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Minnesota Edged by No. 65 Oregon, 4-3
4/12/2026 3:56:00 PM | Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Minnesota tennis team fell to No. 65 Oregon 4-3 on Sunday at the Student Tennis Center.
Key Moments
Minnesota secured the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Anlin Xie and Arina Valitova fell 6-2 to Hinata Furutani and Juliet Santitto at No. 2 to open doubles play. Nora Knezevic and Mia Liepert responded with a 6-3 victory over Virginia Crocker and Bridget Mihulka at No. 3, before Jeselle Ante and Sofia Pinto clinched the point with a 7-5 win over No. 80 Tilde Jagare and Olivia Symons at No. 1.
Oregon clinched the match with singles wins in the order of No. 5, No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4. Anlin Xie opened play with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Hinati Furutani at No. 5, followed by a 6-1, 7-5 loss from Mia Liepert to Tilde Jagare at No. 1 and a 6-4, 6-2 defeat for Jeselle Ante against Olivia Symons at No. 2. Nora Knezevic then fell 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 6-0 to Juliet Santitto at No. 6. Minnesota picked up a point at No. 3, where Aiva Schmitz defeated Virginia Crocker 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3, before the match was clinched at No. 4, where Sofia Pinto fell 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 to Patsy Daughters.
Results
Doubles
1. Jeselle Ante/Sofia Pinto (MINN) def. No. 80 Tilde Jagare/Olivia Symons (UO) 7-5.
2. Anlin Xie/Arina Valitova (MINN) lost to Hinata Furutani/Juliet Santitto (UO) 2-6.
3. Nora Knezevic/Mia Liepert (MINN) def. Virginia Crocker/Bridget Mihulka (UO) 6-3.
Singles
1. Mia Liepert (MINN) lost to Tilde Jagare (UO) 1-6, 5-7.
2. Jeselle Ante (MINN) lost to Olivia Symons (UO) 4-6, 2-6.
3. Aiva Schmitz (MINN) def. Virginia Crocker (UO) 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3.
4. Sofia Pinto (MINN) lost to Patsy Daughters (UO) 7-5, 5-7, 2-6.
5. Anlin Xie (MINN) def. Hinati Furutani (UO) 6-2, 6-1.
6. Nora Knezevic (MINN) lost to Juliet Santitto (UO) 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 0-6.
Order of Finish
Doubles: (2, 3, 1)
Singles: (5, 1, 2, 6, 3, 4)
Next Up
Minnesota will close out its regular season at home with matches against Iowa on April 17 and Nebraska on April 19.
Key Moments
Minnesota secured the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Anlin Xie and Arina Valitova fell 6-2 to Hinata Furutani and Juliet Santitto at No. 2 to open doubles play. Nora Knezevic and Mia Liepert responded with a 6-3 victory over Virginia Crocker and Bridget Mihulka at No. 3, before Jeselle Ante and Sofia Pinto clinched the point with a 7-5 win over No. 80 Tilde Jagare and Olivia Symons at No. 1.
Oregon clinched the match with singles wins in the order of No. 5, No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4. Anlin Xie opened play with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Hinati Furutani at No. 5, followed by a 6-1, 7-5 loss from Mia Liepert to Tilde Jagare at No. 1 and a 6-4, 6-2 defeat for Jeselle Ante against Olivia Symons at No. 2. Nora Knezevic then fell 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 6-0 to Juliet Santitto at No. 6. Minnesota picked up a point at No. 3, where Aiva Schmitz defeated Virginia Crocker 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3, before the match was clinched at No. 4, where Sofia Pinto fell 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 to Patsy Daughters.
Results
Doubles
1. Jeselle Ante/Sofia Pinto (MINN) def. No. 80 Tilde Jagare/Olivia Symons (UO) 7-5.
2. Anlin Xie/Arina Valitova (MINN) lost to Hinata Furutani/Juliet Santitto (UO) 2-6.
3. Nora Knezevic/Mia Liepert (MINN) def. Virginia Crocker/Bridget Mihulka (UO) 6-3.
Singles
1. Mia Liepert (MINN) lost to Tilde Jagare (UO) 1-6, 5-7.
2. Jeselle Ante (MINN) lost to Olivia Symons (UO) 4-6, 2-6.
3. Aiva Schmitz (MINN) def. Virginia Crocker (UO) 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3.
4. Sofia Pinto (MINN) lost to Patsy Daughters (UO) 7-5, 5-7, 2-6.
5. Anlin Xie (MINN) def. Hinati Furutani (UO) 6-2, 6-1.
6. Nora Knezevic (MINN) lost to Juliet Santitto (UO) 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 0-6.
Order of Finish
Doubles: (2, 3, 1)
Singles: (5, 1, 2, 6, 3, 4)
Next Up
Minnesota will close out its regular season at home with matches against Iowa on April 17 and Nebraska on April 19.
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