SARTELL, Minn. -- The Bemidji State University tennis team earned wins at all six singles spots and in each of three doubles matches to earn a 9-0 nonconference victory over University of Minnesota-Morris Saturday at Gold’s Gym in Sartell, Minn.  The win is the Beavers’ third of the season and stands as their second sweep of 2010.

The Beavers opened the neutral-site match winning at all three doubles positions, including a 8-0 victory for Cheyanne Maki (Sr., Watford City, N.D.) and Miranda Milless (So., Motley, Minn.) over UMM’s Rebecca Hanson and Jodie Roy at the third doubles spot, to take a 3-0 lead into singles play.

Bemidji State kept the ball rolling in singles competition.  Each of BSU’s singles players garnered a team point to complete the 9-0 win earning straight-set victories from Farrah Steinke (Sr., Crosby, Minn.) at No. 1, 6-4, 6-4, all the way down the line up to Katherine Wolak’s (Jr., Geneseo, Ill.) 6-0, 6-1 win in the No. 6 singles spot.

The Beavers, who improved 3-7 overall, wrap up a busy weekend of play traveling to Duluth, Minn. to battle University of Minnesota Duluth in a rare nonconference match up.  The match is set for an 8 a.m. start at Arrowhead Tennis Center.

Bemidji State University 9, Minnesota-Morris 0
Mar 28, 2010 at Sartell, Minn.

Singles competition
1. Steinke, Farrah (BSU) def. Friends, Gabby (UMM) 6-4, 6-4
2. Luberda, Lindsey (BSU) def. Chunkapura, Preya (UMM) 6-1, 6-0
3. Greenwaldt, Brittney (BSU) def. Doan, Mai (UMM) 6-4, 6-1
4. Christiansen, Kelli (BSU) def. Dillinger, Kathryn (UMM) 6-2, 6-2
5. Milless, Miranda (BSU) def. Hanson, Rebecca (UMM) 6-1, 6-2
6. Wolak, Katherine (BSU) def. Kucala, Stephanie (UMM) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Steinke, Farrah/Luberda, Lindsey (BSU) def. Friends, Gabby/Doan, Mai (UMM) 8-1
2. Christiansen, Kelli/Johnson, Kara (BSU) def. Dillinger, Kathryn/Chunkapura, Preya (UMM) 8-2
3. Maki, Cheyanne/Milless, Miranda (BSU) def. Hanson, Rebecca/Roy, Jodie (UMM) 8-0

Notes
Bemidji State University 3-7; 2-4 NSIC

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