Lincoln, Neb. - The Huskers got their fourth consecutive sweep and fifth-straight win, as the Nebraska women’s tennis team (7-1, 0-0 Big Ten) remained hot, taking down South Dakota (3-7, 0-0 Summit League) with a 7-0 win on Tuesday evening.
Action started with doubles play. On Court Two, Nebraska’s No. 27 Anfisa Danilchenko and Ana Zamburek defeated South Dakota’s Sorcha Caves and Selena Bird, 6-2, for their 11th win of the season. To secure the doubles point, Lucy Loy and Isabel Adrover Gallego (Court Three) won in a 6-2 victory against the Coyotes’ Anna Medvyedyeva and Hitakamya Narwal, 6-2, to give the Huskers a one-point cushion. Maja Pietrowicz and Raphaelle Lacasse's match on Court One was left unfinished as they held the 4-3 advantage.
With the 1-0 lead, the Huskers kicked off singles play. Pietrowicz finished first on Court Four with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Paige Alter. Dalichenko quickly followed with a win of her own over Medvyedyeva in straight sets (6-0, 6-2) on Court Two. Clinching the fourth point as well as the sweep for NU was Lacasse on Court One as she took down Bea Havlickova 6-0, 6-2. On Court Three, Adrover Gallego earned Nebraska’s fourth singles point in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) over Caves. Zamburek picked up another win against Bird, 6-3, 7-4 on Court Five. Maria Taranova battled back after dropping the first set and defeated Narwal in a tiebreaker (3-6, 6-4, 1-0) on Court Six, securing the team sweep. The convincing effort from the Huskers marks their fourth consecutive sweep and their fifth-straight win.
Up next, the Huskers will host Drake on Saturday, March 2 at 12 p.m. (CT). The match will be streamed on Playsight, and live stats will be posted on huskers.com. Additionally, the Nebraska men’s and women’s tennis teams are hosting a USTA Nebraska Campus Kids’ Day on Sunday, March 3 after the conclusion of the women’s match against Omaha at 1 p.m. (CT). The camp is free and open to kids age 12 and under. The sign up can be found on huskers.com.
Tennis Match Results
South Dakota vs Nebraska
Feb 27, 2024 at Lincoln, Neb.
(Dillon Tennis Center)
Nebraska 7, South Dakota 0
Singles competition
1.Raphaelle Lacasse (NEB) def. Bea Havlickova (USD) 6-0, 6-2
2. Anfisa Danilchenko (NEB) def. Anna Medvyedyeva (USD) 6-0, 6-2
3. Isa Adrover Gallego (NEB) def. Sorcha Caves (USD) 6-2, 6-3
4. Maja Pietrowicz (NEB) def. Paige Alter (USD) 6-2, 6-0
5. Ana Zamburek (NEB) def. Selena Bird (USD) 6-3, 7-5
6. Maria Taranova (NEB) def. Hitakamya Narwal (USD) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
Doubles competition
1. Raphaelle Lacasse/Maja Pietrowicz (NEB) vs. Bea Havlickova/Paige Alter (USD) 3-3, unfinished
2. #27 Anfisa Danilchenko/Ana Zamburek (NEB) def. Sorcha Caves/Selena Bird (USD) 6-2
3. Lucy Loy/Isa Adrover Gallego (NEB) def. Anna Medvyedyeva/Hitakamya Narwal (USD) 6-2
Match Notes:
South Dakota 3-7
Nebraska 8-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (4,2,1,3,5)
T-2:10
A-69