DULUTH, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Women's Tennis team secured two victories over the weekend to continue the program's best start in history by defeating University of Minnesota Duluth, 6-1 on Friday and St. Cloud State University, 5-2 on Saturday, both at the Duluth Indoor Sports Complex. The Beavers remained undefeated on the season improving to 6-0 and 2-0 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action.
 
In the match against Minnesota Duluth, Bemidji State secured the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, and proceeded to dominate in singles, winning five of the six matches. Mia Leshem led the way with a win at No. 1 singles and paired with Marla Davies to secure victory in No. 1 doubles. Davies also contributed a win at No. 3 singles, while Paula Garcia Acebal won at No. 2 singles and added a victory in No. 2 doubles. Valesca Rodriguez rounded out the performance with a win at No. 6 singles.
 
The doubles results against Minnesota Duluth were as follows: 
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Marla Davies/Mia Leshem (BSU) def. Courtney Eppen/Paige Heideman (Bulldogs) 6-4 
Lauren Rutten/Paula Garcia Acebal (BSU) def. Olivia Gorton/Sydney Friedrich (Bulldogs) 6-2 
Valesca Rodriguez/Ana Lucia Ibanez (BSU) vs. Morgan Hammer/Carly Chaney (Bulldogs) 5-7 (unfinished) 
 
In singles play, the results were: 
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Mia Leshem (BSU) def. Carly Chaney (Bulldogs) 6-4, 6-2 
Paula Garcia Acebal (BSU) def. Sydney Friedrich (Bulldogs) 7-5, 6-2 
Marla Davies (BSU) def. Morgan Hammer (Bulldogs) 7-5, 6-1 
Paige Heideman (Bulldogs) def. Ana Lucia Ibanez (BSU) 7-5, 6-4 
Lauren Rutten (BSU) def. Mia Miller (Bulldogs) 6-1, 6-3 
Valesca Rodriguez (BSU) def. Olivia Gorton (Bulldogs) 6-3, 7-5 
 
The following day, Bemidji State clinched the doubles point against St. Cloud State with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, while St. Cloud State captured victory at No. 1 doubles. Paula Garcia Acebal recorded a victory at No. 2 singles and contributed a win at No. 2 doubles. Ana Lucia Ibanez won at No. 4 singles and also secured victory in the No. 3 doubles match alongside Valesca Rodriguez, who completed her day with a win at No. 6 singles.
 
The doubles results against St. Cloud State were: 
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Schaefer, Lara-Maria/Sanchez Mendivil, L. (SCSU) def. Davies, Marla/Leshem, Mia (BSU) 6-3 
Rutten, Lauren/Garcia Acebal, Paula (BSU) def. Chapman, Gibby/Broadwell, Brooklyn (SCSU) 6-3 
Ibanez, Ana Lucia/Rodriguez, Valesca (BSU) def. Oing, Hannah/Vinichenko, Margarit (SCSU) 6-2 
 
The singles results for this match were: 
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Sanchez Mendivil, L. (SCSU) def. Leshem, Mia (BSU) 6-3, 6-3 
Garcia Acebal, Paula (BSU) def. Vinichenko, Margarit (SCSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 
Schaefer, Lara-Maria (SCSU) def. Davies, Marla (BSU) 7-5, 6-1 
Ibanez, Ana Lucia (BSU) def. Chapman, Gibby (SCSU) 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 
Rutten, Lauren (BSU) def. Broadwell, Brooklyn (SCSU) 6-2, 6-4 
Rodriguez, Valesca (BSU) def. Oing, Hannah (SCSU) 6-0, 6-1 
 
The next challenge for Bemidji State is a matchup against Augustana (SD) on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. at a venue in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
 
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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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