Feb. 3—BEmidji — Bemidji State women’s tennis sophomore Mia Leshem was named the Northern Sun Interscholastic League Player of the Week during the first week of league play.
Lesham helped the Beavers beat St. Scholastica 7-0 and Minnesota Duluth 4-3 to open the 2026 season.
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Leshem received her second career NSIC Player of the Week award after being named NSIC Player of the Week last February 11.
Lesham went 2-0 in singles and doubles at the Beavers’ season-opening doubles meet in Duluth. She defeated Sophia Cosgrove of CSS 6-2, 6-0 to win the second singles spot, and then beat Carly Chaney of Duluth, Minn., 6-3, 6-4 to win the first singles spot. She also teamed with freshman Marla Davies to win No. 1 doubles for BSU, winning 2-0.
Leshem and the rest of the Beaver tennis team will continue their 2026 season this Friday, February 6, when they take on Minnesota Morris and Minnesota Crookston in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The first game of the day against Minnesota Morris is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
Bemidji 7, Santa Scolastica 0
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singles
No. 1: Garcia Acebal (BSU) def. Sendler 6-3, 56-1
2nd place: Leshem (BSU) def. Cosgrove 6-2, 6-0
3rd place: Davis (BSU) def. Sosa 6-0, 6-2
No. 4: Ibanez Castro (BSU) def. Ruwertz 6-2, 6-2
No. 5: Rutten (BSU) def. Vincent 6-2, 7-6
No. 6: Rodriquez (BSU) def. Hokanson 7-6, 6-0
doubles
1st place: Leshem/Davies (BSU) def. Sendler Cosgrove 6-3
No. 2: Rutten/Garcia Acerbal (BSU) def. 6-3
Third place: Ibanez Castro/Rodriguez (BSU) def. Clark/Hokanson 6-1
Bemidji State 4, Duluth, Minnesota 3
singles
1st place: Leshem (BSU) def. Chaney 6-3, 6-4
Second place: Friedrich (University of Maryland) def. Garcia Acebal 6-2, 1-6, 11-9
3rd place: Davis (BSU) def. Hammer 6-2, 6-2
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No. 4: Ibanez Castro (BSU) def. Miller 7-5, 6-3
No. 5: Hyndman (University of Maryland) def. Rutten 6-2, 6-0
No. 6: Gotan (University of Maryland) Rodriguez 6-3, 5-7, 10-8
doubles
1st place: Leshem/Davies (BSU) def. Eben/Hedman 6-4
No. 2: Garcia Acebal/Ruten (BSU) beat Hammer/Gorton 6-2
Third place: Ibanez Castro/Rodriguez (BSU) def. Chaney/Simon
