Tennis
Coyote Tennis unable to defend court, falls to Minnesota 7-0
USD’s tennis team suffered a loss to the University of Minnesota, dropping a 7-0 decision on Friday, Feb. 8. The match was held at Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis. Minnesota’s double duos downed Coyotes with a pair of 6-1 victories, leaving USD to a losing streak in singles. Sophomore Emma Tranberg and junior Nanette Nylund […]
Coyotes fall to Drake, Iowa State
South Dakota tennis fell to 0-3 on the season after suffering road losses to the Drake Bulldogs and Iowa State Cyclones. USD fell to Iowa State by a score of 6-1 on Saturday. Sophomore Habiba Aly earned individual wins against both opponents. Aly defeated Iowa State’s Regina Espindola (7-6, 6-7, 1-0) in a long match. […]
Women’s tennis Concludes Fall season at ITA Regional Tournament
Women’s tennis concluded its fall season at the ITA Regional Tournament at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex with matches from Friday to Monday. Nine Coyotes competed at the event, five in singles and two doubles teams. Sophomore Habiba Aly won both of her qualifier matches. Aly defeated Ana Bjelica of Western Illinois 6-2, 6-0, and […]
Nylund wins singles at Gopher Invitational
Junior Nanette Nylund remains undefeated, winning all three of her matches at the University of Minnesota’s Gopher Invitational last weekend. Nylund went 3-0 in the flight G singles as she secured her wins over North Dakota’s Alex Revenig (6-4, 7-5), Northern Iowa’s Olivia Fain (6-3, 4-6, 6-1), and Iowa State’s Karen Alvarez (2-6, 6-2, 6-2). The rest of the […]
Coyote tennis wins singles at Drake Invitational
USD tennis started its preseason with two singles wins, and a second and fifth place in doubles at the Drake Invitational last weekend. Sophomore Habiba Aly and junior Nanette Nylund each won their singles competitions in the tournament. Aly secured her first two wins posting a (7-5, 6-0,) and (6-3, 7-6 (4)) set matches against […]
Eight countries, one court: a look inside Coyote tennis
As a university housed in a small midwestern town, recruiting international athletes would seem a difficult endeavor. However, USD’s tennis program defies this assumption — with every player on it’s team. All eight players on USD’s 2018-19 women’s tennis roster come from the countries of Egypt, Finland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Denmark, and the Czech Republic. […]
Player of the Pack: Habiba Aly
Habiba Aly is a junior tennis player from Cairo, Egypt majoring in Media & Journalism and Strategic Communications. Austin Lammers: What do you think of your first day of classes? Habiba Aly: It’s going to be tough, but it’s better than last year because I’m prepared. AL: What made you choose USD? HA: It’s a good school, plus I […]
Women’s tennis team looks to claim Summit League Tournament title
The women’s tennis team is looking for redemption after placing second last year at the Summit League Tournament. The Coyotes (9-11) will head to Denver for the conference tournament on April 27, with hopes of being champions. The team is looking to strengthen their game to achieve that goal. “We’ve put (ourselves) in a lot […]
Womens tennis team kicks off 2018 season
The USD women’s tennis team is starting their 2018 season with hopes of improving after placing second to Denver in the Summit League Championship last year. The team was picked in a preseason poll to come in second in the Summit League behind four-time champion, Denver. Head coach Brett Barnett said although he expected the […]
Ellie Burns leads tennis turnaround
This year has been a rollercoaster for the USD women’s tennis team, but the team may be coming up again at the perfect time. The Coyotes have gone 5-11 this season overall, but four of those wins have come in the last eight games. Individually, several players have been making strides to help lead the […]