Summit League Season Starts Friday

BROOKINGS, S.D.—After playing 15 nonleague matches, the South Dakota State women's tennis team opens Summit League play this weekend and makes a trip to Missouri. The Jackrabbits play at Oral Roberts at 11 a.m. Friday at the Caste Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla., and then plays at 11 a.m. Sunday at Missouri State at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo.

The Jackrabbits are 9-6 overall and went 4-1 in Orlando last week.

"I can't remember a time when Summit League tennis has been this competitive and this even. It is going to be fun to be a part of, and I know our girls are ready to play," sixth-year head coach Michael Engdahl said. "We get a tough Oral Roberts team right off the bat with some new faces from last year. Just like every other team in The Summit League, they are much improved from last year and we are going to have to play a high level of tennis in Tulsa. It will be a challenge I know our girls can handle and I know they are really looking forward to it."

Seniors Ffion Davies and Iasmin Rosa both have seven- and six-match win streaks, respectively. Davies, this week's Summit League Player of the Week, is 10-5 overall, including 7-5 at No. 2 singles and 3-0 at No. 3. Rosa sports an 11-4 overall record at No. 1 and No. 2 singles and is 10-4 at No. 1 singles.

In doubles, senior Tacy Haws-Lay and freshman Morgan Brower are 8-2 in their last 10 outings and 9-4 at No. 3 in dual matches, while Davies and Rosa are 11-4 at No. 1 in duals.

SDSU is 3-5 overall in Summit League openers, winning its last two. The Jacks defeated IUPUI, 7-0, last year. The Jackrabbits have a two-match winning streak vs. Oral Roberts, defeating the Golden Eagles 6-1 and 4-0 last season. Overall, they are 2-5 vs. Oral Roberts since 2007-08.

The Golden Eagles are 6-8 overall and 1-0 in The Summit League and play at Iowa State Thursday. ORU defeated Omaha, 5-2 Feb. 27 in Nebraska in its league opener.

Junior Petya Simeonova leads Oral Roberts with a 5-4 overall record and has won her last three matches at No. 3 singles. In doubles, she teams with freshman Jovana Antonijevic at No. 1 for a 4-1 record.

South Dakota State meets Missouri State for the first time. The Bears are 5-10 overall and 2-3 at home and play at Arkansas State Friday.

Senior Ema Turudja leads MSU with a 7-11 record, including a 6-8 mark at No. 1 singles, and has won her last three matches. Turudja and senior Miranda Polle are 5-5 at No. 1 doubles with win in their last three matches.

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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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