St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s tennis team picked up a pair of wins over NCAA Division II opponents at the Swanson Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon. The Gusties defeated Minnesota State University, Mankato 8-1 in the morning session before capturing a 5-0 decision over the University of Upper Iowa in the evening. With the wins, Gustavus improves to 5-1 this spring.
The Gusties came out firing on all cylinders in the morning, sweeping the three doubles matches 8-3, 8-2, and 8-1. From there, Gustavus went on to capture five of the six singles matches, with the Mavericks getting their lone win at the No. 2 position from Kelly Lechowski.
Later in the day, Gustavus put forth another strong showing to defeat Upper Iowa 5-0 by decision. Again the Gusties swept the Peacocks in the doubles competition, this time winning 8-4, 8-4, and 8-0. Wins at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions from Annie Mahoney (So., Duluth, Minn.) and Delaney Sweet (Fy., Omaha, Neb.) gave the Gusties the five points necessary to decide the match. Mahoney won in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 while Sweet did much of the same with scores of 6-1, 6-1.
The Gusties will be back in action on Tuesday, April 2 when they head to California to take on the University of Redlands at 3:00 p.m.
Gustavus 8, MSU-Mankato 1
Singles Competition
| 1. Laurel Krebsbach (GAC) def. Dohmen, Brandi (MSU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2. Lechowski, Kelly (MSU) def. Mallory Shellum (GAC) 2-6, 6-2, 10-6 |
| 3. Maddie Lindstrom (GAC) def. McCann, Sarah (MSU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 |
| 4. Heather Annis (GAC) def. Bakke, Shealyn (MSU) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 5. Sidney Dirks (GAC) def. Haakedahl, Alexis (MSU) 7-6 (7-0), 1-6, 10-1 |
| 6. Annie Mahoney (GAC) def. Sanvik, Monica (MSU) 6-2, 6-1 |
Doubles Competition
| 1. Mallory Shellum/Heather Annis (GAC) def. Bakke, Shealyn/Dohmen, Brandi (MSU) 8-3 |
| 2. Laurel Krebsbach/Sidney Dirks (GAC) def. Ronney, Alexis/McCann, Sarah (MSU) 8-2 |
| 3. Annie Mahoney/Maddie Lindstrom (GAC) def. Robb, Hailey/Lechowski, Kelly (MSU) 8-1 |
Gustavus 5, Upper Iowa 0
Singles Competition
| 1. Laurel Krebsbach (GAC) vs. Loewecke, Karli (UIU) 6-0, 3-0, unfinished |
| 2. Maddie Lindstrom (GAC) vs. Olson, Paige (UIU) 3-6, unfinished |
| 3. Heather Annis (GAC) vs. Pothen, Nicole (UIU) 4-3, unfinished |
| 4. Sidney Dirks (GAC) vs. Espinoza, Rosangel (UIU) 3-4, unfinished |
| 5. Annie Mahoney (GAC) def. Worrall, Meredith (UIU) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Delaney Sweet (GAC) def. Alvarez, Laura (UIU) 6-1, 6-1 |
Doubles Competition
| 1. Mallory Shellum/Heather Annis (GAC) def. Loewecke, Karli/Olson, Paige (UIU) 8-4 |
| 2. Laurel Krebsbach/Sidney Dirks (GAC) def. Pothen, Nicole/Espinoza, Rosangel (UIU) 8-4 |
| 3. Maddie Lindstrom/Annie Mahoney (GAC) def. Worrall, Meredith/Alvarez, Laura (UIU) 8-0 |