ORLANDO, Fla. – South Dakota picked up a win in a resumption of a suspended match with Fairfield before falling to Valparaiso on Wednesday in women's tennis duals at the USTA National Campus.
 
The Coyotes were leading Fairfield 1-0 when play was suspended by rain on Monday and they resumed play early Wednesday morning and proceeded to earn a 5-1 win in a match that saw only the singles contested.
 
Valparaiso (9-2), meanwhile, handed South Dakota a 5-2 setback on Wednesday afternoon in the final matches in Orlando for both teams.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA 5, FAIRFIELD 1
 
The Coyotes took the 1-0 lead on Monday thanks to a straight-set victory at No. 1 singles from sophomore Bea Havlickova, 6-2, 7-5.
 
The resumption on Wednesday saw South Dakota win four of the five remaining singles matches, including a pair of three-setters that helped clinch the team victory.
 
Grace Chadick, a sophomore, made it 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles and Paige Alter, a senior, followed with a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 4 singles to push the lead to 3-0.
 
Anna Medvyedyeva, a freshman, earned the clinching point with a win in a tie-break in the third set at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6.
 
Selena Bird, a freshman, capped the match with a three-set win at No. 5 singles.
 
"Great win by the team today," coach Brett Barnett said. "We were in a good spot to come and finish this match and we got it done. 
 
"It's not easy finishing a suspended match and we handled the situation very well."
 
VALPARAISO 5, SOUTH DAKOTA 2
 
Valparaiso squeezed out a third-set tie-break win, 9-7, at No. 3 doubles to secure the doubles point to begin the match.
 
The Beacons then won four of the six singles matches to secure the team victory.
 
Alter earned her 11^th win of the season, tying Chadick for the team lead, with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles.
 
Bird, meanwhile, moved to 4-4 during the spring dual season, with a 6-3, 6-3, triumph at No. 5 singles.
 
The Coyotes (2-9) will have 10 days before traveling to Wichita, Kansas to take on the Shockers on March 24, followed by a Summit League match at Kansas City on March 25.