Box Score BEMIDJI, Minn. - The Bemidji State University
tennis team was unable to pick up its second victory in as many days as
they were defeated by the Upper Iowa University Peacocks 9-0 in
Waterloo, Iowa on Wednesday afternoon.
The Peacocks jumped out of the gate quickly picking up an early 3-0 lead in doubles action.
Singles play saw the Beavers’ Julie Kapsner
(Pierz, Minn.) take her opponent Erin Kelley to the edge as she picked
up the first set 7-6 by winning the tiebreaker 7-5. Kapsner then fought
hard in the second set but saw Kelley come away with it 7-5. In the
super tiebreaker the two battled it out with Kelley narrowly defeating
Kapsner 10-8 to gain the point at the No. 4 position.
The Peacocks picked up victories at the remaining five singles positions to complete the sweep.
The
loss moves the Beavers to 2-11 (1-4; NSIC) on the season. They will
conclude their play for the week when they meet up with the Winona
State University Warriors on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. in Winona, Minn.