University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, February 1
Minneapolis / InnerCity Tennis
6:30 p.m. Central
vs
Sioux Falls
Photo by: Wesley Dean
Tennis opens 2025 season hosting Sioux Falls
1/30/2025 11:52:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Tommies welcome Sioux Falls to open spring schedule
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Thomas Tennis opens the 2025 spring schedule with a match against the Sioux Falls Cougars. The Tommies welcome Sioux Falls to InnerCity Tennis on Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Schedule Talk
The Tommie Tennis spring season will include 19 matches, including six at home. InnerCity Tennis in Minneapolis is the new home for St. Thomas Tennis this season.
St. Thomas will officially open the spring season on February 1, hosting Sioux Falls. Summit League play begins for the Tommies as they host North Dakota on February 28. The Purple will face all six Summit League opponents, consisting of three home and three away matches.
The Tommies will be road warriors the back half of the season, playing the final seven of nine matches on the road. During this time the Tommies will travel to Tennessee and Kentucky to play three non-conference opponents.
St. Thomas will compete against seven opponents for the first time, including Missouri, Milwaukee, Boise State and Air Force.
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 Tennis welcomed four newcomers to St. Paul ahead of the 2024-25 season:
Schedule Talk
The Tommie Tennis spring season will include 19 matches, including six at home. InnerCity Tennis in Minneapolis is the new home for St. Thomas Tennis this season.
St. Thomas will officially open the spring season on February 1, hosting Sioux Falls. Summit League play begins for the Tommies as they host North Dakota on February 28. The Purple will face all six Summit League opponents, consisting of three home and three away matches.
The Tommies will be road warriors the back half of the season, playing the final seven of nine matches on the road. During this time the Tommies will travel to Tennessee and Kentucky to play three non-conference opponents.
St. Thomas will compete against seven opponents for the first time, including Missouri, Milwaukee, Boise State and Air Force.
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 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)
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
For more information on St. Thomas Tennis, follow along on Twitter at @TommieWTennis and on Instagram at @tommietennis.
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
For more information on St. Thomas Tennis, follow along on Twitter at @TommieWTennis and on Instagram at @tommietennis.
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