Aberdeen, S.D. ---  The Minnesota State women’s tennis team closed the books on the regular season portion of its schedule Saturday with a 9-0 victory over Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference rival Northern State.

The Mavericks opened the match with three victories in doubles play.  Junior Sarah Madigan and freshman Kathryn Gavin earned a hard-fought 9-8 (7-5) victory at the #1 flight.  Junior Heather Jensen and senior Paige Burke earned an 8-0 win at the #2 flight, while senior Cassandra Anderson and sophomore Tegan Bakke won 8-1 at the #3 position.

In singles play, Burke opened with a 6-0, 6-1 win at the #4 flight and was followed by Anderson who won 6-0, 6-0 at the #6 position.  Freshman Brandi Dohmen won 6-0, 6-1 at the #2 slot, while Gavin earned a pair of 6-1 victories at the #3 position.

Jensen – playing #5 singles for the first time all year – kept her perfect NSIC record in tact as she earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory while Madigan closed out the meet with a 6-1, 5-7, 10-5 victory at the top-flight.

Minnesota State (11-11, 6-4 NSIC) will participate in next week’s NSIC Championships at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis.  The Mavericks should learn their match time and opponent as early as Sunday evening.

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