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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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Coyote tennis bests rival SDSU, sees improvement from previous years

For the first time in four years, the USD women’s tennis team captured a win against rival South Dakota State University Sunday. SDSU has been near the top of the Summit League rankings for the past few years. Coyote head coach Brett Barnett said the Coyotes have have been playing strong in the conference conference. “Right now we are […]

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