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Bulldog Rundown
BY ERIK ELSBERRY
STATESMAN STAFF WRITER
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Tennis
The UMD tennis team finished seventh in their final North Central Conference (NCC) tournament last Sunday in Sartell, Minn. Freshman Rose Phippen lost in the consolation round of No. 1 singles, while sophomore Brynne Wischer won the deciding fifth-place match of No. 2 singles, according to the UMD Web site. Junior Stephanie Keller fell in the fifth-place match in No. 3 singles play, and freshman Carrie Dahlman won the third-place match of No. 5 singles.
Doubles play also proved to be a difficult task for the Bulldogs, as Phippen and Wischer recorded UMD’s best finish with a loss in the third-place match in the No. 1 position, according to the Web site. UMD’s final record was 10-8 overall and 1-7 in the NCC. Next season, the Bulldogs will be a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and will return all players from this year’s team.
Track
The UMD women’s sprint medley relay team finished in fourth place last weekend at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. The team, made up of junior captain Kristen Haak, sophomore Rebekah Kok, junior Alyssa Wendt and junior captain Liz Palkie, finished with a time of 4:05.35, according to the Web site. Freshmen Laura Bock, Amanda Sunnaborg, Caitlin Laudon and Kok made up the 4 x 200-meter relay team that finished in 10th place.
The best finish on the men’s side came from the distance medley relay team comprised of junior Tyler Bjorhus, senior captain Pete Klopp, freshman Aaron Gorman and senior John Kallemeyn. Junior Eric Atkinson was the only individual competitor to qualify for the relays, with a 19th-place finish in the 10,000-meter run.
The men and women will be competing in the St. Thomas Invitational this weekend in St. Paul, Minn.
