BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University Women's Tennis freshman Mia Leshem was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Week Tuesday afternoon announced by the league.
 
Leshem earns her first conference accolade and is the first BSU Women's Tennis student-athlete to be recognized as the league's player of the week since Sophie Groen on Feb. 8, 2022.
 
In her first collegiate matches, Leshem went 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles as the Beavers opened their 2025 season against Minnesota Crookston, St. Scholastica and Minnesota Duluth. She began the week defeating Daniela de Lucas Rivera of UMC 4-3 at No. 1 Singles and then defeated Katia Bartels of CSS (6-3, 6-2) and Charley Chaney of UMD (6-2, 6-0) at No. 2 singles.
 
Paired with Groen in doubles action, the duo went 2-1 defeating Luana da Silva and Isabelle Simon of UMD (6-1) and Julia Maier and Paula Sendele of CSS (6-3).
 
Leshem and the Beavers are back in action Feb. 22-23 as they begin NSIC play against Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State.
 
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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 and women's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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