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Senior Raquel Egge eyes the ball as she gets ready to hit a backhand winner during straight-set victory at No.1 singles vs. St. Benedict.
Senior Raquel Egge eyes the ball as she gets ready to hit a backhand winner during straight-set victory at No.1 singles vs. St. Benedict.
March 26, 2023

Cobbers' Win Streak Comes To An End

Box Score

MOORHEAD, Minn. (3/26/23)---Concordia had its 3-match win streak come to an and as they dropped a pair of decisions against two of the top 5 teams in the conference at home over the weekend.

The Cobbers fell 8-1 to St. Benedict on Saturday, and then lost 9-0 to unbeaten Gustavus on Sunday. The Bennies and Gusties are a combined 8-1 in league play this year.

The two defeats move the Cobbers' overall record to 9-9 on the season. CC is now 2-6 in MIAC play and in seventh place in the league standings.

The match against St. Benedict on Saturday was closer than the final team score indicated, with all three doubles matches being decided by three or fewer games.

The Cobber No.3 doubles team of Emily Savageau and Julia Wolf went to the tie-breaker before being edged 8-7 (4). Anna Hacker and Lizzie Allan also went to the wire in their match at No.2 doubles. They went back-and-forth before finally losing 8-6. The No.1 doubles duo of Raquel Egge and Erin Borchard lost 8-5 in another close-fought battle.

Egge would exact her revenge in singles play. She rallied after the doubles bout to post the lone win of the day for CC. She won in straight sets 6-0, 6-2 at No.1 singles to pick up her 10th win of the year. She is the third Cobber player to have a double-digit win total in singles play.

The next closest singles bout for Concordia came at No.2 singles where sophomore Mary Skorich lost in the tie-breaker in the first set 7-6 (4) and then dropped a 6-4 decision in the second set.

The Cobbers ran into the perennial league power Gusties on Sunday morning. CC lost the No.1 and No.3 doubles matches 8-2. Concordia's closest singles match came at No.6 singles where Borchard fell 6-2, 6-4.

UP NEXT: Concordia will host its final home match of the year when they face St. Scholastica on Sunday, Apr. 2 at 1 p.m. 

Gustavus Adolphus 9, Concordia-Moorhead 0
 Mar 26, 2023 at Fargo, N.D. (Courts Plus)

Singles competition
 1. Yuki Oda (GACW) def. Raquel Egge (CC) 6-0, 6-3
2. Alli Laux (GACW) def. Mary Skorich (CC) 6-1, 6-2
3. Molly Austin (GACW) def. Anna Hacker (CC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Pavla Yakimova (GACW) def. Emily Savageau (CC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Renata Hernandez (GACW) def. Lizzie Allan (CC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Brooke Haddorff (GACW) def. Erin Borchard (CC) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition
 1. Yuki Oda/Molly Austin (GACW) def. Raquel Egge/Erin Borchard (CC) 8-2
2. Alli Laux/Renata Hernandez (GACW) def. Anna Hacker/Lizzie Allan (CC) 8-0
3. Pavla Yakimova/Brooke Haddorff (GACW) def. Emily Savageau/Julia Wolf (CC) 8-2