SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota women's tennis earned a hard-fought 4-3 Summit League dual victory over Kansas City on Saturday evening inside Huether Family Match Pointe.
 
Despite dropping the doubles point, the Coyotes came out strong in the singles, winning four of the six matches. The win pushed South Dakota to 7-9 overall and 2-1 in Summit League play.
 
Habiba Aly, a fifth-year senior, earned her 50^th career singles victory with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles.
 
Jana Lazarevic, a fifth-year senior, evened the match at 2-2 with her 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles, her 52^nd individual career victory.
 
Bea Havlickova, a freshman, gutted out a three-set win at No. 4 singles before Anna Marija Bukina, a senior, clinched the team victory with a straight set win at No. 5 singles.
 
"Every year with Kansas City it's a battle and no different this year," coach Brett Barnett said. "We fought and gritted a win out. Lost doubles, didn't execute well and got down 1-0. We're playing so injured and sick and had to retire in a match and go 2-0 down quick.
 
"The belief that we could win never left us and it helped going up sets on 4 courts. Biba and Jana can through big again winning quick.  Amazing effort by Buki winning sick and Bea getting the clinch again. So proud of this team!"