MINNETONKA, Minn. -- The Augustana women's tennis team swept Bemidji State, 5-0, in the semi-finals and MSU Moorhead, 5-0, in the championship match to give the Vikings their eighth consecutive NSIC Tournament Championship Sunday afternoon from Life Time Fitness..

Augustana won the regular season conference crown outright, and is 21-3 overall and winners of seven in a row.

In the semi-final match vs. the Beavers junior Kornelia Staniszewska and senior Berkley Darr defeated Zoe Lindgren and Ariadna Lopez-Simo 8-5 at No. 1 doubles. Taylor Jackson, a sophomore from Minneapolis, and Kaitlyn Schultz, a senior from Fort Collins, Colo. earned an 8-3 victory over Hannah Alme and Brooke Mimmack 8-3 at No. 2 doubles. Grace Goble and Anca Rusu were victorious over Breann Walsh and Jacki Damberg, 8-0 at No. 3 doubles.

Heading into singles play up 3-0, Staniszewska took down Lingren 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Taylor Jackson claimed the clinching victory 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles with a win over Alme.

Staniszewska and Darr earned an 8-0 victory over MSU Moorhead's Julia Geske and Olivia Keelin at No. 1 doubles in the championship match. Jackson and Schultz were victorious, 8-6, over Sweene Albert and Alexis Konecne at No. 2 doubles. Rusu and Goble gave Augustana a 3-0 lead in the match with a 8-1 win over Emma Zamora and Ricquel Ramsbuttom at No. 3 doubles.

Jackson won her singles match, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles and Goble clinched the championship for the Vikings with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No.4 singles.

Because Augustana won the NSIC Tournament, they automatically qualified for the NCAA Central Region Tournament, which takes place on campuses on April 28-29. Two teams from each of the eight regions will advance to the final site, which is played May 8-11 at Surprise Tennis Complex in Surprise, Arizona. The NCAA women's tennis selections are announced on Tuesday, April 24 on NCAA.com.