No. 74 Nebraska Rolls Over No. 44 Iowa

Lincoln, Neb.?The No. 74 Nebraska women’s tennis team dominated No. 44 Iowa, 5-2 Friday, Feb. 4, in Lincoln to improve NU's record to 5-0, and extend its home non-conference winning streak to 59. This is NU's first home non-conference victory over a top-75 team since No. 71 Eastern Michigan in 2003.

Nebraska Head Coach Scott Jacobson was thrilled with the play of his team today.

"We knew it would be a good match based off of Iowa's ranking and history," Jacobson said. "We battled. We had three matches down to the third set. We played with great heart and compassion, and we stepped up and played at the highest level."

The Huskers once again benefited from their solid doubles play. Seniors Katie Garcia and Gitte Ostermann at the No. 1 slot upset Meg Racette and Hillary Mintz, who are ranked No. 55 nationally, 8-3. Newcomers Ewelina Skaza and Imke Reimers defeated Milica Veselinovic and Jacqueline Lee, 8-1.

On the singles court, Ostermann, ranked No. 19 nationally, won the first set before dropping the second set, losing 7-5 in the tie breaker. In the third set, Ostermann blanked Racette, who is ranked No. 103 nationally, to win the match, 6-4, 6-7, 6-0. Skaza defeated Veselinovic in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. After dropping the first set, Garcia, the team captain, bounced back to win, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Iowa falls to 3-2 on the season. Two of their losses have come to ranked teams, No. 45 Denver and NU, ranked No. 74.

The Big Red will finish out the weekend against No. 68 Washington State on Sunday, Feb. 6, at 9 a.m.

Admission into the match is free. The Woods Tennis Center is located south of 33rd and O St.

Nebraska 5, Iowa 2
Singles
No. 1 No. 19 Gitte Ostermann (NU) def. No. 103 Meg Racette (UI), 6-4, 6-7, 6-0
No. 2 Hillary Mintz (UI) def. Imke Reimers (NU), 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 Anastasia Zhukova (UI) def. Milena Schulz-Gartner (NU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 Ewelina Skaza (NU) def. Milica Veselinovic (UI), 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 Pamela Castillejos (NU) def. Hilary Tyler, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
No. 6 Katie Garcia (NU) def. Jacqueline Lee (UI), 1-6, 7-5, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 Garcia/Ostermann (NU) def. No. 55 Racette/Mintz (UI), 8-3
No. 2 Reimers/Skaza (NU) def. Veselinovic/Lee (UI), 8-1
No. 3 Schulz-Gartner/Castillejos (NU) def. Tyler/Morgon Tuttle (UI), 8-5