The UNO men's tennis team dropped a 7-0 match to future Summit League foe UMKC on Friday at the Plaza Tennis Center, then defeated Emporia State 6-3 in Emporia, Kan., later in the day.
The Mavs are now 4-8 on the season after the split.
Against Emporia State,
Anthony Forcucci rallied from losing a first-set tiebreaker to win the final two sets of his match and take a 6-7 (13-15), 6-2, 10-4 victory at No. 2 singles.
Connor Larson won at No. 3 singles, 6-2, 3-6, 10-7, and
Andrew Lescelius picked up a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 win at No. 6 singles.
UNO also took all three doubles matches against the Hornets.
Peter Greteman and
Carlos Ramos Salazar picked up an 8-6 at No. 1 over Andrew Davids and Mat Edwards; Larson and Forcucci won No. 2 against Mitch Kibbe and Matt Van Horn, 8-4, and
Nathan Greteman and
Ben Williams won 8-3 in the No. 3 slot over Christian Lollar and Ethan Deckert.
UNO will face IPFW in Kansas City on Saturday at 4 p.m.
UNO 6, Emporia State 3
Singles
1. Andrew Davids (ESU) beat
Carlos Ramos Salazar (UNO) 6-4, 4-6, 15-13
2.
Anthony Forcucci (UNO) beat Mat Edwards (ESU) 6-7 (13-15), 6-2, 10-4
3.
Connor Larson (UNO) beat Mitch Kibbe (ESU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-7
4. Ethan Deckert (ESU) beat
Ben Williams (UNO) 7-5, 6-3
5. Matt Van Horn (ESU) beat
Nathan Greteman (UNO) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
6.
Andrew Lescelius (UNO) beat Christian Lollar (ESU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Doubles
1.
Peter Greteman/
Carlos Ramos Salazar (UNO) beat Davids/Edwards (ESU) 8-6
2.
Connor Larson/
Anthony Forcucci (UNO) beat Kibbe/Van Horn (ESU) 8-4
3.
Nathan Greteman/
Ben Williams (UNO) beat Lollar/Deckert (ESU) 8-3
UMKC 7, UNO 0
Singles
1. Grant Fleming (UMKC) def.
Carlos Ramos Salazar (UNO) 6-0, 6-1
2. Tomas Patino (UMKC) def.
Anthony Forcucci (UNO) 6-1, 6-1
3. Abdulrahman Alawadhi (UMKC) def.
Connor Larson (UNO) 6-3, 6-2
4. Cameron Schoenhofer (UMKC) def.
Ben Williams (UNO) 6-3, 6-0
5. Tim Akhmedov (UMKC) def.
Nathan Greteman (UNO) 7-5, 6-1
6. David Heckler (UMKC) def.
Andrew Lescelius (UNO) 6-0, 7-5
Doubles
1. Tim Akhmedov/Grant Fleming (UMKC) def.
Carlos Ramos Salazar/
Peter Greteman (UNO) 8-2
2. Abdulrahman Alawadhi/Cameron Schoenhofer (UMKC) def.
Connor Larson/
Anthony Forcucci (UNO) 8-5
3. Tomas Patino/Conner Edwards (UMKC) def.
Nathan Greteman/
Ben Williams (UNO) 8-2