DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team hosted its first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) match on Friday at the Duluth Indoor Sports Center and fell to the College of Saint Benedict by a score of 6-3.
Doubles
The No. 1 team of
Julia Maier (Hamburg, Germany/Heidberg Gymnasium) and
Madilyn Jankila (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) were the lone doubles team to win for the Saints by a convincing margin of 8-1.
Singles
Maier was also victorious at No. 1 singles by scores of 6-2, 6-3. Jankila dropped a tightly-contested match at the No. 2 spot by scores of 5-7, 6-0, (13-11).
However,
Martina Garcia (Cuenca, Ecuador/Catalinas HS (Eastern Florida State College)) found success in a third set superbreaker winning at the No. 3 spot by scores of 6-4, 1-6, (10-5). Garcia has won five straight singles matches.
Much like doubles, the Bennies (7-3, 3-1 MIAC) used their depth at the bottom of the lineup to prevail in the dual 6-3.
Up Next
The Saints (5-4, 1-2 MIAC) are back in action on Sunday when they face Macalester College in another MIAC match up at the Virginia Indoor Tennis Club. Action is set to begin at 11 a.m.
