Huskers Fall to Ohio State in Final Home Match

Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska women’s tennis team (12-10, 0-9 Big Ten) honored senior Izabella Zgierska in the final home-match of the season today at the Vine Street Courts where the 18th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (17-4, 9-0 Big Ten) tallied a 7-0 win over the Huskers.

Nebraska started the day strong with a win at the No. 2 doubles spot as Maggy Lehmicke and Lisa Andersson defeated Ohio State’s Sneed and Kowase, 8-4. The Husker duo improved to 13-4 overall, going 8-1 in Big Ten play.

The Buckeyes bounced back with a win at the No. 1 spot as the 40th-ranked duo of De Santis and Niehaus outscored Izabella Zgierska and Mary Hanna, 8-5. NU’s duo is now 14-5 overall with a 4-5 Big Ten mark.

The decision came down to Mackenna Maddox and Katerina Matysova at the No. 3 spot where the pair battled back from a 0-5 deficit early in the match to an 8-6 loss to O’Neill and Flower, earning Ohio State the doubles point.

With the 1-0 advantage, Ohio State went on to grab six singles wins en route to the 7-0 victory.

NU will hit the road for Urbana, Ill. to take on Big Ten opponent, Illinois on Saturday, April 18th at 12 p.m., followed by a dual with Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. on Sunday, April 19th at 11 a.m. Results can be found here on Huskers.com following each match.

Singles

1. Gabriella De Santis (OHIO) def. Maggy Lehmicke (NEB) 6-4, 6-2

2. Sandy Niehaus (OHIO) def. Izabella Zgierska (NEB) 6-1, 7-5

3. Miho Kowase (OHIO) def. Mary Hanna (NEB) 6-3, 6-4

4. Olivia Sneed (OHIO) def. Katerina Matysova (NEB) 6-3, 6-1

5. Grainne O'Neill (OHIO) def. Lisa Andersson (NEB) 1-6, 6-3, 10-1

6. Nicole Flower (OHIO) def. Mackenna Maddox (NEB) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles

1. Gabriella De Santis/Sandy Niehaus (OHIO) def. Izabella Zgierska/Mary Hanna (NEB) 8-5

2. Maggy Lehmicke/Lisa Andersson (NEB) def. Olivia Sneed/Miho Kowase (OHIO) 8-4

3. Nicole Flower/Grainne O'Neill (OHIO) def. Katerina Matysova/Mackenna Maddox (NEB) 8-6