University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, November 1
DeKalb, Ill. / Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House
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NIU Huskie Fall Indoor Invitational
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Tennis wraps up fall season at NIU Huskie Invitational
10/31/2024 9:55:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Tommies travel for third invite of fall slate
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Thomas Tennis wraps up fall competition at the NIU Huskie Invitational. The Tommies will compete this Friday, Saturday and Sunday Nov. 1-3 at Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House.
2024 Fall Schedule
Three invitationals highlight the Tommies' fall slate, taking place in Minnesota and Illinois.
The first of three invitationals for St. Thomas began with the Gopher Invitational Sept. 20-22 hosted by Minnesota at Baseline Tennis Center. The following weekend, the Tommies traveled to Normal, Ill. to compete at Illinois State's Redbird Invitational. Following two bye-weekends, St. Thomas continued on the road with an exhibition match against Augustana on Oct. 19.
To complete the fall portion of the 2024 schedule, the Tommies travel back to Illinois for the NIU Huskie Fall Indoor Invitational from Nov. 1-3. The Purple will play at the Chick Evans Field House in DeKalb, Ill for the third year in a row.
Tommie Core
The Tommies return six letter winners from a season ago and bring in four newcomers. Seniors leaders Marthe Degeorges, Shrichandrakala Tentu and Regina Talavera have combined for 27 singles wins and 23 victories in doubles play in their careers at St. Thomas.
Jannah ElNemr returns for her fifth and final season with the Tommies. ElNemr is the lone women's tennis player remaining from the Division III era and its NCAA top-10 and conference champion team of 2020-21. The graduate student has competed in 98 singles and doubles spring competitions over her four-year career.
Meet the Newcomers
Tommie Women's Tennis welcomed four newcomers to St. Paul ahead of the 2024-25 season:
Anna Louise Bjørnestad (Fr., Bergen, Norway / Norges Toppidrettsgymnas)
Ingrid Forsberg (Fr., Bromma, Sweden / Campus Viktor Rydberg)
Lily Olson (Fr., Verona, Wis. / Edgewood)
Anna Sidorenko (Fr., Giessen, Germany Liebigschule Giessen)
Last Time Out
The Tommies competed at the Redbird Invite in late September. The squad combined for five wins in singles play and four in doubles action in Normal, Ill.
Coach Carlson
Announced in May of 2023, the University of St. Thomas elevated Colby Carlson into the head coaching role for its women's tennis program. Carlson has a 20-year coaching resume in the state of Minnesota, including two seasons as an assistant coach at St. Thomas.
In Carlson's first season as head coach, the women's tennis team posted an 8-13 overall record. The eight wins set a Division I program record in single season wins for the Tommies.
Follow Along
Any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas women's tennis team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter @TommieWTennis and Instagram at @TommieTennis.
2024 Fall Schedule
Three invitationals highlight the Tommies' fall slate, taking place in Minnesota and Illinois.
The first of three invitationals for St. Thomas began with the Gopher Invitational Sept. 20-22 hosted by Minnesota at Baseline Tennis Center. The following weekend, the Tommies traveled to Normal, Ill. to compete at Illinois State's Redbird Invitational. Following two bye-weekends, St. Thomas continued on the road with an exhibition match against Augustana on Oct. 19.
To complete the fall portion of the 2024 schedule, the Tommies travel back to Illinois for the NIU Huskie Fall Indoor Invitational from Nov. 1-3. The Purple will play at the Chick Evans Field House in DeKalb, Ill for the third year in a row.
Tommie Core
The Tommies return six letter winners from a season ago and bring in four newcomers. Seniors leaders Marthe Degeorges, Shrichandrakala Tentu and Regina Talavera have combined for 27 singles wins and 23 victories in doubles play in their careers at St. Thomas.
Jannah ElNemr returns for her fifth and final season with the Tommies. ElNemr is the lone women's tennis player remaining from the Division III era and its NCAA top-10 and conference champion team of 2020-21. The graduate student has competed in 98 singles and doubles spring competitions over her four-year career.
Meet the Newcomers
Tommie Women's Tennis welcomed four newcomers to St. Paul ahead of the 2024-25 season:
Anna Louise Bjørnestad (Fr., Bergen, Norway / Norges Toppidrettsgymnas)
Ingrid Forsberg (Fr., Bromma, Sweden / Campus Viktor Rydberg)
Lily Olson (Fr., Verona, Wis. / Edgewood)
Anna Sidorenko (Fr., Giessen, Germany Liebigschule Giessen)
Last Time Out
The Tommies competed at the Redbird Invite in late September. The squad combined for five wins in singles play and four in doubles action in Normal, Ill.
Coach Carlson
Announced in May of 2023, the University of St. Thomas elevated Colby Carlson into the head coaching role for its women's tennis program. Carlson has a 20-year coaching resume in the state of Minnesota, including two seasons as an assistant coach at St. Thomas.
In Carlson's first season as head coach, the women's tennis team posted an 8-13 overall record. The eight wins set a Division I program record in single season wins for the Tommies.
Follow Along
Any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas women's tennis team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter @TommieWTennis and Instagram at @TommieTennis.
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