Andersson, Hanna Open Strong at Missouri Invite

A busy morning turned into a productive day for the Nebraska women’s tennis team, as the Huskers overcame early morning rain that forced the Missouri Invitational to move from the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City, Mo., to the Overland Park Racquet Club in Kansas.

Despite the adjustments in venue and schedule, Lisa Andersson (Varberg, Sweden) led the Huskers by producing three combined victories (two doubles, one singles) on the opening day of the fall season.

Andersson began her successful day by teaming with Mary Hanna (Saline, Mich.) for a hard-fought, 7-5 win over the Louisville duo of Olivia Boesing and Chloe Willetts.

The close matches continued against the Cardinals, but Louisville picked up doubles wins in the four other contests in the early morning clashes.

The Huskers continued head-to-head doubles matches with success against Big Ten Conference rival Penn State, picking up a pair of victories. Hanna and Maggy Lehmicke (Kirkland, Wash.) joined forces for a 6-2 victory to give Hanna her second doubles win of the day. Vasanti Shinde (Pune, India) and Andersson added a 6-2 win over their own to provide Andersson with her second doubles victory of the young season.

During singles play on Friday afternoon, Andersson notched her third victory of the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Missouri's Cassidy Spearman.

Katerina Matysova (Erding, Germany) added a singles victory with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 come-from-behind win over Missouri's Brianna Lashway.

Sydney Harlow (Omaha, Neb.) gave the Huskers a third victory over a Tiger foe with another comeback, battling her way to a 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-0 win.

Weather-permitting, Saturday's action at the Missouri Invitational is expected to return to the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City. The Huskers are scheduled to begin play against Penn State at 9 a.m. Live stats will be available at Huskers.com.

Results

Doubles
Nebraska vs. Louisville
No. 1 – Mary Hanna/Lisa Andersson (NEB) def. Olivia Boesing/Chloe Willetts (LOU), 7-5
No. 2 – Elle Stokes/Ariana Rodriguez (LOU) def. Vasanti Shinde/Maggie Lehmicke (NEB), 7-5
No. 3 – Olla Maly/Sena Suswam (LOU) def. Mackenna Maddox-Herr/Sydney Harlow (NEB), 6-4
No. 4 - Jessie Lynn Paul/Abbie Pahz (LOU) def. Katerina Matysova/Elizabeth Gould (NEB), 6-4
No. 5 (extra doubles) - Abbie Pahz/Jessie Lynn Paul (LOU) def. Elizabeth Gould/Sydney Harlow (NEB), 6-1

Nebraska vs. Penn State
No. 1 – Mary Hanna/Maggy Lehmicke (NEB) def. Ekaterina Blik/Daria Sapogova (PSU), 6-2
No. 2 – Vasanti Shinde/Lisa Andersson (NEB) def. Samantha Tutelman/Kelly Mengel (PSU), 6-2
No. 3 – Taylor Shukow/Liyin Xu (PSU) def. Mackenna Maddox-Herr/Katerina Matysova (NEB), 6-4

Singles
No. 1 – #89 Kelli Hine (MU) def. Maggy Lehmicke (NEB) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 – Bea Machado Santos (MU) def. Mary Hanna (NEB) 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 – Katerina Matysova (NEB) def. Brianna Lashway (MU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 – Lisa Andersson (NEB) def. Cassidy Spearman (MU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 – Clare Raley (MU) def. Vasanti Shinde (NEB) 6-2, 7-5
No. 6 – Brittany Lashway (MU) def. Mackenna Maddox-Herr (NEB) 7-6(6), 6-2
No. 7 - Sydney Harlow (NEB) def. Turner Yates (MU) 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-0
No. 8 (Pro-Set) - Turner Yates (MU) def. Hannah Kratky (PSU), 8-0
No. 9 (Pro-Set) - Brittany Lashway (MU) def. Lauren Wagner (NEB), 8-1