Huskers Fall to Texas A&M, 7-0

The No. 70 Nebraska women’s tennis team struggled against its fifth ranked opponent in the past six matches, falling 7-0 to No. 16 Texas A&M Saturday morning at Woods Tennis Center. With the loss, the Huskers fell to 8-4 overall and 0-3 in the Big 12.

Meanwhile, the Aggies improved to 10-6 overall and 3-0 in the league. Texas A&M also increased its all-time series lead over NU to 8-1.

"I was proud of our team and the effort that they gave," NU Coach Scott Jacobson said. "Sometimes, you just run into a great opponent. My hat is off to A&M. They are a very good team."

Jacobson said one of the positives of the day was the play of Nebraska’s Gitte Ostermann at No. 1 singles. Ostermann, ranked No. 42 by the ITA, fell to No. 15 Jessica Roland, 6-4, 7-5.

"Gitte had to take quite a bit of time off at the beginning of the season, so you lose a little of your confidence and match toughness in those situations," Jacobson said. "But she is making steps in the right direction, and she is hitting the ball cleaner than she was just a week ago."

The Huskers return to action March 17 when they take on Utah in Newport Beach, Calif.

Doubles
No. 1: Roberta Spencer/Lauren Walker (A&M) def. Leslie Harvey/Rose Ketmayura (NU), 8-3
No. 2: Nicki Mechem/Jessica Roland (A&M) def. Garcia/Ostermann (NU), 8-0
No. 3: Danielle Lee/Anna Lubinsky (A&M) def. Anna Oehme/Milena Schulz-Gartner (NU), 8-6

Singles
No. 1: Roland (A&M) def. Ostermann (NU), 6-5, 7-5
No. 2: Helga Vieira (A&M) def. Schulz-Gartner (NU), 6-3, 6-3
No. 3: Spencer (A&M) def. L. Harvey (NU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 4: Walker (A&M) def. Ketmayura (NU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 5: Mechem (A&M) def. Pamela Castillejos (NU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 6: Lubinsky (A&M) def. Oehme (NU), 6-3, 6-0