GRAND FORKS, N.D. – One day after recording the program’s first ever shutout, the Northern State University tennis squad was back on the courts on Saturday, this time recording their second win in as many days while going 1-1 on the day.

The Wolves opened the day with a 5-0 loss to Division I North Dakota in an abbreviated format match.  Each player took part in just one match – either singles or doubles, but not both.

“Even though we lost all of our matches,” said head coach Jessie Daw, “we learned a lot by taking on this experienced and talented team.”

Doubles
#1: Kate Wessman/Tiff Reisenauer (UND) def. Jessica DesLauriers/Abbey Johnsen, 6-0, 6-0
Singles
#1: Emily Callison (UND) def. Mackenzie Weber, 6-0, 6-0
#2: Katie Callison (UND) def. Kelsey Lonning, 6-1, 6-1
#3: Brynne Wischer (UND) def. Bridget Henderson, 6-0, 6-0     
#4: Molly Maurer (UND) def. Amanda Lee, 6-0, 6-0

The Wolves then faced off against Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference foe University of Mary in the afternoon matchup.  NSU started off the competition with three tight doubles wins, including a come-from-behind victory by Abbey Johnson and Kelsey Lonning in No. 1 doubles.  The pair found themselves down 6-1 early on in the match, but came back to force a tie-breaker, and eventually claimed the 9-8 (7-5) win.

“This was a first for us in our new program, as it was the first time that we had tight matches down the line and then really dug deep to get the wins,” said Daw, who also noted that the confidence from the doubles wins carried over into the singles matches.

“We grew a lot in this match,” said Daw.  “Hopefully this experience will prove to be permanent in our development as mature players.”

Doubles
#1: Abbey Johnsen/Kelsey Lonning (NSU) def. Michelle Bauer/Brianna Thomas, 9-8 (7-5)
#2: Bridget Henderson/Mackenzie Weber (NSU) def. Megan Bosch/Marisa Steadman, 8-6
#3: Jessica DesLauriers/Amanda Lee (NSU) def. Jane Langenwalter/Denise Bodenheimer, 8-5
Singles
#1: Bauer (UM) def. Johnsen, 6-1, 6-2
#2: Weber (NSU) def. Thomas, 6-4, 6-1
#3: Lonning (NSU) def. Bosch, 6-2, 6-1
#4: DesLauriers (NSU) def. Steadman, 6-1, 6-0
#5: Henderson (NSU) def. Langenwalter, 6-1, 6-2
#6: Lee (NSU) def. Briana Meyer, 6-4, 6-2