Huskers Fly By Air Force

Lincoln, Neb.?The No. 37 Nebraska women’s tennis team improved to 3-0 on the year as it defeated Air Force, 7-0, Friday, at the WoodsTennisCenter.  NU improved its home non-conference winning streak to 66 matches.

 

“It was a night and day difference from last weekend to now,” said coach Scott Jacobson.  “We played with more energy.  It was a great day.”

 

The Huskers got off on a good note with senior Ewelina Skaza back in the lineup.  After sitting out last weekend with an illness, Skaza and sophomore Imke Reimers, who are ranked No. 7 regionally, played at the No. 1 spot and rolled the No. 8 regionally ranked tandem of Kat Bushney and Christine Abayan, 8-1.  At the No. 2 spot, senior Milena Schulz-Gartner and freshman Kim Hartmann clinched the coveted doubles point for the Huskers by defeating Lauren Wilson and Meghan Kiser, 8-4.

 

Reimers turned in a dominating performance at the No. 3 singles spot and took little time to get on a roll.  In the shortest match of the day, Reimers blanked Wilson, 6-0, 6-0, for her second straight shutout.  The victory marks the third time in her career Reimers has shut out her opponent. 

           

“Reimers was hitting the ball cleanly in warm-ups,” Jacobson said.  “I knew she would be on fire.”

 

Nebraska returns to the courts Sunday, Feb. 5, at 10 a.m. when it faces Drake at the WoodsTennisCenter.

 

Nebraska 7, Air Force 0

Singles

No. 1 No. 36 Kim Hartmann (NU) def. Kat Bushney (AFA), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Vanessa Heute (NU) def. Christine Abayan, (AFA), 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Imke Reimers (NU) def. Lauren Wilson (AFA), 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Milena Schulz-Gartner (NU) def. Meghan Kiser (AFA), 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Pamela Castillejos (NU) def. Erika Shortridge (AFA), 6-4, 7-5

No. 6 Ewelina Skaza (NU) def. Kelly Morgan (AFA), 6-1, 6-3

 

Doubles

No. 1 Reimers/Skaza (NU) def. Bushney/Abayan (AFA), 8-1
No. 2 Schulz-Gartner/Hartmann (NU) def. Wilson/Kiser (AFA), 8-4

No. 3 Jennifer Cremieux/Castillejos (NU) def. Shortridge/Morgan (AFA), 8-3