DULUTH, Minn. – It was a quick turnaround for the Bemidji State University Women's Tennis team having played late Friday night, the Beavers got up early to face St. Cloud State on Saturday with the Huskies claiming the 6-1 win in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. The match was played in Duluth, Minn.

St. Cloud State (5-4, 1-3 NSIC) started strong taking the doubles point with a sweep. Blanca Lopez-Oro/Nicoleta Anestiadi competed at the top flight, Emilia Sand/Isabela Nelson at No. 2 and Lexi Leitner/Laura Burger at No. 3. All three matches finished with the same score of 6-2 in favor of the Huskies.

Although St. Cloud State claimed five of the six singles matches, Bemidji State (2-9, 1-4 NSIC) came close in multiple matchups. Lopez-Oro earned her fourth singles win of the season, all at No. 1, after coming away with the win on Saturday. Lopez-Oro fought off a 6-3 setback in the opening set to come back strong. She won the next two sets, both in 7-6 tiebreaking fashion.

Anestiadi went three sets as well in her matchup at No. 3. Similar to Lopez-Oro, Anestiadi dropped the first set by a 6-3 score. She came back with a hard-fought 6-4 win in the second set to move the match to a decisive third set. It would be another tight decision in the deciding set, but St. Cloud State came away with the break and held on for the 6-4 win.

Sand made a push in her second set at No. 2. After falling behind 6-0 in the first set, Sand roared back picking up four games in the second set before falling just short at 6-4. Lily Jones also claimed four games in her matchup at No. 6. She won two games in each set before falling in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Burger at No. 4 and Nelson at No. 5 each won two games in their matches. Burger fell by scores of 6-1, 6-1 and Nelson lost by scores of 6-0, 6-2.

Bemidji State will continue NSIC action next Saturday (Mar. 25) when they will travel to Grand Forks, N.D., to face both the University of Sioux Falls and Augustana University.

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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).