Huskers Upset Texas A&M, 5-4

Lincoln -- The No. 67 Nebraska women's tennis team improved to 6-3 on the season with a 5-4 upset victory over No. 33 Texas A&M Sunday at the Woods Tennis Center The win was NU's second over a ranked opponent this season, as the Huskers improve to 1-2 in Big 12 Conference action.

Trailing 4-2 after the six singles matches, the Huskers swept all three doubles matches to pull out the upset over the Aggies, the Big 12 runner-up last season. Sophomore Sandra Noetzel and senior Jennifer Thoste defeated Eva Marcial and Kathryn Scott of A&M, 8-6, at No. 1 doubles, senior Lisa Hart and freshman Ndali Ijomah defeated Monica Rebolledo and Monica San Miguel, 8-4,at No. 2 doubles and sophomore Gina Pelazini and freshman Kelli Clark defeated Monica de la Torre and Lisa Dingwall, 8-5, at No. 3 doubles to complete the sweep.

Noetzel and Hart also posted NU's two singles victories, both in straight sets. Noetzel defeated Dingwall 6-0, 6-4,while Hart was victorious over Monica San Miguel, 6-3, 6-1. NU took three other matches to a third set, but were unable to win at third, fifth or sixth singles.

With the loss, the Aggies, who defeated NU 7-2 in College Station, drop to 9-4 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12.

The Huskers return to action on Friday, March 13, Nebraska travels to Des Moines, Iowa, to face Eastern Michigan at 5 p.m.

Nebraska (6-3, 1-2 Big 12)	5
Texas A&M (9-4, 2-2 Big 12)	4
Match Results
Singles
1. Sandra Noetzel (NU) def. Lisa Dingwall (A&M)	6-0, 6-4
2. Lisa Hart (NU) def. Monica San Miguel (A&M)	6-3, 6-1
3. Monica Rebolledo (A&M) def. Jennifer Thoste (NU)	6-4, 4-6, 6-0
4. Eva Marcial (A&M) def. Gina Pelazini (NU)	6-0, 6-3
5. Kathryn Scott (A&M) def. Adriana Dulic (NU)	6-4, 4-6, 6-3
6. Monica de la Torre (A&M) def. Kelli Clark (NU)	5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Doubles
1. Noetzel/Hart (NU) def.Marcial/Scott (A&M)	8-6
2. Hart/Ijomah (NU) def. Rebolledo/San Miguel (A&M)	8-4
3. Pelazini/Clark (NU) def. de la Torre/Dingwell (A&M)	8-5