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The No. 71 Nebraska women’s tennis team picked up its first victory over a ranked opponent in 2004 with a 5-2 upset of No. 64 Yale Saturday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio. With the win, the Huskers improved to 7-1 overall and 1-1 on the weekend after falling to No. 48 Ohio State Friday.
The win was Nebraska's first-ever over Yale, as the Huskers evened the series at 1-1. NU's last win against a ranked opponent came against No. 66 Denver on April 13, 2003.
"I thought one of the emotional points of the match today was during our doubles play," NU Coach Scott Jacobson said. "We came out and played incredible doubles, and after that, we competed at a high level for the rest of the day."
The Huskers swept the doubles matches to earn the point, as the No. 1 team of Rose Ketmayura and Leslie Harvey won 9-8, the No. 2 team of Gitte Ostermann and Katie Garcia took a 8-7 win, and the No. 3 team of Anna Oehme and Milena Schulz-Gartner won, 8-2.
Nebraska’s top two singles players were each victorious. Ostermann defeated Yales’ Christina Alford, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 1 singles, and Schulz-Gartner beat Karlyn Martin, 6-2, 7-5, at the No. 2 spot. Ketmayura was a winner at No. 4 singles, defeating Stephanie White, 6-2, 6-2, and Pamela Castillejos won, 8-6, at No. 6 singles over Yales’ Aimee Kim. The teams played abbreviated matches at No. 5 and No. 6 singles because Nebraska had already clinched a team victory.
The Huskers return to action Friday, Feb. 27, when they play host to Creighton at 4 p.m. at Woods Tennis Center.
Singles
No. 1: Gitte Ostermann (NU) def. Christine Alford (Yale), 6-3, 6-0
No. 2: Milena Schulz-Gartner (NU) def. Karlyn Martin (Yale), 6-2, 7-5
No. 3: Reshmi Srinath (Yale) def. Leslie Harvey (NU), 7-5, 6-2
No. 4: Rose Ketmayura (NU) def. Stephanie White (Yale), 6-2, 6-2
No. 5: Rashmee Patil (Yale) def. Anna Oehme (NU), 8-6
No. 6: Pamela Castillejos (NU) def. Aimee Kim (Yale), 8-6
Doubles
No. 1: Ketmayura/Harvey (NU) def. Alford/Martin (Yale), 9-8
No. 2: Ostermann/Katie Garcia (NU) def. Kim/Patil (Yale), 9-7
No. 3: Oehme/Schulz-Gartner (NU) def. White/Olivia Nix (Yale), 8-2