SEWARD, Neb. – The Bulldogs are set to take on three GPAC foes having a chance to make big moves in the conference standings with only two weeks of league play remaining. Concordia University, Nebraska Women’s Tennis is scheduled for two home matches against Midland and Northwestern before traveling to Mount Marty. CUNE is 10-5 overall and 1-1 in GPAC play early on.
This Week
Wednesday, April 8 vs. Midland (4-8, 2-1 GPAC), 4:30 p.m.
--Location: Bulldog Tennis Courts (Seward, Neb.)
Friday, April 11 vs. Northwestern (10-6, 2-0 GPAC), 1 p.m.
--Location: Bulldog Tennis Courts (Seward, Neb.)
Sunday, April 12 at Mount Marty (0-11, 0-4 GPAC), 1 p.m.
--Location: National Field Archery Association Headquarters(Yankton, S.D.)
Head Coach Lisa Hart and company went 1-1 this past week dealing a shutout (7-0) on senior day versus Hastings. The Bulldogs dropped their match to Morningside, 1-6, in Sioux City in a failed attempt to take out last season’s regular-season champs. No. 6 Nina Milic won both her singles bouts over the Broncos, 6-3, 6-1, and the Mustangs, 6-4, 3-6, 10-3. The sophomore out of Belgrade, Serbia, has won four out of her last five in the final slot of the lineup.
The Bulldogs have reached double-figure wins this season with their best win coming against No. 19 William Woods University, 4-2. They have other big wins over Ottawa University (6-1) and the University of Saint Mary (4-1). Concordia has outscored its opponents 59-38 in points this season with a 54-28 record in singles and a 19-24 showing in paired matches.
Four Bulldogs have reached nine wins in singles including Ishane Derman (9-3), Alexa Richert (9-3), Milic (9-4) and Mariana Molano (9-5). Alana Lopez Pagan (7-6) and Chakira Derman (6-6) finish out the starting six. Richert, out of Gillette, Wyo., has won seven of her last eight with one of the better records as we start the final stretch of the season. Molano (47), Lopez Pagan (38), Richert (33) and Chakira (32) have some of the top career win counts for active players. The Bulldogs look to gain more as the core will try to make another postseason run.
The Bogotá, Colombia, native Molano has the career win record stretched out to 47. She will continue to make the record tougher to reach with at least five more matches coming to end her senior season. In 2025, Molano reached her highest season win total with a record of 14-6. She has played all of her matches at No. 1 except seven at No. 2, delivering a perfect 7-0 record. The Colombian has 37 wins in paired bouts and is 6-4 with Ishane, all at No. 1 in 2026.
Upcoming Opponents
The Warriors are 4-8 overall and 2-1 in GPAC play. With the last two wins coming from conference bouts, Midland was able to take victories over Mount Marty (6-1) and Hastings (5-2). Grazi Dallagnol remains the only layover from two years ago. The Red Raiders are 10-6 overall and 2-0 to start league competition. Northwestern will face Doane on Friday before taking on the Bulldogs. NWC has won three of its last four matches with wins against Midland (4-3), Coe University (Iowa), 5-2, and Mount Marty (6-1). The Lancers are winless (0-10, 0-4 GPAC) on the season and will look to break through as they play three matches in three days starting Friday. Mount Marty has lost three consecutive in GPAC play.
Up next
Concordia will travel to Doane and come back home to host its final match against College of Saint Mary next Friday. The Bulldogs will travel to Crete to take on the Tigers and take to the competition arena at the Bulldog Tennis Courts.