BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji State tennis team lost a pair of home matches at the Gillett Wellness Center over the weekend.
BSU suffered its first home loss since Feb. 21, 2016, on Saturday afternoon in a 4-1 defeat to Sioux Falls in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match.
The Cougars earned the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead, posting wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions. USF picked up wins at Nos. 1, 2 and 5 singles to claim the win with their fourth point, leaving the No. 4 and No. 6 singles matches unnecessary to finish.
On Sunday, the Beavers took another NSIC loss by falling 4-0 to Augustana.
The Vikings secured the doubles point with two wins. AU took three of the four singles matches, with an unfinished match in the No. 1 spot.
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The Beavers moved to 5-3 for the season and 2-2 in NSIC play after the losses.
BSU will travel to Grand Forks, N.D., this weekend to meet Minnesota State Moorhead and University of Mary in a pair of neutral-site matches. Matches begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday, respectively.
