Cowgirls Drop Home Opener to Minnesota

LARAMIE -- The Wyoming Cowgirls dropped their home opener Saturday afternoon in Laramie, dropping a 6-1 contest against Minnesota.

The final score was not indicative of how close Wyoming made it to the Golden Gophers as UW lost a trio of three-set matches on the day. Minnesota also pulled out a 7-5 win in the third match of doubles play to escape with the Doubles Point.

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At No. 2 singles, Silver Bijlsma earned Wyoming’s lone win on the day. Bijlsma outlasted former Cowgirl, Jeselle Ante, 6-3, 1-6 and 6-3. Anastasiia Kochelaevskaia at No. 1, Madlena Orlova at the third singles spot and Serina Abriola at No. 6 all lost three-set battles on the day. In doubles, the tandem of Abriola and Kochelaevskaia at No. 3 picked up the Wyoming win there.

The Cowgirls look to make it a weekend home split Sunday morning as Wyoming hosts Idaho at 10 a.m., from the Laramie Tennis Complex.

Wyoming vs. Minnesota
2/7/2026 in Laramie, Wyo.

Minnesota 6, Wyoming 1
Doubles competition
1. Kocvar/Lipert def. Bijlsma/Orlova (WYO) 7-5
2. Ante/Pinto def. Ceinos/Mashabayeva (WYO) 6-4
3. Abriola/Kochelaevskaia (WYO) def. Ma/Xie 7-5

Singles competition
1. Schmitz def. Kochelaevskaia (WYO) 2-6, 7-5 and 6-4
2. Bijlsma (WYO) def. Ante 6-3, 1-6 and 6-3
3. Pinto def. Orlova (WYO) 6-1, 1-6 and 6-4
4. Kocevar def. Ceinos (WYO) 6-3, 6-4
5. Liepert def. Mashabayeva (WYO) 6-4, 6-4
6. Xie def. Abriola (WYO) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4 and 1-0 (11-9)

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