DULUTH, Minn. – After opening the match with the early lead through doubles, the Bemidji State University Women's Tennis team collected a win in singles but couldn't claim anymore as Minnesota Duluth took the 5-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference win Friday night inside the Duluth Indoor Sports Center.

With the results from Friday, Bemidji State is now 2-8 overall and 1-3 in NSIC play. Minnesota Duluth improves to 6-2 overall and 3-1 in NSIC action.

Lexi Leitner/Laura Burger continued their strong play at No. 3 doubles rolling to the 6-3 victory. After Emilia Sand/Isabela Nelson picked up three games at No. 2, but fell short by a score of 6-3, it came down to the top flight to decide the doubles point. Blanca Lopez-Oro/Nicoleta Anestiadi won the first game before the Bulldogs' duo had to withdraw giving the Beavers the win and the doubles point.

In singles, Anestiadi won her seventh singles match of the season picking up the three-set win at No. 3. Anestiadi came out strong cruising to the 6-2 win in the opening set. After dropping the second set by a score of 6-3, she responded in the decisive set getting the late break and finishing the set with her service game for the 6-3 win in the third. Sand won five games at No. 2 before falling, 6-3, 6-2. Lily Jones tallied four games at No. 6 but couldn't claim a set falling short by scores of 6-3, 6-1. Lopez-Oro at No. 1 and Burger at No. 4 each won three games and lost by the same set scores of 6-2, 6-1. Nelson competed at No. 5 and fell by scores of 6-1, 6-0.

It will be a quick turnaround for the Beavers as they will remain in Duluth to face St. Cloud State on Saturday morning starting at 9 a.m. in another NSIC contest.

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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).