Huskers Down Trojans

Lincoln - The Nebraska women's tennis team defeated the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans 5-2 on Friday afternoon at the Nebraska Tennis Center. The Huskers improved to 5-0 on the year, while UALR snapped a four-match winning streak and fell to 4-3.

The Huskers were only able to field two doubles teams, but it wasn't a problem for the two to win their matches and secure the doubles point for Nebraska. Wiveca Swarting and Mary Weatherholt teamed up for an 8-4 victory at the No. 1 spot, while Madeleine Geibert and Jennifer Holmberg cruised to an 8-1 win at the No. 2 spot.

Nebraska won the first three completed singles matches, taking a 4-0 lead and clinching the team victory. Weatherholt, Swarting and Holmberg all won in straight sets. Geibert extended the lead with a straight set victory of her own, making it 5-0 NU. The Trojans claimed two points by winning the final two matches of the day at Nos 5 and 6 singles.

The Huskers will look for their sixth straight victory when they take on Wyoming on Super Bowl Sunday. First serve is set for 10 a.m.

Nebraska 5, Arkansas-Little Rock 2
Doubles
No. 1 Swarting/Weatherholt (NU) def. Kakovkina/Weijenborg, 8-4
No. 2 Geibert/Holmberg (NU) def. Lukisch/Van Den Houte, 8-1
No. 3 UALR won by default

Singles
No. 1 Mary Weatherholt (NU) def. Anne Weijenborg, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Wiveca Swarting (NU) def. Yana Kakovkina, 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 Madeleine Geibert (NU) def. Veronique Lukisch, 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Jennifer Holmberg (NU) def. Nathalia Garay, 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Fanny Lopez (UALR) def. Abby Buxton, 7-6 (5), 6-2
No. 6 Rebecca Van Den Houte (UALR) def. Chelsea Finnegan, 4-6, 6-3, (10-5)