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Laura Ballesteros
0
Western Illinois WIU (3-8 (0-3))
7
Winner South Dakota USD (6-7 (1-0))
Western Illinois WIU
(3-8 (0-3))
0
Final
7
South Dakota USD
(6-7 (1-0))
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | WIU Athletic Communications

Tennis Topped 7-0 by South Dakota

Leathernecks resume play tomorrow at noon.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –The Western Illinois (3-8, 0-3) women's tennis team was topped 7-0 by South Dakota (6-7, 1-0) on Friday (March 29) evening. 

The Coyotes took the first doubles match in their Summit League as Mia Melnizki, and Anouk Maajong lost 6-2 at the No. 2 spot and secured the doubles point after Ana Bjelica and Mary Bjelica lost 6-1 in the No. 3 flight. 

The Leathernecks were then swept in singles action. Melnizki fell 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 and Megan Tagaloa dropped 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 2 spot. South Dakota clinched the match after Emma Tranberg defeated Mary Bjelica 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 3 flight.

Both teams continued to play the rest of the matches out. Nanette Nylund snapped Laura Ballesteros' win streak on 7-6, 6-3 victory in the No. 5 flight. At No. 4, Maajong was defeated 6-1, 6-0 and Ana Bjelica hard, but was topped 6-4, 3-6, 11-9 in No. 2 singles

WIU wraps up the weekend with a trip down to Omaha to face the Mavericks at Noon on Saturday (March 30). 
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