{"id":905548,"date":"2026-09-25T23:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T23:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/905548\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T23:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T23:52:10","slug":"gophers-close-day-one-of-gopher-invitational-and-husker-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/905548\/","title":{"rendered":"Gophers Close Day One of Gopher Invitational and Husker Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"

MINNEAPOLIS- The University of Minnesota tennis team split action at the Gopher Invitational, held at Baseline Tennis Center, and Husker Invitational, in Lincoln, Neb. Minnesota had five student-athletes compete in the home event, while an additional four competed in Lincoln.\u00a0
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\nPlay Continues Tomorrow
\nMinnesota continues split competition Saturday at the Gopher Invitational (Baseline Tennis Center) and Husker Invitational (Lincoln. Neb). Action begins at 9 a.m.\u00a0
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\nGopher Invitational Results
\nThe University of Minnesota tennis team competed in day one of the 14th annual Gopher Invitational on Friday going 4-1 in doubles and 2-2 in singles.\u00a0
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\nIn doubles play, Jeselle Ante<\/a> and Anlin Xie<\/a> opened with a 6-1 win over St. Thomas individuals, Alize Yarwood and Else Vander Stichele. Kamea Medora<\/a> and Anali Kocevar<\/a> defeated Marquette’s Elena Duva and Lizzie Stuckslager 7-5. Ante and Xie later earned a 6-4 victory over Northern Illinois Lucia Yecora and Natalia Varela Herrera. In the second round Medora and Kocevar lost to UW-Milwaukee’s Natalia Castaneda Guerrero and Valentina Vallova, 3-6. Leina Gao<\/a> and Miranda Noor (Drake) competed in mixed doubles and defeated Honoka Yamashita (UW-Milwaukee) and Kayla Santosa (Northern Iowa) 6-2.
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\nIn singles play, Gao opened singles action with a 2-6, 3-6 loss over Tommies’ Else Vander Stichele. Medora lost to Northern Illinois Iben Storkaas 5-7, 0-6, while Xie defeated Anna Sidorenko (St. Thomas) 6-1, 6-3. Ante ended day one with a tight 6-4, 4-6,14-12 victory over Northern Illinois Irmak Budak.\u00a0
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\nBreakdown of Results\u00a0
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\nDoubles

\nJeselle Ante<\/a>\/Anlin Xie<\/a>\u00a0
\nDef. Alize Yarwood and Else Vander Stichele (St. Thomas) 6-1.
\nDef. Lucia Yecora and Natalia Varela Herrera (Northern Illinois) 6-3.
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\nKamea Medora<\/a>\/Anali Kocevar<\/a>
\nDef.\u00a0 Elena Duva and Lizzie Stuckslager (Marquette) 7-5
\nLost to Natalia Castaneda Guerrero and Valentina Vallova\u00a0 (UW-Milwaukee) 3-6.
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\nLeina Gao<\/a>\/Miranda Noor (Drake)
\nDef. Honoka Yamashita (UW-Milwaukee) and Kayla Santosa (Northern Iowa) 6-2.
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\nSingles
\nLeina Gao<\/a> (MINN) lost to Else Vander Stichele (St. Thomas) 2-6, 3-6.
\nKamea Medora<\/a> (MINN) lost to Iben Storkaas (Northern Illinois) 5-7, 0-6.
\nJeselle Ante<\/a> (MINN) def. Irmak Budak (Northern Illinois) 6-4, 4-6, 14-12.
\nAnlin Xie<\/a> (MINN) def. Anna Sidorenko (St. Thomas) 6-1, 6-3.
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\nHusker Invitational Results
\nFour Minnesota athletes competed in day one of the Husker Invitational on Friday in Lincoln, Neb.\u00a0
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\nIn doubles play, Massiva Boukirat<\/a> and Ksenia Hanke<\/a> fell to Denver University’s Yunfei Cai and Frankie Tye 3-7. Mia Liepert<\/a> and Nora Knezevic<\/a> won 8-7 against Wichita State’s Alina Vysochenko and Alisa Ozgun.
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\nIn singles play, Liepert opened with a 4-6,3-6 loss against Nebraska’s Katie Spencer, while Hanke lost to Denver’s Caroline Daugherty 4-6, 6-4, 3-6. Knezevic defeated Denver’s Ruby Hansen 6-4, 6-3. To close out day one, Boukirat defeated Wichita State’s Alina Vysochenko 6-2, 6-2.
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\nBreakdown of Results
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\nDoubles
\nMia Liepert<\/a>\/Nora Knezevic<\/a> def. Alina Vysochenko and Alisa Ozgun (Wichita State) 8-7.
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\nKsenia Hanke<\/a>\/Massiva Boukirat<\/a> (MINN) lost to Yunfei Cai and Frankie Tye (Denver) 3-7.
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\nSingles
\nMia Liepert<\/a> (MINN) lost to Katie Spencer (Nebraska) 4-6,3-6.
\nKsenia Hanke<\/a> (MINN) lost to Caroline Daugherty (Denver)\u00a0 4-6, 6-4, 3-6.
\nMassiva Boukirat<\/a> (MINN) def. Alina Vysochenko (Wichita) 6-2,6-2
\nNora Knezevic<\/a> (MINN) def. Ruby Hansen (Denver) 6-4,6-3
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