The Southwest Minnesota State women's tennis team remains in search of its first win of the season after dropping a trio of matches in Winona over the weekend.
Playing at the Winona Tennis Center on Saturday, the Mustangs lost to Minnesota-Duluth 6-3, then fell to Wisconsin-La Crosse 9-0.
SMSU's wins against the Bulldogs came via forfeits at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles, and at No. 1 doubles, the SMSU tandem of Angie Wiegmann and Katie Kienitz defeated UMD's Brittany Thompson and Jessica Stensrud 8-6.
The Mustangs were unable to win a set against Wisconsin-La Crosse. The closest they came was in No. 1 singles when Wiegmann lost to Jenny Maruyama 6-4, 6-0.
SMSU faced off against Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opponent Winona State on Sunday, falling 9-0. Again, the Mustangs were unable to win a set. At No. 2 singles, Kienitz fell to WSU's Laura Lindstrand 6-3, 6-2. That was the closest match of the day for the Mustangs.
At 0-14 overall and 0-8 in NSIC action, SMSU resumes competition April 14 with matches against Bemidji State and Upper Iowa at Gold's Gym in St. Cloud.
Saturday
Minnesota-Duluth 6, SMSU 3
Singles
1. Brittany Thompson (UMD) def. Angie Wiegmann 6-7 (0-1), 6-2, 1-0 (11-9)
2. Alyssa Brunelli (UMD) def. Katie Kienitz 6-1, 6-1
3. Jessica Stensrud (UMD) def. Allison Niedert 6-1, 6-1
4. Kara Saemann (UMD) def. Ashley Plucker 6-4, 6-2
5. Kelsey Cunningham (UMD) def. Maria Lindberg 6-0, 6-2
6. Yome Nguyen (SMSU) won by forfeit
Doubles
1. Wiegmann/Kienitz (SMSU) def. Thompson/Stensrud 8-6
2. Saemann/Brunelli (UMD) def. Niedert/Lundberg 8-3
3. Nguyen/Plucker (SMSU) won by forfeit
Wisconsin-La Crosse 9, SMSU 0
Singles
1. Jenny Maruyama (UWL) def. Wiegmann 6-4, 6-0
2. Olivia Hartwick (UWL) def. Kienitz 6-0, 6-1
3. Abby Treseder (UWL) def. Niedert 6-1, 6-0
4. Andrea Vivian (UWL) def. Plucker 6-0, 6-1
5. Karie Williams (UWL) def. Lindberg 6-0, 6-0
6. Megan Fallon (UWL) def. Nguyen 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Vivian/Maruyama (UWL) def. Wiegmann/Kienitz 8-2
2. Williams/Julia Johnson (UWL) def. Niedert/Lindberg 8-1
3. Lindsay Seccombe/Katie Schultz (UWL) def. Nguyen/Plucker 8-1
Sunday
Winona State 9, SMSU 0
Singles
1. Erin Kappers (WSU) def. Wiegnmann 6-0, 6-0
2. Laura Lindstrand (WSU) def. Kienitz 6-3, 6-2
3. Andrea Krueger (WSU) def. Niedert 6-1, 6-1
4. Laura Roesslein (WSU) def. Plucker 6-2, 6-2
5. Brittney Freund (WSU) def. Lindberg 6-0, 6-0
6. Kelsey Rice (WSU) def. Nguyen 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Lindstrand/Jessica Urban (WSU) def. Wiegmann/Kienitz 8-2
2. Leah Koehler/Roesslein (WSU) def. Niedert/Lindberg 8-2
3. Freund/Addison Adler (WSU) def. Nguyen/Plucker 8-1.