EDEN PRARIE, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s tennis team suffered its first loss of the season at St. Thomas on Sunday in a 5-4 final. The Gusties now move to 13-1 overall and 6-1 in the conference.
“It was definitely our best match of the year,” said Head Coach Jon Carlson. “St. Thomas is a very good team and very deserving of a conference championship. I know the team learned a lot about themselves and what they need to do going forward. We hope that we get a shot to see them in the playoffs at some point.”
Singles
| 1. Ginger Valentine (Sr., Delano) (GACW) def. Nicole Shezhko (UST) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2. Simona Potockova (Jr., Nova’ Dubnica, Slovakia) (GACW) def. Olivia Paradise (UST) 6-3, 4-0 |
| 3. Jannah El Nemr (UST) def. Anna Stutz (Jr., Dellwood) (GACW) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 4. Sydney Douglas (Jr., North Mankato) (GACW) def. Monterey Knewtson (UST) 6-3, 2-6, 10-5 (TB) |
| 5. Alli Laux (Fy., Onalaska, Wis.) (GACW) def. Clare Palen (UST) 4-6, 4-1 (WD) |
| 6. Brooke Hapku (UST) def. Rachel Lindrud (Jr., North Oaks) (GACW) 6-4, 6-4 |
Doubles
| 1. Nicole Snezhko/Jannah El Nemr (UST) def. Ginger Valentine/Simona Potockova (GACW) 8-4 |
| 2. Olivia Paradise/Brooke Hapuka (UST) def. Anna Stutz/Yuki Oda (So., Kawasaki, Japan) (GACW) 8-2 |
| 3. Clare Palen/Monterey Knewtson (UST) def. Hannah Borgh (Sr., Bettendorf, Iowa)/Hayley Trebil (Jr., Edina) (GACW) 8-3 |
The team next competes on Saturday when they travel to Bethel with matches beginning at 1:00.