ROGERS, Minn. – The Bethel University women's tennis team opened up the 2025 campaign with a clean 7-0 sweep of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Friday evening at Rogers Tennis Club. It's the third consecutive season that BU has opened the year with a shutout victory.
A note for fans that this season the NCAA announced a new scoring format pilot for Division III teams in non-conference matches. There will be seven team points and the team that wins two of the three doubles matches receives one dual match point. Each singles match is worth one point.
In addition, doubles matches will be a 6-game set with a 7-point tiebreak at 6-all. Singles will be a best-of-three
The Royals took the doubles point thanks to their No. 1 and No. 2 doubles squads not dropping a game.
Emma Thole at No. 5 singles and
Courtney DeWall (Nuest) at No. 6 singles didn't drop a single game in their two-set victories.
THE SCORES
Singles competition
1.
Lauryn Douglas (BU) def. Tristin Jantz (UWSPW) 6-0, 6-1
2.
Michaella Sullivan (BU) def. Jordan Scharf (UWSPW) 6-1, 6-1
3.
Claire Keller (BU) def. Maya Kunze (UWSPW) 6-1, 6-0
4.
Julia Baber (BU) def. Allie Brosteau (UWSPW) 6-0, 6-1
5.
Emma Thole (BU) def. Abigail Ashley (UWSPW) 6-0, 6-0
6.
Courtney DeWall (Nuest) (BU) def. Morgan Milan (UWSPW) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Lauryn Douglas/
Michaella Sullivan (BU) def. Tristin Jantz/Jordan Scharf (UWSPW) 6-0
2.
Julia Baber/
Claire Keller (BU) def. Maya Kunze/Abigail Ashley (UWSPW) 6-2
3.
Elisabeth Langhus/
Emma Thole (BU) def. Allie Brosteau/Morgan Milan (UWSPW) 6-0
UP NEXT
The Royals are back on the courts Saturday, Feb. 8, hosting Saint Cloud State at 3 p.m. inside Rogers Tennis Club.
