ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – The Bethel University women's tennis team is set to make their fifth consecutive appearance in the MIAC Playoffs. The fourth-seeded Royals will host fifth-seeded St. Catherine today (Wednesday, May 5) at Ona Orth Athletic Complex. First serve is at 3:30 p.m. Should inclement weather occur in the area, the teams will move to Rogers Tennis Center to complete the match.
Bethel holds a 4-5 all-time record with six total trips to the playoffs and are coming off an appearance in the MIAC Championship match back in 2019 where they fell to Carleton, 5-2.
It's the third time in four tournaments where BU was the No. 4 seed. In 2018 and 2017, Bethel reached the semifinals as the four seed. In 2017, the Royals defeated fifth-seeded SCU 5-4 in the quarterfinals.
The Royals are 7-11 all time against the Wildcats and are on a six-match winning streak against them. Bethel defeated SCU earlier this season on April 30, 7-2.
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2021 Season Statistics (9-6 overall, 6-3 MIAC)
| Singles |
Overall |
Dual |
Conf |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Streak |
Last 10 |
| Goldstrand, Ingrid |
8-7 |
8-7 |
5-4 |
— |
— |
— |
8-7 |
— |
— |
L 1 |
5-5 |
| Novak, Mackenzie |
13-2 |
13-2 |
8-1 |
— |
— |
13-2 |
— |
— |
— |
W 7 |
9-1 |
| Riermann, Grace |
13-2 |
13-2 |
9-0 |
13-2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
W 10 |
10-0 |
| Riermann, Maggie |
11-4 |
11-4 |
7-2 |
— |
11-4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
L 1 |
7-3 |
| Rott, Sydney |
9-6 |
9-6 |
6-3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
9-6 |
— |
L 1 |
6-4 |
| Schurman, Rylee |
6-9 |
6-9 |
4-5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6-9 |
L 3 |
3-7 |
| Total |
60-30 |
60-30 |
39-15 |
13-2 |
11-4 |
13-2 |
8-7 |
9-6 |
6-9 |
— |
— |
| Percentage |
.667 |
.667 |
.722 |
.867 |
.733 |
.867 |
.533 |
.600 |
.400 |
— |
— |
