Results
ORLANDO, Fla. – The College of Saint Benedict tennis team started its spring break trip with a 9-0 loss to the University of Minnesota-Duluth Tuesday evening in Orlando, Fla.
CSB (7-5) played close sets with Division II UMD, but came up short.
"UMD played very well this evening, and a lot of credit goes to them," CSB coach
Michael Engdahl said. "We finally had some first year moments in our matches, which I was really happy to finally see. These are the types of matches we can really learn and grow from. Even though it was a 9-0 loss, it was a match that pointed us in the right direction when we get back to MIAC play."
All three doubles teams hung right with the Bulldogs.
Tessa Rahrick and
Ellen Stensrud fell 8-4 at No. 1 doubles, and both
Erin Kolbow and
Kylie Miller (No. 2 doubles) and
Gabbie Noack and
Lauren Clark (No. 3) fell 8-5.
Rahrick pushed her singles match to 7-5, 6-3 before falling at the No. 1 spot, and Kolbow fell 7-5, 6-4 at No. 2 singles. Stensrud fell 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles, and Clark lost 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4. Noack lost 6-0, 6-2 at No. 5 singles and
Ashley Kraemer rounded out the singles roster with an 8-1 loss at No. 6 singles.
CSB plays its second and final match of the trip Thursday, March 9, when it takes on Meredith College in Orlando.
