USD women’s tennis team improves to 3-0 on season

The South Dakota women's tennis team improved to 3-0 on the season with a pair of dual wins on Sept. 16 at Leif Erickson Park in Sioux City, IA. The Coyotes stopped Wartburg College, 6-3, and also registered an 8-1 decision over Briar Cliff.

USD 6, Wartburg 3

Singles

1. Emily Heying, Wartburg, defeated Amanda Barton, USD, 6-0, 6-1.

2. Allie Hoffman, USD, over Amanda Barkoma, Wartburg, 7-5, 6-2.

3. Sara Bickford, Wartburg, defeated Melanie Rockne, USD, 6-2, 6-0.

4. Rachel Kludt, USD, defeated Jodie Pearson, Wartburg, 6-1, 6-2.

5. Susan McArdle, Wartburg, over Kelli Galbraith, USD, 6-2, 2-6, 10-8.

6. Megan Arend, USD, over Lyndsi Clefisch, Wartburg, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles

1. Kludt/Barton, USD, defeated Barkoma/Pearson, Wartburg, 8-5.

2. Rockne/Hoffman, USD, over Heying/Bickford, Wartburg, 8-0.

3. Galbraith/Arend, USD, defeated McArdle/Clefisch, Wartburg, 8-5.

South Dakota 8,

Briar Cliff 1

Singles

1. Alex Lawless, Briar Cliff, over Kludt, USD, 6-4, 6-3.

2. Ashley Waltman, USD, defeated Katie Severson, Briar Cliff, 6-2, 6-2.

3. Arend, USD, over Ronda Kachena, Briar Cliff, 6-4, 3-1 (injury default).

4. Rockne, USD, over Julia Robinson, Briar Cliff, 6-1, 6-0.

5. Galbraith, USD, defeated Erin Enquist, Briar Cliff, 6-0, 6-0.

6. Morgan Sharpe, USD, over Rosemary Bernth, Briar Cliff, 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles

1. Kludt/Barton, USD, defeated Lawless/Severson, Briar Cliff, 8-3.

2. Rockne/Hoffman, USD, over Kachena/Robinson, Briar Cliff, 8-1.

3. Galbraith/Arend, USD, defeated Enquist/Bernth, Briar Cliff, 8-0.

The USD tennis team concludes its fall season on Sept. 22-24 at the ITA North Central Regional Tournament in Topeka, KS.