ST. JOSEPH, Minn. -- The College of Saint Benedict tennis team (0-0) will open up the spring season by hosting NCAA DII St. Cloud State (1-2) on Friday (Feb. 23) at 4:30 p.m., in nonconference action. The Bennies then will open MIAC play against Hamline (4-3) on Saturday (Feb. 24) at 1 p.m. Both matches will be played at Sta-Fit in Sartell, Minn.

Saint Benedict, directed by second-year head coach Jack Bowe, finished 9-8 a year ago and had a 6-4 league mark. They fell to Bethel in the MIAC Tournament first round. In 2023-24, the Bennies return first-team All-MIAC singles performers with Ashley Tarrolly and Greta Nesbit while Peyton Kopel was named all-league in doubles.

About The Huskies
A season ago, St. Cloud State finished with a 11-7 overall record and a 6-5 record in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). SCSU is led by sixth year head coach Berit Merrill. Brooklyn Broadwell and Johana Brower both post a 2-1 record for the Huskies this season. In 2023-24 SCSU has a 1-2 record.
 
About The Pipers
A year ago, Hamline University finished with an overall record of 4-16 in the MIAC. The Pipers are directed by Spencer Jones, who is in his fifth season. The Pipers are led by Elanna Kohner (3-2) and Elizabeth Dimian (1-0). In 2023-24, HU has an overall record of 4-3.
 
Up Next
The Bennies will travel to Orlando, Fla. for the yearly Spring Break trip from Mar. 4-8. 
 
In the Fall, CSB competed at the ITA Regional/Midwest Invite
In the fall, CSB competed at the ITA Regional/Midwest Invite that was hosted on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. In singles play, junior Ashley Tarrolly led the way. Tarrolly was the No. 2 seed in the and was given a first-round bye. Throughout the two-day invitational, she defeated Dorothy Dean in two sets (6-1, 6-1) of Loras College (IA). Tarolly went on to the championship round where she fell to 19th ranked Lauren Douglas of Bethel University. In the Midwest Invite Consolation Class A singles, senior Peyton Kopel had two wins. She defeated Cassie Henderson of Edgewood, 8-2; and Nichole Henning of Grinnell, 8-5 before dropping an 8-2 decision to Emma Thole of Bethel. First-year Kate Perbix also won a pair of matches Midwest Invite Consolation Class B singles. She defeated Bella Tranquilino of Simpson, 8-2, and Hailey Toole of UW-Eau Claire, 8-0, before falling to Ashley Adkisson of UW-Whitewater, 8-2.In doubles play, CSB was led by Tarrolly and Sophia Jonas who were ranked No. 16th, the pair lost their second round match to No. 7 Sofia Sacket and Natalia Smith of Luther, 8-6.  
 
Season/Career Player Notes
Tarrolly of St. Cloud, Minn., was All-MIAC and named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators. She was regionally ranked No. 6 in singles in NCAA DIII Region VII. Until a loss in the playoffs, she had eighth straight victories, finishing 9-3 overall with a 7-2 mark in league play. Tarrolly, an economics major, had six straight set wins and was 3-1 in a tiebreaker. In doubles, she was 7-6 overall with a 4-5 record in league play, including 6-6 with Kopel.
 
Nesbit, a junior mathematics major from Le Sueur, Minn., had a 9-8 overall record, including 7-3 in MIAC play as she earned All-MIAC. A year ago, she was 2-3 at No. 2 singles with a 7-5 mark at No. 3. In her career she is now 20-15 in singles and 13-8 in doubles. She had six straight set wins and was 3-4 in tiebreakers. In doubles Nesbit was 5-3 with 2-2 in the conference.

Bodensteiner, an accounting major from Palatine, Ill., was 10-6 a year ago, including 6-4 in the MIAC. She was 7-5 at No. 4 singles and finished the year with a 5-5 mark. In doubles, Bodensteiner finished 12-3 with a 7-2 mark in league play, including 8-1 at No. 3 and 4-2 and No. 2. Overall in her career, she has a 25-18 record in singles. In doubles she has a 27-16 overall mark. In singles in her career, she is 19-13 in the MIAC and is 15-13 in the MIAC in doubles.

In 2022-23, senior Peyton Kopel was named to the All-MIAC doubles team after putting together a 7-10 record, including 2-3 at No. 1 and 5-6 at No. 2 singles. In doubles, she was 6-6 overall with a 4-5 record with Tarrolly at No. 1. In her career, she is now 23-24 in singles with a 18-24 doubles record.
 
Jonas competed in 12 doubles matches recording a record of 5-7 and made eight single match appearances, recording a 2-6 record. She is 9-11 in singles and 11-14 in doubles in her two years at CSB.

Beier, a sophomore from Foley, Minn., finished 2-2 in singles a year ago. Young, a sophomore from Hudson, Wis., was 2-0 in doubles a year ago. 

The Bennies will also have several first-year standouts joining the team including Georgia Kruchten, Staples, Minn.; Marie Labenski, Northfield, Minn.; Ella Marohl, St. Cloud, Minn.; Kate Perbix, Elk River, Minn.; Emily Rieland, Melrose, Minn.; and Ryanna Steinhau, Litchfield, Minn.