Box Score

The College of Saint Benedict Blazer tennis team (6-3 MIAC, 11-5 overall) clinched a berth to the MIAC Playoffs with a 9-0 sweep of Bethel (0-9, 3-14 overall) in St. Paul, MN on Saturday afternoon.

Saint Benedict took control of the match from the beginning matches, as senior Rachel Tiegs (Rochester, MN, Lourdes) and sophomore Lauren Jones (Ogden, UT, Saint Joseph Catholic) defeated Lisa Scheevel and Steph Brown 8-4, Kylie Huether (Sioux Falls, SD , Washington) and Alyson Brandell (Elk River, MN, Elk River) won 8-3 over Ashley Dohlen and Carrie Kishaba, and Katie Rudnitski (Gilman, MN, Foley) and Sarah Rossman (Rochester, MN, Lourdes) slipped past Krista Naumen and Ashley Watts 8-5.

The Blazers earned tough victories at #5 and #6 singles, as Brandell fought back to win 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 against Ashley Watts and Rossman held on against Kishaba to clinch 6-2, 7-5 win.  Tiegs, Huether, junior Elissa Husby (Duluth, MN, Marshall) and Jones each claimed victories to ensure the sweep against the Royals.

CSB finishes the regular season with a home match against Gustavus on Sunday, April 25th at 1 pm in St. Joseph, MN.