CEDAR RAPIDS, DES MOINES, Iowa – The Gustavus women’s tennis team faced a couple Division I teams over the weekend and lost both. The Gusties lost to Northern Iowa 7-0 on Saturday before dropping another 7-0 match to Drake on Sunday. The Gusties are now 1-2 early in the season.
“Both matches we played well and I thought we played better on Sunday,” Head Coach Jon Carlson said. “It truly was a great learning experience. Now we can focus on practice next weekend and work on things that were exposed in these two matches.”
Gustavus 0, Northern Iowa 7
Singles
| 1. Harri Proudfoot (UNI) def. Ginger Valentine (GACW) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2. Emma Carr (UNI) def. Simona Potockova (GACW) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 3. Kim Zizek (UNI) def. Anna Stutz (GACW) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 4. Madeline Dohorty (UNI) def. Sydney Douglas (GACW) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 5. Thaissa Moreira (UNI) def. Rachel Lindrud (GACW) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 6. Vale Caro (UNI) def. Emily Norman (GACW) 6-1, 6-1 |
Doubles
| 1. Harri Proudfoot/Emma Carr (UNI) def. Ginger Valentine/Simona Potockova (GACW) 6-2 |
| 2. Kim Zizek/Vale Caro (UNI) def. Sydney Douglas/Hannah Borgh (GACW) 6-1 |
| 3. Madeline Dohorty/Olivia Fain (UNI) def. Anna Stutz/Emily Norman (GACW) 6-3 |
Gustavus 0, Drake 7
Singles
| 1. Liza Petushkova (DU) def. Ginger Valentine (GACW) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 2. Maria Tatarnikova (DU) def. Simona Potockova (GACW) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 3. Kelsey Neville (DU) def. Anna Stutz (GACW) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 4. Daria Walczak (DU) def. Sydney Douglas (GACW) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Megan Webb (DU) def. Rachel Lindrud (GACW) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 6. Kendall Hunt (DU) def. Emily Norman (GACW) 6-4, 4-3 (7-1) |
Doubles
| 1. Liza Petushkova/Kendall Hunt (DU) def. Ginger Valentine/Simona Potockova (GACW) 6-2 |
| 2. Maria Tatarnikova/Daria Walczak (DU) def. Hannah Borgh/Sydney Douglas (GACW) 6-3 |
| 3. Kelsey Neville/Megan Webb (DU) def. Anna Stutz/Emily Norman (GACW) 6-0 |
Gustavus next hosts Sioux Falls at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The Gusties also travel to Washington state next weekend to take on Whitman and Linfield.