Cobbers Open Home Account In 2026
Concordia opened its home account in 2026 by hosting St. Catherine at Courts Plus in Fargo. The Cobbers were able to claim a single win in doubles play but lost the team point for doubles play and fell 7-0.
FARGO, N.D. (2/22/26)---Concordia opened its home account in 2026 by hosting St. Catherine at Courts Plus in Fargo.
The Cobbers were able to claim a single win in doubles play but lost the team point for doubles play and fell 7-0.
The loss evens Concordia's conference record this season at 2-2. CC is currently in a tie for third place in the league standings. The Cobbers are 2-5 in all matches in the season that began last fall.
The Wildcats, who were playing their MIAC opener this season, win for the fourth straight match and move to 5-1 in all matches.
The Cobbers started their match on Sunday on a high note as the all first-year No.1 doubles team of Tanis Lee and Shireen Durrani controlled their match from first serve to last point and won 6-4.
Concordia dropped the other two doubles bouts by identical scores of 6-2 and trailed 1-0 heading into singles play.
The closest singles bout of the afternoon came at No.6 singles where Olivia Walter lost in the super-set. She outlasted her opponent 7-5 in the first set and then dropped a 6-3 decision in set No.2. The tie-breaker went back and forth for 20 points before the Wildcat player was able to edge out an 11-9 win.
Annalise Skrade had the other closest match as she lost in a tie breaker in the second set and fell 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) at No. 4 singles.
Concordia will head to Florida for its next match as they travel south for its annual spring break training trip. CC will play four matches from Mar. 2-5 in Orlando, Fla.
St. Catherine 7, Concordia-Moorhead 0
2/22/2026 at Fargo, N.D. (Courts Plus)
Singles competition
1. Faith Simon (SCU) def. Tanis Lee (CC) 6-3, 6-1
2. Liliana Holmberg (SCU) def. Shireen Durrani (CC) 6-1, 6-4
3. Marie Pelletier (SCU) def. Erin Borchard (CC) 6-3, 6-0
4. Ashley King (SCU) def. Annalise Skrade (CC) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Ryanna Steinhaus (SCU) def. Ava Lowman (CC) 6-1, 6-3
6. Melanie Gravdahl (SCU) def. Olivia Walter (CC) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
Doubles competition
1. Tanis Lee/Shireen Durrani (CC) def. Faith Simon/Ashley King (SCU) 6-4
2. Marie Pelletier/Ryanna Steinhaus (SCU) def. Annalise Skrade/Ava Lowman (CC) 6-2
3. Liliana Holmberg/Melanie Gravdahl (SCU) def. Erin Borchard/Olivia Walter (CC) 6-2
