Lincoln, Neb.- The Nebraska Women’s Tennis team (9-5, 0-4 Big Ten) lost to the Fighting Illini (11-6, 3-1 Big Ten) on Sunday.
Starting with doubles play, Isabel Adrover Gallego and Lucy Loy fell to Kasia Treiber and McKenna Schaefbauer 6-3 on Court Three. On Court Two, Anafisa Dalinchenko and Ana Zamburek took down Josie Frazier and Kida Ferrari 6-2. With the doubles point on the line, Raphaelle Lacasse and Maja Pietrowicz won five-straight games on Court One to grab the 6-2 win over No. 47 Megan Heuser and Alice Xu, and the pair improved to 3-0 against Big Ten foes. With the win, Lacasse earned her 20th win in the season and is 46-14 in her doubles collegiate career.
With the 1-0 lead, the Huskers moved on to singles play. On Court Six, Loy was swept in straight sets 3-6, 2-6 to even the score at 1-1. On Court Five, Pietrowicz lost with just two sets at hand 4-6, 5-7 against Kasia Treiber. Danilchenko won the first game against Schaefbauer on Court Two, but fell 3-6, 3-6 in the second and third. The deciding point came from Frazier, who defeated Adrover Gallego 6-1. 2-6, 3-6 on Court Three, bringing the Illini lead to 4-1. The match between Lacasse and Heuser on Court One (7-6, 4-6) was left unfinished, as well as the match on Court 5 between Zamburek and Ferrari (4-6, 7-5, 5-2).
Up next, the Huskers will hit the road for their first away conference matchups. NU will play at No. 72 Minnesota on Friday, March 29, at 4 p.m. (CT) before meeting No. 27 Wisconsin on Sunday, March 31 at 12 p.m. (CT). The matches will be streamed, and live stats will be posted on huskers.com. Additionally, keep up with Husker Women’s Tennis social media channels to see match updates and content as available.
Tennis Match Results
Illinois vs W-Nebraska
Mar 24, 2024 at Lincoln, NE
(Dillon Tennis Center)
Illinois 4, W-Nebraska 1
Singles competition
1. Raphaelle Lacasse (WNEB) vs. Megan Heuser (ILL) 7-6 (9-7), 4-6, unfinished
2. McKenna Schaefbauer (ILL) def. Anfisa Danilchenko (WNEB) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Josie Frazier (ILL) def. Isa Adrover Gallego (WNEB) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Kasia Treiber (ILL) def. Maja Pietrowicz (WNEB) 6-4, 7-5
5. Ana Zamburek (WNEB) vs. Kida Ferrari (ILL) 4-6, 7-5, 5-2, unfinished
6. Alice Xu (ILL) def. Lucy Loy (WNEB) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Raphaelle Lacasse/Maja Pietrowicz (WNEB) def. #47 Megan Heuser/Alice Xu (ILL) 6-2
2. #75 Anfisa Danilchenko/Ana Zamburek (WNEB) def. Josie Frazier/Kida Ferrari (ILL) 6-2
3. Kasia Treiber/McKenna Schaefbauer (ILL) def. Isa Adrover Gallego/Lucy Loy (WNEB) 6-3
Match Notes:
Illinois 11-6
W-Nebraska 9-6
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,4,2,3)
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