Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. - The Mavericks opened the 2009-10 spring portion of the schedule with a 9-0 loss to NCAA Division I Arkansas-Little Rock Monday afternoon at Hanscom Park Tennis Center.

Nebraska-Omaha will look for its first win when it hosts Nebraska Wesleyan Friday at 6:30 p.m. The Maverick men will open their spring season at that time, also against Nebraska Wesleyan.

The Trojans swept every match and every set. UNO's Traci Moklestad took four games from Anne Weijenborg in the first set in the No. 1 singles match. Moklestad also teamed with Kelsey Haas to win four sets from UALR's No. 1 doubles team in the race to eight sets.

Heather Hottman won a total of five sets at No. 3 singles as that match was won, 6-2, 6-3, by Nathalia Garay.

The Trojans (2-2) are in a stretch where they are playing six straight matches in either Omaha or Lincoln, Neb. Former Maverick great Abby Wilson is the coach of UALR. The five-time North Central Conference individual champion helped UNO to two conference titles as she played from 2003-04 through 2005-06.