THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK TENNIS… The Upper Iowa tennis team heads back to Minnesota for two additional conference matches. They kick things off at Minnesota Duluth on Saturday, Mar. 25 at 4 p.m. and then travel to St. Cloud State University on Sunday, Mar. 26 for a 12:30 p.m. matchup.
 
PEACOCK HUE REVIEW… UIU went head-to-head last weekend with Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota State, but were defeated in both matches. In their first battle of the weekend, UIU picked up two wins in the singles competition at the No. 1 and No. 2 spot, but were unable to pick up another victory on the day, falling in a 5-2 decision to the Mustangs. Ogorodnikova continued her win streak in the singles matches as she defeated Leonard 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 1 spot. Valle claimed a win in the No. 2 dual as she trumped her opponent 7-6 (7-4), 6-1.
 
UIU dropped to Minnesota State 6-1 in their second match of the weekend. The Peacocks picked up one win in the singles matches as Tavares conquered MSU's Daria Podmogilnaia in the No. 3 spot with scores of 6-7 (8), 6-1, 0-1 (7). After that victory, the Peacocks were unable to come out on top in the rest of their duals that day.
 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS (Courtesy of UMD Athletics)… Minnesota Duluth is on a winning streak as they have defeated three NSIC teams in a row. They trumped MSU-Moorhead 4-3, Bemidji State 5-2 and Minnesota Crookston 5-2. They are tied for second place in the conference with a 4-1 record, while they hold a 7-2 mark overall. Freshman Carly Chaney (9-0) and sophomore Olivia Honsey (7-0) are both undefeated on the season. 
 
Chaney, UMD's No. 4 singles, now holds the best win streak in UMD Bulldogs tennis history. After her match today against Michelle Swyter of Minnesota Crookston, she has officially beaten the record. The old record stood at eight straight matches, held by Natalie Cahill in the 2019 season. 
 
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES… St. Cloud State holds a 6-4 overall record and a 2-3 conference mark. They collected both of their NSIC wins last weekend when they defeated Bemidji State 6-1 and Minnesota Crookston 6-1. They carry their two-match winning streak to Winona this weekend as they take on Winona State on Saturday before facing Upper Iowa on Sunday. 
 
DOWN THE ROAD… The Peacocks continue navigating through their NSIC schedule as they compete against two new conference teams next week. UIU heads to the Winona Tennis Center to take on Augustana University on Friday, March 31 and Sioux Falls on Saturday, April 1.