Aggies Upend Huskers

Lincoln - The Nebraska women’s tennis team fell to the No. 43 Texas A&M Aggies 5-2 on Friday afternoon at the NebraskaTennisCenter. With the loss, the Huskers move to 2-2 in Big 12 play and 10-3 overall, while the Aggies earned their fourth straight win, improving to 8-6 overall and 4-1 in the Big 12.

 

The Huskers were competitive in every match, but ultimately weren’t able to win points when they needed them most. Texas A&M started the match by taking the doubles point. Nebraska lost at No. 3 doubles, but came back with a victory at No. 1. The Aggies held off a late Husker comeback in No. 2 doubles to win 8-6, giving A&M a 1-0 lead going into singles play.

 

Nebraska won the first two completed singles matches, with both Wiveca Swarting at No. 4 and Madeleine Geibert at No. 1 winning in straight sets. Shortly after, the Aggies won two singles matches of their own, at No. 2 and No. 5, to make it a 3-2 Texas A&M lead. Christi Liles sealed the match for the Aggies with her victory at No. 3 singles. A&M added another victory at No. 6 singles for the final 5-2 margin.

 

The Huskers will look to end their three-match slide tomorrow morning when they square off with No. 27 Texas. First serve at the NebraskaTennisCenter is set for 11 a.m.

 

Results

Doubles (Order of finish: 3-1-2)

No. 1 Albers/Geibert def. Cuthbertson/Davidson, 8-4

No. 2 Frank/Liles def. Holmberg/Weatherholt, 8-6

No. 3 Olivier/Potgieter def. Ring/Swarting, 8-4

 

Singles (Order of finish: 4-1-5-2-3-6)

No. 1 Madeleine Geibert def. Elze Potgieter, 6-2, 6-3

No. 2 Morgan Frank def. Mary Weatherholt, 6-1, 6-4

No. 3 Christi Liles def. Jana Albers, 6-3, 6-4

No. 4 Wiveca Swarting def. Lauren Santacroce, 6-3, 6-0

No. 5 Janelle Cuthbertson def. Jennifer Holmberg, 6-4, 6-1

No. 6 Sheri Olivier def. Ashley Finnegan, 7-5, 6-4