BOX SCORE 1 | BOX SCORE 2 SIOUX FALLS, S.D.  – The No. 20 Augustana women's tennis team opened up its home schedule with a pair of matches inside Huether Match Pointe on Saturday and Sunday.

In a close match Saturday afternoon between the Vikings and No. 18 Missouri Western, it was the Griffons who pulled through by a score of 4-3. On Sunday, Augustana bounced back with a 7-0 win over Sioux Falls in its first NSIC match of the season. 

Inside the Matchup       
Final: Augustana 3, Missouri Western 4
Records: Augustana (2-1), Missouri Western (3-0)

Summary

Singles

Florentia Hadjigeorgiou (AU) fell to Anya Chavez (MWSU), 1-6, 6-1, 2-6.
Senem Ocal (AU) defeated Anais Criado Peralta (MWSU), 6-4, 6-4.
Aleksandra Kistanova (AU) defeated Isabella MacGibbon (MWSU), 6-4, 6-3. 
Mia Garcia (AU) fell to Lucia Blas Casas (MWSU), 7-6, 6-3. 
Margarita Chouliara (AU) fell to Maria Saez (MWSU), 6-4, 4-6, 4-6.
Gabriela Jancikova (AU) fell to Cristina Boj Granero (MWSU), 6-1, 6-0.  

Doubles 

Hadjigeorgiou/Kistanova (AU) defeated Chavez/Greta Langi (MWSU), 6-4.
Jancikova/Simone Karaouza (AU) fell to Criado Peralta/MacGibbon (MWSU), 7-5.
Ocal/Smilte Bakyte (AU) defeated Saez/Blas Casas (MWSU), 6-4.

Inside the Matchup
Final: Augustana 7, Sioux Falls 0
Records: Augustana (3-1), Sioux Falls (1-1)

Summary

Singles

Hadjigeogiou (AU) defeated Talia Janos (USF), 6-1, 6-1.
Ocal (AU) defeated Chloe Siegfort (USF), 6-0, 6-1.
Kistanova (AU) defeated Daniell Thorfinnson (USF), 6-0, 6-0. 
Chouliara (AU) defeated Sydney Osburn (USF), 6-0, 6-1.
Garcia (AU) defeated Ella Hancock (USF), 6-1, 6-0.
Jancikova (AU) defeated Katelyn Nasheim (USF), 6-1, 6-1. 

Doubles 

Hadjigeorgiou/Kistanova (AU) fell to Janos/Siegfort (USF), 6-4.
Ocal/Bakyte (AU) defeated Hancock/Osburn (USF), 6-2.
Jancikova/Karaouza (AU) defeated D.Thorfinnson/Nesheim (USF), 6-4.

Up Next
Augustana stays in Sioux Falls as it set to faceoff against two NSIC foes in Bemidji State on Friday, Feb. 23, and Minnesota Crookston, on Saturday, Feb. 24.