Cobbers Host Annual Senior Day Celebration Match

FARGO, N.D. (4/6/25)---Concordia capped off its 2025 home schedule by battling St. Benedict in the annual Senior Day Celebration. 

 

The Cobbers honored lone senior Anna Hacker before their match and then dropped a 7-2 decision to the Bennies

 

Concordia was able to come away with a win in both doubles and singles play. The doubles duo of Annalise Skrade and Ava Lowman cut the St. Benedict deficit to 2-1 after the three doubles bouts with their 8-6 win at No.2 doubles. 

 

The win was the first of the year for Skrade and Lowman, who have played all their matches at No.2 doubles. 

 

First-year athlete Emma Farder came through with the victory in singles play. She swapped 6-4 score lines in her first two sets at No.2 singles and then outlasted her opponent 10-4 in the super-set tie-breaker. 

 

Farder's win was her team-leading fourth singles victory of the season. She is now 4-9 at the No.2 singles spot for the year.

 

The other closest match in singles play came at No.3 singles, where Skrade lost a heartbreaker in the super-set. Skrade claimed a 6-2 win in the opening set but then lost 6-0 in the second bout. Skrade and her opponent traded points throughout the entire tie-breaker. Unfortunately for Skrade her opponent was able to put together points at the end of the super-set and Skrade lost 10-8.  

 

Concordia will conclude the 2025 season when they play at Hamline on Sunday, April 13 at 1 p.m. 

College of Saint Benedict 7, Concordia-Moorhead 2
4/6/2025 at Fargo, N.D. (Courts Plus)

Singles competition
1. Jonas, Sophia (CSB) def. Anna Hacker (CC) 6-1, 6-4
2. Emma Farder (CC) def. Marohl, Ella (CSB) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4)
3. Yahn, Allyson (CSB) def. Annalise Skrade (CC) 2-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-8)
4. Steinhaus, Ryanna (CSB) def. Ava Lowman (CC) 6-0, 6-2
5. Collins, Lila (CSB) def. Isabelle Smith (CC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Labenski, Marie (CSB) def. Claire Kimman (CC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Jonas, Sophia/Perbix, Kate (CSB) def. Anna Hacker/Emma Farder (CC) 8-0
2. Annalise Skrade/Ava Lowman (CC) def. Yahn, Allyson/Stritesky, Ava (CSB) 8-6
3. Marohl, Ella/Collins, Lila (CSB) def. Isabelle Smith/Claire Kimman (CC) 8-2