Oct. 22 — SPRING LAKE PARK — The Bemidji State women’s tennis team earned a 5-2 road victory over Wisconsin-River Falls on Sunday afternoon thanks to a strong performance in the singles matches.
The Falcons opened with a 1-0 lead after winning two of three doubles matches. Sophie Groen and Lauren Rutten earned BSU’s only win in No. 1 doubles.
However, the Beavers dominated in singles, winning five of six matches to claim victory.
Groen led the way at No. 1 in singles, edging Sydney Wiener in straight sets with scores of 6-1, 6-0. Valesca Rodriguez, Ana LucÍa Ibáñez and Julia Lindseth notched straight-set victories at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 in singles, respectively.
Lauren Rutten won the No. 4 singles in three sets.
Bemidji State 5, Wisconsin-River Falls 2
Simple
No. 1: Groen (BSU) def. Vienna 6-1, 6-2
No. 2: Rodriguez (BSU) def. Budzinski 6-0, 6-4
No. 3: Ibáñez (BSU) def. 6-2, 6-4
No. 4: Rutten (BSU) def. Baker 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
No. 5: Lindseth (BSU) def. Aerts 6-4, 6-4
No. 6: Alicia Langbehn (WRF) def. Schwartzer 6-3, 7-6
Double
No. 1: Groen/Rutten (BSU) def. Struss/Budzinski 8-2
No. 2: Wiener/Baker (WRF) def. Rodriguez/Ibánez 8-4
No. 3: Reuveres/Hanson (WRF) def. Schwartzer/Halverson 8-6
