Huskers Fall to No. 55 Long Beach State

The No. 70 Nebraska women’s tennis team suffered a 7-0 loss to No. 55 Long Beach State Saturday afternoon at the 49er Campus Courts. The Huskers fell to 9-5 overall, while Long Beach State improved to 10-5 on the season. The 49ers have won eight straight matches.

After dropping all three doubles matches, the Huskers had some tough luck in singles play. Competing without No. 1 singles player Gitte Ostermann, Nebraska lost three super tie-breakers. Sophomore Milena Schulz-Gartner fell to Nicole Bouffler, 2-6, 6-4 (10-7) at No. 1 singles, senior Leslie Harvey lost to Kelly Chan, 3-6, 6-3, (10-6) at No. 2 singles, and senior Anna Oehme lost to Alanah Carroll, 7-5, 4-6 (10-7) in the No. 4 spot.

The Huskers will return to Lincoln this week after playing three of their last four matches on the road. NU will take on Iowa State March 25 at 4 p.m. at Woods Tennis Center.

Doubles
#1-Bouffler/Rocha (LBSU) def. Harvey/Ketmayura (NU), 8-5
#2-Carroll/Chan (LBSU) def. Oehme/Schulz-Gartner (NU), 8-6
#3-Marvel/Katayama (LBSU) def. Garcia/Cremieux (NU), 8-1

Singles
#1-Nicole Bouffler (LBSU) def. Milena Schulz-Gartner (NU), 2-6, 6-4, 10-7
#2-Kelly Chan (LBSU) def. Leslie Harvey (NU), 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
#3-Lindsey Marvel (LBSU) def. Rose Ketmayura (Neb), 6-2, 6-4
#4-Alanah Carroll (LBSU) def. Anna Oehme (NU), 7-5, 4-6, 10-7
#5-Emmanuelle Tabatruong (LBSU) def. Katie Garcia (NU), 6-4, 6-2
#6-Claudia Argumedo (LBSU) def. Jennifer Cremieux (NU), 6-2, 6-2