The University of Minnesota Duluth debuted in style Friday night at the Duluth Indoor Sports Center as the Bulldogs kicked off the 2020 season by downing the College of St. Scholastica 8-1.

UMD took all three doubles events and prevailed in five of six singles matches -- all in straight sets -- against their long-time intracity rivals.

Junior Natalie Cahill (No. 2), sophomore Sophie Lynch (No. 3), freshman Emily Rahrick (No. 4), junior Isabel Thiner (No. 5) and freshman Mallory Lithun (No. 6) all delivered singles wins while Lynch and Cahill (8-5 at No. 1), senior Megan Anderson and Thiner (8-1 at No. 2) and senior Elsa Erickson and sophomore Sarah Will (8-2 at No. 3) were victorious in doubles.

The Bulldogs will remain in the Twin Ports on Saturday to take on the University of Wisconsin at 11 a.m. in Superior.