Women's Tennis Travels West

BROOKINGS, S.D.—It may be snowing and blowing outside, but the South Dakota State women's tennis team is back in action this weekend in the Pacific Northwest. The Jackrabbits play at Portland State Friday at 11 a.m., at Southern Utah Saturday at noon and at Seattle Sunday at 3 p.m.

"This weekend is going to be a great test for our team. We have a tough travel schedule followed by three matches in three days," sixth-year head coach Michael Engdahl said. "It is going to be a great opportunity to see the fight and resilience we have on the tennis court. All three matches are going to push us to our limits and we can't wait for the first challenge Friday morning."

The Jackrabbits have been idle since defeating Nebraska-Kearney, 5-2, Jan. 23. In two matches this spring, senior Iasmin Rosa stands at 1-1 at No. 1 singles while seniors Ffion Davies (0-1, 1-0) and Florencia Magni (1-0, 0-1) have split matches at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. Senior Tacy Haws-Lay is looking for her first win at No. 4 singles (0-2) while senior Beatriz Souza and freshman Morgan Brower are each 0-1 at No. 5 singles. Brower is also playing for her first win at No. 6 where senior Tiffany Filipovich is 1-0.

SDSU's doubles teams are all 1-1 this season after sweeping the point vs. the Lopers.

Portland State is 0-3 on the season after losing at UC Davis, Sacramento State and Academy of Art. The Vikings return five of six starters from last season when they reached the Big Sky Tournament. Junior Tracy Dong led the team last year, setting a single-season program record for wins at No. 3 singles (13) and win percentage at No. 3 singles (.765).

Southern Utah has played just one match this spring, falling 7-0 to Utah State. The Thunderbirds bring back some experience in senior Veronika Rogova and junior Evgenia Marushko.

Seattle is 1-3 this season, beating Colorado State, 4-3, Jan. 22. The Redhawks are play five matches this week prior to Sunday's match with the Jackrabbits. Sophomore Michelle Lui enters the week on a two-match winning streak and 3-2 at No. 1 singles. She also partners with junior Kelli Woodman at No. 1 doubles for a 3-1 record.

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Ffion Davies

Tiffany Filipovich

Tacy Haws-Lay

Florencia Magni

Iasmin Rosa

Beatriz Souza

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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