Huskers Down Drake

Lincoln - The Nebraska women’s tennis team defeated Drake 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Nebraska Tennis Center. The Huskers moved to 3-0 with the win, while Drake fell to 1-5.

 

The Huskers easily collected the doubles point as they won by scores of 8-0, 8-1 and 8-2. Wiveca Swarting gave NU a 2-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of Gabriela Demos at the No. 2 singles spot. Mary Weatherholt and Jana Albers gave Nebraska its third and fourth point with wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively.

 

After struggling in the first set, freshman Madeleine Geibert turned it on in the second set to defeat Drake’s Veronika Leszayova at the No. 1 singles position, 7-6 (1), 6-1. Abby Buxton got past her opponent at No. 6 singles by way of a third-set tiebreaker, beating Amanda Aragon 6-3, 6-7 (5), (11-9) in a match that was close the whole way through.

 

Drake’s Kari Sloboth gave the Bulldogs their only point on the night, defeating Stephanie Evans 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 5 singles spot.

 

Nebraska continues its eight-match homestand to start the season next week, as it takes on Eastern Michigan on Friday, Feb. 13, and Colorado State on Sunday, Feb. 15.

 

Results

Doubles

No. 1 Albers/Geibert (NU) def. Leszayova/Demos (DU), 8-2

No. 2 Swarting/Holmberg (NU) def. Aragon/Labarte (DU), 8-1

No. 3 Ring/Finnegan (NU) def. Aguilera/Rainey (DU), 8-0

 

Singles

No. 1 Madeleine Geibert (NU) def. Veronika Leszayova (DU), 7-6 (1), 6-1

No. 2 Wiveca Swarting (NU) def. Gabriela Demos (DU), 6-0, 6-0

No. 3 Mary Weatherholt (NU) def. Morgan Rainey (DU), 6-2, 6-0

No. 4 Jana Albers (NU) def. Jessica Aguilera (DU), 6-3, 6-3

No. 5 Kari Sloboth (DU) def. Stephanie Evans (NU), 6-3, 6-4

No. 6 Abby Buxton (NU) def. Amanda Aragon (DU), 6-3, 6-7 (5), (11-9)