SDSU Travels to Lone Star State

BROOKINGS, S.D.—The South Dakota State women's tennis team concludes its eight-match road swing to start the spring season when it travels to Texas this weekend.

The Jackrabbits begin the trip in San Antonio with a 2:30 p.m. match at Incarnate Word Friday and a 2:30 p.m. match Saturday vs. Texas of the Permian Basin. Sunday, the Jacks play Sam Houston State at 1 p.m. in Huntsville, Texas.

"I know after last weekend in Seattle we have some motivated women who really want to step up and make a mark on the season," sixth-year head coach Michael Engdahl said. "Our trip to Texas is the perfect opportunity for us to create positive momentum and play the type of tennis we want to play. We have done a great job improving from match to match and, if we continue to work and build, the results will speak for themselves this weekend."

SDSU is 2-3 this season and is coming off a 1-2 week where it defeated Southern Utah, 6-1 Feb. 5, but lost to Portland State Feb. 5 and Seattle Feb. 7.

Senior Iasmin Rosa went 2-1 at No. 1 singles last weekend and has won three of her last four matches. Classmate Tacy Haws-Lay won two of three matches at No. 4 while freshman Morgan Brower went 2-1 playing at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions last weekend.

The Jackrabbits have won three out of five doubles points this season. The team of Haws-Lay and Brower and seniors Florencia Magni and Beatriz Souza are 3-2 at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Both teams have won their last two doubles matches.

Incarnate Word will be looking for its first win of the season. The Cardinals lost 7-0 at Texas Feb. 3. Taryn Strahl is 2-1 at No. 4 and No. 5 singles. She and Sarah Savedra are 1-1 at No. 2 doubles.

Texas of the Permain Basin is 0-4, losing three matches this past weekend. Megan Greene and Shelby Greene are 3-1 at No. 3 doubles and have a three-match winning streak.

Sam Houston State is 3-2 after knocking off Montana State, 5-2, Feb. 6. Maddie Mortimore is 3-2 at No. 5 singles and 3-1 at No. 2 doubles with Ema Barkovic.

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Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus Omaha on April 15, 2018 , Loss , 0, to, 7

Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus South Dakota on April 13, 2018 , Loss , 0, to, 7

Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus Denver on March 31, 2018 , Loss , 0, to, 1

Completed Event: Women's Tennis at Oral Roberts on March 30, 2018 , Loss , 0, to, 1

Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus Western Illinois on March 29, 2018 , Loss , 1, to, 6

Completed Event: Women's Tennis at North Dakota on March 24, 2018 , Loss , 0, to, 7

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