Feb. 3—BEMIDJI — Bemidji State women’s tennis sophomore Mia Leshem was recognized as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Week for the first week of championships.
Leshem helped the Beavers defeat St. Scholastica, 7-0, and Minnesota Duluth, 4-3, to open the 2026 season.
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Leshem won her second career NSIC Weekly Award after being named NSIC Player of the Week on February 11 of last year.
Leshem went 2-0 in singles and doubles play in the Beavers’ season-opening doubleheader in Duluth. She opened the season with a 6-2, 6-0 win over CSS’s Sophia Cosgrove at No. 2 singles, then beat Minnesota Duluth’s Carly Chaney 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. She also teamed with freshman Marla Davies to go 2-0 at No. 1 doubles for BSU.
Leshem and the rest of the Beaver Tennis team continue their start to the 2026 season this Friday, February 6, with a pair of matches against Minnesota-Morris and Minnesota Crookston in Grand Forks, ND. The first game of the day against Minnesota Morris is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.
Bemidji State 7, St. Scholastica 0
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Simple
No. 1: Garcia Acebal (BSU) def. Sendele 6-3, 56-1
No. 2: Leshem (BSU) beats. Cosgrove 6-2, 6-0
No. 3: Davies (BSU) def. Sosa 6-0, 6-2
No. 4: Ibáñez Castro (BSU) def. Rewertz 6-2, 6-2
No. 5: Rutten (BSU) def. Vincent 6-2, 7-6
No. 6: Rodriquez (BSU) def. Hokanson 7-6, 6-0
Double
No. 1: Leshem/Davies (BSU) def. SendeleCosgrove 6-3
No. 2: Rutten/Garcia Acebal (BSU) def. 6-3
No. 3: Ibáñez Castro/Rodriguez (BSU) def. Clark/Hokanson 6-1
Bemidji State 4, Minnesota Duluth 3
Simple
No. 1: Leshem (BSU) beats. Chaney 6-3, 6-4
No. 2: Friedrich (UMD) def. Garcia Acebal 6-2, 1-6, 11-9
No. 3: Davies (BSU) def. Hammer 6-2, 6-2
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No. 4: Ibáñez Castro (BSU) def. Miller 7-5, 6-3
No. 5: Heideman (UMD) def. Rutten 6-2, 6-0
No. 6: Gortan (UMD) Rodriguez 6-3, 5-7, 10-8
Double
No. 1: Leshem/Davies (BSU) def. Eppen/Heideman 6-4
No. 2: Garcia Acebal/Rutten (BSU) 6-2 def. Hammer/Gorton
No. 3: Ibáñez Castro/Rodriguez (BSU) def. Chaney/Simon
