matcheThe women's tennis team defeated Syracuse, 6-1, on Friday but fell to #41 Maryland, 6-3, on Saturday. Minnesota is now 4-3 on the season.

Against Syracuse, Minnesota swept the three doubles matches, earning the doubles point. But the Gophers lost all three doubles matches to Maryland.

Minnesota won five of six singles matches against Syracuse, led by junior Nora Sauska's win at the No. 2 position.

Senior Sitinee Rangsithienchai and freshman Jen Howard each won both their matches over the weekend.

Minnesota 6, Syracuse 1

Singles
No. 1 Shareen Lai, Syracuse, def. Kim Simonsen, Gophers, 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 Nora Sauska, Gophers, def. Miki Kanemitsu, Syracuse, 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 Sitinee Rangsithienchai, Gophers, def. Anna Khvalina, Syracuse, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 Tarah Elkins, Gophers, def. Zuzanna Borucka, Syracuse, 6-2, 7-5
No. 5 Jen Howard, Gophers, def. Michelle Neveklovska, Syracuse, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 6 Jana Hrdinova, Gophers, def. Katie Thompson, Syracuse, 6-3, 6-0

Doubles
No. 1 Simonsen/Hrdinova def. Lai/Khvalina 8-6
No. 2 Rangsithienchai/Elkins def. Neveklovska/Kanemitsu 8-3
No. 3 Sauska/Howard def. Borucka/Thompson 8-6

#41 Maryland 6, Minnesota 3

Singles
No. 1 Meg Griffin, Maryland, def. Nora Sauska, Gophers, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
No. 2 Kim Simonsen, Gophers, def. Lorraine Bittles, Maryland, 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 Sitinee Rangsithienchai, Gophers, def. Stacy Walkowitz, Maryland, 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 Chrissie Terril, Maryland, def. Tarah Elkins, Gophers, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
No. 5 Jennifer Howard, Gophers, def. Adrienne Pavelko, Maryland, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 Courtney Perkins, Maryland, def. Jana Hrdinova, Gophers, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 Griffin/Bittles def. Simonsen/Hrdinova 9-7
No. 2 Walkowitz/Terrill def. Elkins/Rangsithienchai 8-6
No. 3 Pavelko/Perkins def. Sauska/Howard 8-6