Oklahoma State Tops Nebraska

Stillwater, Okla. - The Nebraska women's tennis team fell to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls on Saturday afternoon 5-2 in Sitllwater, Okla. Both teams were very evenly matched, as five of the six singles matches went three sets. The Huskers fall to 13-4 on the year, including 2-4 in the Big 12, while Oklahoma State moves to 7-7 and 1-4 in the Big 12.

The Huskers started off by losing the doubles point, as Oklahoma State won at No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Amber Chandronnait and Stephanie Evans earned their first Big 12 victory in doubles play with an 8-5 win at No. 3, but it wasn't enough to give the Huskers the point.

In singles play, neither team seemed to have an advantage over the other, as five of the six matches went three sets. Imke Reimers and Wiveca Swarting each earned their 14th singles victory of the spring with three set victories at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively. OSU's Yawna Allen gave the Cowgirls the only two-set victory on the day with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Jana Albers. Evans and Chandronnait lost in three sets at No. 4 and No. 5 singles, and junior Ashley Finnegan lost in three sets at No. 6 singles.

The Huskers will take on Oklahoma on Sunday morning in Norman, the final match of NU's current five-match road trip. Nebraska returns home next weekend with two matches at the Nebraska Tennis Center, against Missouri on Friday, April 11 and Colorado on Sunday, April 13.

Results
Oklahoma State 5, Nebraska 2

Doubles
No. 1 Karaitiana/Belova (OSU) def. Albers/Reimers (NU), 8-4
No. 2 Allen/I. Tkachenko (OSU) def. Ring/Swarting (NU), 8-3
No. 3 Chandronnait/Evans (NU) def. M.Tkachenko/Collins (OSU), 8-5

Singles
No. 1 Imke Reimers (NU) def. Iryna Tkachenko (OSU), 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
No. 2 Wiveca Swarting (NU) def. Jo-Anne Karaitiana (OSU), 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 Yawna Allen (OSU) def. Jana Albers (NU), 7-6 (5), 6-1
No. 4 Sasha Belova (OU) def. Stephanie Evans (NU), 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
No. 5 Maryna Tkachenko (OSU) def. Amber Chandronnait (NU), 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
No. 6 Jessica Collins (OSU) def. Ashley Finnegan (NU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0