FARGO — Minnesota State Moorhead won five of six singles matches and added the doubles point to down Upper Iowa 6-1 in the first of the Dragons' two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference weekend matches on Saturday at Courts Plus.
The Dragons' Shaelyn Johnson won a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Varvara Ogorodnikova at No. 1 singles, and teammate Tiannah Gu needed three sets but defeated Johanne Vallee 6-3, 3-6, 10-3 at No. 2 singles.
MSUM's Marissa Burian won 6-2, 6-2 over Elaina Wall at No. 4 singles and Claire Nemmers defeated Katie O'Brien 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5 singles. The Dragons picked up another point by forfeit at No. 6 singles.
At No. 1 doubles, MSUM's Tia Dykema teamed with Johnson for a 6-3 win over UIU's Vallee and Rafaela Tavares. Gu and Madison Bell won 6-2 over Ogorodnikova and Wall at No. 2 doubles and the Dragons won No. 3 doubles by forfeit.
The Dragons are 4-6 in the NSIC and 8-9 overall. They play host to Winona State at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 16, at Courts Plus to wrap up the regular season. The NSIC Tournament is April 21-23.
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