota vs. St. Thomas
The Gophers started strong, clinching the doubles point with a sweep. No. 3 pair Aiva Schmitz and Yinong Ma secured the first win, defeating St. Thomas' Caroline Lindahl and Ingrid Forsberg 6-1. At No. 1 doubles, Mia Liepert and Anali Kocevar sealed the overall point with a 6-2 victory over Marthe Degeorges and Anna Sidorenko. Anlin Xie and Jeselle Ante completed the sweep with a 6-3 win over Shrichandrakala Tentu and Lily Olson.

In singles, Minnesota won three straight matches to secure a 4-2 victory. No. 3 Mia Liepert opened with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Anna Sidorenko, followed by No. 4 Jeselle Ante defeating Jannah ElNemr by the same score. Yinong Ma clinched the overall victory at No. 6 with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Lily Olson. Shrichandrakala Tentu topped Deniz Turan 6-3, 7-5 at No. 5, while No. 2 Arina Valitova closed the match with a hard-fought 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 tiebreaker victory.

Results
Doubles
1. Anali Kocevar/Mia Liepert (MINN) def. Marthe Degeorges/Anna Sidorenko (UST) 6-2.
2. Anlin Xie/Jeselle Ante (MINN) def. Shrichanrakala Tentu/Lily Olson (UST) 6-3.
3. Aiva Schmitz/Yinong Ma (MINN) def. Caroline Lindahl/Ingrid Forsberg (UST) 6-1.

Singles
1. Marthe Degeorges (UST) def. Aiva Schmitz (MINN) 6-4, 7-6
2. Arina Valitova (MINN) def. Caroline Lindahl (UST) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Mia Liepert (MINN) def. Anna Sidorenko (UST) 6-1, 6-2
4. Jeselle Ante (MINN) def. Jannah ElNemr (UST) 6-1, 6-2
5. Shrichanrakala Tentu (UST) def. Deniz Turan (MINN) 6-3, 7-5
6. Yinong Ma (MINN) def. Lily Olson (UST) 6-4, 7-5

Order of Finish
Doubles: (1, 3, 2)
Singles: (3, 4, 1, 6, 5, 2)

Notables

Minnesota improves to 2-0 all-time versus Colorado State with today's win.
Mia Liepert has won five consecutive matches, the longest winning streak of her career. She went 3-0 on the weekend.
After losing her first three doubles matches, Jeselle Ante has now won 4 of her last 5 doubles matches.
Yinong Ma played in her first singles match of the spring, winning 6-4, 7-5 versus Lily Olson.
Minnesota is now 5-0 all-time in the crosstown matchup versus St. Thomas. Coach Lois Arterberry, who previously served as the head coach at the University of St. Thomas from 2021 to 2023, led the University of Minnesota women's tennis team to a 5-2 victory over St. Thomas today.
Minnesota now has five players with 10 plus singles wins on the season (Schmitz, Liepert, Turan, Ante, and Pinto).

Next Up
The Golden Gophers will travel to Alabama to face East Tennessee State, UAB, and Alabama on Feb. 15-16.

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Jeselle Ante

Anali Kocevar

Mia Liepert

Yinong Ma

Sofia Pinto

Aiva Schmitz

Deniz Turan

Arina Valitova

Anlin Xie