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Bethel Hands Cobbers 8-1 Defeat on Perfect Day for Tennis. 
MOORHEAD-- The sun was shining, there was nary a cloud to be seen and most importantly, the ever-present springtime wind was not even whispering. All this made for perfect match conditions as the Concordia dueled Bethel on Saturday at the Jake Christiansen Athletic Complex.

The Cobbers were unable to recover from losing all three doubles matches and lost 8-1 to the Royals. The loss drops Concordia's record to 0-9 in the MIAC and 1-12 overall. They have now lost six straight matches. 

Bethel wins for the second time in conference play, winning for the second time in three matches. The Royals are now 2-6 in the league and 4-11 overall.

The lone win for Concordia came at the #3 singles slot, where freshman Kelsey Schendel put in a workman-like performance and claimed a 6-3, 6-3 win over Lindsay Chapman.

The closest singles match of the day came at the #4 position. Concordia's Annie Styba and Bethel's Kari Blair battled into extra points in the super set tie-breaker where Blair won 11-9. Styba was leading 6-1 in the tie-breaker before Blair pulled out the huge rally and claimed the victory. 

The remaining four singles matches were won in straight sets by the Royals. 

Concordia will return to action on Sunday, April 17 at 1:00pm when they host the Valley City State Club Team. The match will be played at the Jake Christiansen Athletic Complex.
 

Bethel - 8 at Concordia - 1

Bethel 8, Concordia 1
Apr 16, 2005 at Moorhead, Minn.
Jake Christiansen Athletic Complex

Doubles competition
1. Courtney Kelly/Katie Anderson (BU) def. Leigh Bonemeyer/Lindsay Hoaglund (CC), 8-2
2. Kari Blair/Cindy Ask (BU) def. Kelsey Schendel/Annie Styba (CC), 8-0
3. Tasha Reitenour/Lindsay Chapman (BU) def. Val Bostrom/Jami Winkelman (CC), 8-3

Singles competition
1. Tasha Reitenour (BU) def. Leigh Bonemeyer (CC), 6-1, 6-3
2. Courtney Kelly (BU) def. Lindsay Hoaglund (CC), 6-2, 6-1
3. Kelsey Schendel (CC) def. Lindsay Chapman (BU), 6-3, 6-3
4. Kari Blair (BU) def. Annie Styba (CC) 7-5, 3-6, (11-9)
5. Cindy Ask (BU) def. Val Bostrom (CC), 6-1, 6-0
6. Katie Anderson (BU) def. Jami Winkelman (CC), 6-2, 6-0

Match Notes:
Concordia College 1-12, 0-9 MIAC
Bethel University 4-11, 2-6 MIAC