University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, March 9
Minneapolis, MN
12:00 PM
University of Minnesota
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Northwestern
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No. 60 Minnesota Falls 4-3 to No. 39 Northwestern
3/9/2025 4:26:00 PM | Tennis
MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 60 Minnesota tennis team fell 4-3 to No. 39 Northwestern on Sunday at Baseline Tennis Center, dropping its season record to 8-8.
Key Moments
Northwestern earned the doubles point with two wins over Minnesota. Sydney Pratt and Neena Feldman opened with a 6-1 victory over Jeselle Ante and Sofia Pinto at the No. 2 spot. Kiley Rabjohns and Britany Lau with a 6-2 win over Arina Valitova and Aiva Schmitz to clinch the point.
Northwestern secured the match despite another strong singles effort from Minnesota. Aiva Schmitz put the Gophers on the board first with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1. The Wildcats responded as Neena Feldman claimed a 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 6, but Minnesota regained the lead with Mia Liepert's 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 2. Northwestern went up 3-2 after Sydney Pratt's 6-1, 6-4 victory at No. 5, but Minnesota quickly evened the score with Sofia Pinto's 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 4. With the match on the line, Britany Lau outlasted Anali Kocevar 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 at No. 3 to secure the 4-3 victory for the Wildcats.
Results
Doubles
1. Mia Liepert/Anali Kocevar (MINN) vs. Erica Jessel/Mika Dagan Fruchtman (NU) 3-5, unfinished
2. Sydney Pratt/Neena Feldman (NU) def. Sofia Pinto/Jeselle Ante (MINN) 6-1
3. Kiley Rabjohns/Britany Lau (NU) def. Aiva Schmitz/Arina Valitova (MINN) 6-2
Singles
1. Aiva Schmitz (MINN) def. Erica Jessel (NU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Mia Liepert (MINN) def. Mika Dagan Fruchtman (NU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Britany Lau (NU) def. Anali Kocevar (MINN) 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
4. Sydney Pratt (NU) def. Anlin Xie (MINN) 6-1, 6-4
5. Sofia Pinto (MINN) def. Kiley Rabjohns (NU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Neena Feldman (NU) def. Jeselle Ante (MINN) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish
Doubles: (2, 3)
Singles: (1, 6, 2, 5, 4, 3)
Gopher Notables
Next on the Docket
The Golden Gophers will travel to Iowa on March 21, then Nebraska on March 23.
Key Moments
Northwestern earned the doubles point with two wins over Minnesota. Sydney Pratt and Neena Feldman opened with a 6-1 victory over Jeselle Ante and Sofia Pinto at the No. 2 spot. Kiley Rabjohns and Britany Lau with a 6-2 win over Arina Valitova and Aiva Schmitz to clinch the point.
Northwestern secured the match despite another strong singles effort from Minnesota. Aiva Schmitz put the Gophers on the board first with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1. The Wildcats responded as Neena Feldman claimed a 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 6, but Minnesota regained the lead with Mia Liepert's 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 2. Northwestern went up 3-2 after Sydney Pratt's 6-1, 6-4 victory at No. 5, but Minnesota quickly evened the score with Sofia Pinto's 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 4. With the match on the line, Britany Lau outlasted Anali Kocevar 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 at No. 3 to secure the 4-3 victory for the Wildcats.
Results
Doubles
1. Mia Liepert/Anali Kocevar (MINN) vs. Erica Jessel/Mika Dagan Fruchtman (NU) 3-5, unfinished
2. Sydney Pratt/Neena Feldman (NU) def. Sofia Pinto/Jeselle Ante (MINN) 6-1
3. Kiley Rabjohns/Britany Lau (NU) def. Aiva Schmitz/Arina Valitova (MINN) 6-2
Singles
1. Aiva Schmitz (MINN) def. Erica Jessel (NU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Mia Liepert (MINN) def. Mika Dagan Fruchtman (NU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Britany Lau (NU) def. Anali Kocevar (MINN) 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
4. Sydney Pratt (NU) def. Anlin Xie (MINN) 6-1, 6-4
5. Sofia Pinto (MINN) def. Kiley Rabjohns (NU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Neena Feldman (NU) def. Jeselle Ante (MINN) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish
Doubles: (2, 3)
Singles: (1, 6, 2, 5, 4, 3)
Gopher Notables
- Anali Kocevar surpassed 45 career singles wins, joining Sofia Pintoand Aiva Schmitz as the only players on the current team to reach that milestone.
- Sofia Pinto and Mia Liepert each earned their first Big Ten wins of the season.
- Mia Liepert surpassed 10 wins on the season, joining Schmitz, Pinto, Anlin Xie, and Jeselle Ante in reaching that mark.
- Schmitz went 2-0 over the weekend, marking the third time in her career she has gone undefeated in Big Ten play during a weekend.
- Minnesota finished going 6-6 in singles on the weekend.
Next on the Docket
The Golden Gophers will travel to Iowa on March 21, then Nebraska on March 23.
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