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First-year athlete Emma Farder returns a serve during her match at No.2 singles during the Cobbers' team match with Gustavus.
Cobbers Kickoff 2025 Portion Of The Schedule

February 09, 2025

It used to be the traditional start to a new season but now it’s just the seventh match of the year. The Cobbers kicked off the 2025 portion of its schedule, the seventh overall match of 2024-25, by hosting perennial league power Gustavus. 

The doubles team of Carley Motz (L) and Annalise Skrade won their match at No.3 doubles and both players claimed singles wins at Macalester.
Cobbers Save Best For Last In Fall Season

October 06, 2024

The Cobbers saved their best of the fall for the final match. Concordia went back-and-forth at Macalester on Sunday before dropping a nail-biting 5-4 decision. The heartbreaker in St. Paul capped off a 2-match conference road weekend for Concordia. CC opened the 2-day trip by losing 9-0 at St. Olaf.

Juniors Lizzie Allan and Erin Borchard and seniors Anna Hacker and Mary Skorich were all named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
Four Cobbers Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors

May 17, 2024

Juniors Lizzie Allan and Erin Borchard and seniors Anna Hacker and Mary Skorich were all named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.

Concordia won a pair of doubles matches and four singles bouts to beat Hamline 6-3 in the final match of the 2024 season.
Cobbers Close Out 2024 In Style

April 19, 2024

Concordia saved its best for last as they claimed a 6-3 win over Hamline in the final match of the 2024 season. The Cobbers recorded a pair of wins in doubles play and then cruised to four wins in the singles competition to record their first MIAC win of the year.

Seniors (L-R) Mary Skorich, Raquel Egge and Anna Hacker were honored before the Cobbers' match with Macalester on Saturday.
Seniors Honored On Final Weekend Doubleheader

April 06, 2024

Concordia celebrated its seniors on the final doubleheader weekend of the year. The Cobbers honored seniors Raquel Egge, Anna Hacker and Mary Skorich before their match with Macalester on Saturday and they played their final road contest of the year at St. Benedict on Sunday.

Raquel Egge won both her doubles and single matches in the Cobbers' contest with St. Mary's. She now has 33 career singles wins for Concordia.
A Nail-Biter In The 2nd Match Of Weekend Doubleheader

March 17, 2024

Concordia nearly hung on to beat St. Mary’s in the second match of its MIAC doubleheader weekend. The Cobbers won two of the three doubles matches against the Cardinals but then lost a pair of singles matches in the super-set tie-breaker and lost 5-4. Concordia opened the weekend by losing 9-0 to regionally-ranked Gustavus in St. Peter on Saturday.

Junior Erin Borchard won both her singles and doubles matches to help Concordia post a split on its final day in Florida.
The Best For Last On Spring Training Trip

March 07, 2024

Concordia saved its best tennis for the final day in Florida as they lost a back-and-forth 6-3 decision to Ursinus (Pa.) and then blanked King’s (Pa.) 9-0.

Junior Mary Skorich posted a 6-3, 6-3 win at No.3 singles in the Cobber's match with St. Catherine.
Cobbers Fall In Home MIAC Doubleheader Weekend

February 25, 2024

After playing a pair of matches in the Duluth area last weekend, the Cobbers returned home for a conference doubleheader weekend. Concordia wasn’t able to come up with ley points on Saturday or Sunday and lost 9-0 to Bethel and 8-1 to St. Catherine.

Senior Raquel Egge collected two of the three team points in the Cobbers' match at UW-Superior on the team's weekend in Duluth.
Cobbers Play A Pair On The Shores Of Lake Superior

February 18, 2024

Concordia lost a pair of matches on their conference/non-conference trip to Duluth. The Cobbers fell 9-0 to league opponent St. Scholastica on Saturday and then dropped a 6-3 decision at UW-Superior on Sunday.

First-year Cobber Bell Hamre battled into extra points in the super-set tie-breaker in her match at No.6 singles in CC's dual with Minn.-Crookston
Cobbers Split Home-And-Away Non-Conference Weekend

February 11, 2024

Concordia finished off its home-and-away non-conference weekend by dropping a 6-1 decision against Division II Minn.-Crookston in a match played in Grand Forks.

Senior Anna Hacker won the decisive singles match in the Cobbers' improbable comeback victory over Northwestern.
Cobbers Go 4-Wheeling To Claim Dramatic Win Over Eagles

February 10, 2024

Concordia went 4-wheeling in their non-conference match with Northwestern. The Cobbers used the unconventional off-road path to victory as they lost all three doubles matches to start the day, but then rallied to claim five of the six singles matches to prevail by a 5-4 score line.  

Junior Lizzie Allan eyes the ball as she gets ready to hit a backhand during her match at No.5 singles in the Cobbers meet with MSU Moorhead.
Cobbers Battle Division II Dragons

February 04, 2024

Concordia battled Division II MSU Moorhead in its first match of the spring held at Courts Plus in Fargo. The Cobbers had several close matches in the team score that was played under the 7-point DII scoring system where the three doubles bouts only yield one team point.

Senior Anna Hacker didn't lose a game in either of her doubles or singles matches as she helped the Cobbers post a 9-0 win at Crown.
Cobbers Turn Up The Heat In 2024 Opener

February 03, 2024

The outside temperatures matched the play of the Cobbers in their 2024 opener against Crown. It was 45 degrees outside the Owatonna Tennis Center on Feb. 3 and Concordia turned up the heat even further against the Polars. The Cobbers didn’t lose a game in doubles play and only dropped four games in singles competition.   

Homecoming week means it's time for the annual Cobber athletics 500 for 500 giving challenge!
Cobber Athletics 500 For 500 Giving Challenge 2023

October 09, 2023

Homecoming week means it's time for the annual Cobber athletics 500 for 500 giving challenge!

Former Cobber athlete and assistant coach Jenna Forknell has been hired as the new head coach of the women's tennis program.
Former Cobber Forknell Hired As Head Coach

July 10, 2023

Former Cobber athlete and assistant coach Jenna Forknell has been hired as the new head coach of the women's tennis program. Forknell takes over for Zach Zitur and becomes the 11th coach in the history of the program since 1991.

Zach Zitur announced his resignation as head coach for the Cobbers. He was the head coach for the women’s program for five seasons.
Zitur Resigns As Head Coach

May 10, 2023

Zach Zitur announced his resignation as head coach for the Cobber women’s tennis program. Zitur was the head coach for the women’s program for five seasons starting in 2019. During that time, he also served as the head coach for the men’s team for three seasons from 2019-21.