Nebraska Falls to No. 45 UC Irvine

<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Irvine, Calif.?The No. 42 Nebraska women’s tennis team fell, 6-1, to No. 45 UC Irvine Wednesday, March 15, in Irvine, Calif.  The loss drops NU’s record to 9-4 on the season.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

The Huskers fell short in doubles, falling at the Nos. 1 and 3 slots.  Senior Milena Schulz-Gartner and freshman Kim Hartmann dominated UCI’s Bela Mijic and Heidi Kaloi, 8-2, but the Big Red was unable to pick up another win for the doubles point.  Sophomore Imke Reimers and senior Pamela Castillejos fell in a hard-fought match, 8-6, to give UCI the edge heading into singles.

 

Schulz-Gartner, who was the Huskers’ bright spot on the day, continued to roll at the No. 3 singles spot, defeating Ashley Sidall in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.  Schulz-Gartner is 3-0 at the No. 3 spot and has won six of her last eight matches. 

 

No. 95 Reimers fell in a tight match to Inna Gababian.  After falling behind early, 7-6 (5) in the first set, Reimers rallied to take the second set, 6-4.  Reimers, who is fighting an ankle injury suffered last week, fell short in a marathon match at No. 2, 15-13.

 

“I thought we competed well as a team,” coach Scott Jacobson said.  “Irvine was too strong for us.”

 

Nebraska next travels to Long Beach, Calif. to take on No. 20 Long Beach State on Thursday, March 16, at 2 p.m.

 

Results

Doubles

No. 1 Jayme Hu/Agababian (UCI) def. Imke Reimers/Pamela Castillejos (NU), 8-6

No. 2 Milena Schulz-Gartner/Kim Hartmann (NU) def. Bela Mijic/Heidi Kaloi (UCI), 8-2
No. 3 Becky Bernhard/Ashley Siddall (UCI) def. Ewelina Skaza/Ellinor Zugner (NU), 8-4

 

Singles

No. 1 Becky Bernhard (UCI) def. No. 63 Kim Hartmann (NU), 6-1, 6-4

No. 2 Inna Agababian (UCI) def. No. 95 Imke Reimers (NU), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 15-13
No. 3 Milena Schulz-Gartner (NU) def. Ashley Siddall (UCI), 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 Bela Mijic (UCI) def. Pamela Castillejos (NU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 Heidi Kaloi (UCI) def. Vanessa Heute (NU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 Ali Borowicz (UCI) def. Ewelina Skaza (NU), 6-4, 6-1