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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | 3/28/2025 11:22:00 PM | Willem Nelsen

Women's Tennis Drop Second MIAC Match in a Row, 5-4

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Results

#1 Doubles
FINAL	1
Maier, Julia / Sendele, Paula [CSS]	4
Kelsey Dorr / Caitlyn Stadter [SCU]	8

#2 Doubles
FINAL	1
Bartels, Katia / Cosgrove, Sophia [CSS]	2
Erica Wing / Faith Simon [SCU]	8

#3 Doubles
FINAL	1
Benitez, Mishell / Sosa, Maria [CSS]	8
Monica Zink / Ashley King [SCU]	4

#1 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Maier, Julia [CSS]	0	4
Kelsey Dorr [SCU]	6	6

#2 Singles
FINAL	1	2	3
Bartels, Katia [CSS]	0	7	0
Faith Simon [SCU]	6	5	1

#3 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Benitez, Mishell [CSS]	6	7
Caitlyn Stadter [SCU]	4	5

#4 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Cosgrove, Sophia [CSS]	6	6
Monica Zink [SCU]	1	1

#5 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Sendele, Paula [CSS]	2	2
Liliana Holmberg [SCU]	6	6

#6 Singles
FINAL	1	2	3
Sosa, Maria [CSS]	6	3	1
Marie Pelletier [SCU]	1	6	0

St. Paul, Minn. – The Saint Scholastica women's tennis team traveled south to St. Paul, Minn. today to partake in a MIAC Conference match against the Wildcats of St. Catherine University. Today's match against the Wildcats ended with the Saints dropping another MIAC match, 5-4.

How it Happened

Doubles
Mischell Benitez and Maria Sosa (Mazatenango, Guatemala/) stood alone in the win column for the Saints in doubles. Competing in No. 3 doubles, Benitez and Sosa claimed their victory, outperforming the Wildcats and ending with a score of 8-4.

Julia Maier (Hamburg, Germany/Heidberg Gymnasium) and Paula Sendele (Icking, ,DE/) were once again at No. 1 doubles, along with Katia Bartels (St. Paul, Minn./Mounds View HS) and Sophia Cosgrove (Bli Bli, , AU/) who were at No.2. Maier and Sendele fought until the end. Still, they ultimately succumbed to the Wildcats' pressure, ending with a score of 4-8. Bartels and Cosgrove faced an uphill battle from the opening serve. They struggled to find pace in the match, ultimately securing the Wildcats win, 2-8.

Singles
Benitez and Cosgrove, who competed at No. 3 & 4 singles respectively, were both able to clinch wins in both of their matches after just two sets. Cosgrove dominated her singles opponent, only conceding two total points in her singles match allowing her to coast to victory after two sets, scoring 6-1 in both. Benitez was also able to skillfully outperform her Wildcat opponent. Benitez successfully walked off the court after finishing with scores of 6-4 and 7-5. M. Sosa was the final Saint to be victorious in the singles competition. She claimed her victory after a well-fought three sets, where she scored 6-1, 3-6, and 1-0.

Maier, Bartels, and Sendele were all unable to earn the final point needed for the team to win. Maier was bested in two, after finishing with scores of 0-6, and 4-6. Bartels was able to force a third set but ended up being outplayed in the third set, finishing 0-6, 7-5, and 0-1. Finally, Sendele, who competed at No. 5 singles, ended with scores of 2-6 in both of her sets.

What's Next
The Saints (7-5, 1-3 MIAC) will head westward to Fargo, ND. to face off against the Cobbers (0-15, 0-7 MIAC) of Concordia College, on Sunday, March 30. This MIAC Conference match will be held at 12 p.m.