VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota women's tennis gutted out a 5-2 Summit League dual victory over North Dakota on Friday afternoon at the USD Tennis Courts.
 
The Coyotes, playing their home opener, won the doubles point for the first-time during Summit League play and proceeded to win four of the six singles matches.
 
The win pushed South Dakota to 3-2 in Summit League play and 8-11 overall with two remaining matches on the regular season slate, next Saturday at St. Thomas and Easter Sunday at home vs. Omaha.
 
Jana Lazarevic and Habiba Aly, the fifth-year seniors at the top of the Coyotes lineup, each won singles matches and also won their double match at No. 1, 6-4, winning the final five games after falling behind 1-4. It was the duo of Natka Kmošková and Bea Havlickova, though, the clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 win at No. 2 doubles.
 
Aly, improving to 4-1 at No. 1 singles in Summit League play, made quick work of her opponent 6-4, 6-3 while Lazarevic, now 5-0 at No. 2 singles in league play, had to grind and gut out a three-set win, including 6-4 in the third set.
 
Kmoskova, a senior, moved to 3-1 in Summit League play with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles and Berta Girbau, a junior making her spring debut, also had to withstand a three-set match, prevailing 6-4 in the final set.
 
It was the 55^th career singles win and seventh straight for Lazarevic, now tied for fourth-most in school history while Aly won her 52^nd career match, good for sixth-most in school history.