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Feb. 3—BEMIDJI — Bemidji State women's tennis sophomore Mia Leshem was recognized as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Week for the first week of league play.
Leshem helped the Beavers to wins over St. Scholastica, 7-0, and Minnesota Duluth, 4-3, to open the 2026 season.
Leshem earned her second career NSIC weekly award after being named the NSIC Player of the Week on Feb. 11 of last year.
Leshem went 2-0 in singles and doubles play in the Beavers' season-opening doubleheader in Duluth. She opened the season with a 6-2, 6-0 win over CSS's Sophia Cosgrove at No. 2 singles and then defeated Carly Chaney of Minnesota Duluth 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. She also teamed with freshman Marla Davies to go 2-0 at No. 1 doubles for BSU.
Leshem and the rest of the Beaver Tennis team continue their start to the 2026 season this Friday, Feb. 6, with a pair of matches against Minnesota-Morris and Minnesota Crookston in Grand Forks, N.D. The first match of the day against Minnesota Morris is set to begin at 3 p.m.
Bemidji State 7, St. Scholastica 0
Singles
No. 1: Garcia Acebal (BSU) def. Sendele 6-3, 56-1
No. 2: Leshem (BSU) def. Cosgrove 6-2, 6-0
No. 3: Davies (BSU) def. Sosa 6-0, 6-2
No. 4: Ibáñez Castro (BSU) def. Rewertz 6-2, 6-2
No. 5: Rutten (BSU) def. Vincent 6-2, 7-6
No. 6: Rodriquez (BSU) def. Hokanson 7-6, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1: Leshem/Davies (BSU) def. SendeleCosgrove 6-3
No. 2: Rutten/Garcia Acebal (BSU) def. 6-3
No. 3: Ibáñez Castro/Rodriguez (BSU) def. Clark/Hokanson 6-1
Bemidji State 4, Minnesota Duluth 3
Singles
No. 1: Leshem (BSU) def. Chaney 6-3, 6-4
No. 2: Friedrich (UMD) def. Garcia Acebal 6-2, 1-6, 11-9
No. 3: Davies (BSU) def. Hammer 6-2, 6-2
No. 4: Ibáñez Castro (BSU) def. Miller 7-5, 6-3
No. 5: Heideman (UMD) def. Rutten 6-2, 6-0
No. 6: Gortan (UMD) Rodriguez 6-3, 5-7, 10-8
Doubles
No. 1: Leshem/Davies (BSU) def. Eppen/Heideman 6-4
No. 2: Garcia Acebal/Rutten (BSU) 6-2 def. Hammer/Gorton
No. 3: Ibáñez Castro/Rodriguez (BSU) def. Chaney/Simon
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Leshem helped the Beavers to wins over St. Scholastica, 7-0, and Minnesota Duluth, 4-3, to open the 2026 season.
Leshem earned her second career NSIC weekly award after being named the NSIC Player of the Week on Feb. 11 of last year.
Leshem went 2-0 in singles and doubles play in the Beavers' season-opening doubleheader in Duluth. She opened the season with a 6-2, 6-0 win over CSS's Sophia Cosgrove at No. 2 singles and then defeated Carly Chaney of Minnesota Duluth 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. She also teamed with freshman Marla Davies to go 2-0 at No. 1 doubles for BSU.
Leshem and the rest of the Beaver Tennis team continue their start to the 2026 season this Friday, Feb. 6, with a pair of matches against Minnesota-Morris and Minnesota Crookston in Grand Forks, N.D. The first match of the day against Minnesota Morris is set to begin at 3 p.m.
Bemidji State 7, St. Scholastica 0
Singles
No. 1: Garcia Acebal (BSU) def. Sendele 6-3, 56-1
No. 2: Leshem (BSU) def. Cosgrove 6-2, 6-0
No. 3: Davies (BSU) def. Sosa 6-0, 6-2
No. 4: Ibáñez Castro (BSU) def. Rewertz 6-2, 6-2
No. 5: Rutten (BSU) def. Vincent 6-2, 7-6
No. 6: Rodriquez (BSU) def. Hokanson 7-6, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1: Leshem/Davies (BSU) def. SendeleCosgrove 6-3
No. 2: Rutten/Garcia Acebal (BSU) def. 6-3
No. 3: Ibáñez Castro/Rodriguez (BSU) def. Clark/Hokanson 6-1
Bemidji State 4, Minnesota Duluth 3
Singles
No. 1: Leshem (BSU) def. Chaney 6-3, 6-4
No. 2: Friedrich (UMD) def. Garcia Acebal 6-2, 1-6, 11-9
No. 3: Davies (BSU) def. Hammer 6-2, 6-2
No. 4: Ibáñez Castro (BSU) def. Miller 7-5, 6-3
No. 5: Heideman (UMD) def. Rutten 6-2, 6-0
No. 6: Gortan (UMD) Rodriguez 6-3, 5-7, 10-8
Doubles
No. 1: Leshem/Davies (BSU) def. Eppen/Heideman 6-4
No. 2: Garcia Acebal/Rutten (BSU) 6-2 def. Hammer/Gorton
No. 3: Ibáñez Castro/Rodriguez (BSU) def. Chaney/Simon
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