PEORIA, Ill. -- The Omaha women's tennis team hit the road for a busy weekend, opening with a 4-3 loss to Bradley at David Markin Tennis Courts on Friday. The Mavericks are now 4-10 on the season.
Omaha opened by claiming the doubles point, as the Mavericks won all three matches.
Alex Tran and
Lindsay Weideman defeated Carly MIles and Kennedy Scott, 8-4, at No. 1, followed by
Tiffany Hottman and
Molly Matricardi over Adele Henke and Sarah Rodefeld at No. 2 by the same score.
Jacqueline Baude and
Rachel Pierson finished it off at No. 3, downing Elizabe Przystawski and Cassia Wojtalik, 8-3.
In singles action, Tran topped Henke at No. 1 by a score of 7-5, 6-4, and Matricardi came through in the No. 2 slot against Rodefeld, 7-5, 6-4. With the Mavericks leading 3-1 at this point in the match, Bradley rallied for wins at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 to dig out a 4-3 overall match victory.
Omaha returns to action on Saturday, April 6, traveling to Valparaiso. The match is set for 10 a.m. in Valparaiso, Ind.
BRADLEY 4, OMAHA 3
Singles
No. 1 -- Alex tran (UNO) def. Adele Henke (BU) - 7-5, 6-4
No. 2 --
Molly Matricardi (UNO) def. Sarah Rodefeld (BU)
No. 3 -- Carly Miles (BU) def.
Jacqueline Baude (UNO) - 7-6, 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 -- Cassia Wojtalik (BU) def.
Tiffany Hottman (UNO) - 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
No. 5 -- Elizabe Przystawski (BU) def.
Emily Pierson (UNO) - 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 -- Kennedy Scott (BU) def.
Lindsay Weideman (UNO_ - 7-6, 6-4, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 --
Alex Tran/
Lindsay Weideman (UNO) def. Carly Miles/Kennedy Scott (BU) - 8-4
No. 2 --
Tiffany Hottman/
Molly Matricardi (UNO) def. Adele Henke/Sarah Rodefeld - 8-4
No. 3 --
Jacqueline Baude/
Rachel Pierson (UNO) def. Elizabe Przystawski/Cassia Wojtalik (BU) - 8-3