VALPARAISO, Ind. – The Omaha women's tennis team tallied a 6-1 win over Valparaiso on Saturday at The Courts of NWI. With the win, the Mavericks improved to 5-10, while Valpo dropped to 1-16.

Omaha started off by seizing the doubles point, with Alex Tran and Lindsay Weideman at No. 1 (8-4), Molly Matricardi and Tiffany Hottman at No. 2 (8-3) and Jacqueline Baude and Rachel Pierson at No. 3 (8-0).

Singles competition saw Tran win in straight sets over Kristin Zakiewicz, 6-3, 6-0. Baude followed up at No. 3 over Michele Fredlake, 6-1, 6-1, and Hottman triumphed over Megan Barthels, 6-0, 6-3, in the No. 4 slot. Pierson notched a 6-1, 6-4 decision over Laren Kammerer at No. 5, and Weideman rounded it out with a default win at No. 6 over Aubree Zdanovec.

The Mavericks cap the weekend on Sunday, April 7, facing Chicago State at 7 a.m in Chicago, Ill.

OMAHA 6, VALPARAISO 1
Singles
1. Alex Tran (UNO) def. Kristin Zakiewicz (Valpo) – 6-0, 6-3
2. Kaitlyn Hamel (Valpo) def. Molly Matricardi (UNO) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Jacqueline Baude (UNO) def. Michele Fredlake (Valpo) – 6-1, 6-1
4. Tiffany Hottman (UNO) def. Megan Barthels (Valpo) – 6-0, 6-3
5. Rachel Pierson (UNO) def. Lauren Kammerer (Valpo) – 6-1, 6-4
6. Lindsay Weideman (UNO) def. Aubree Zdanovec (Valpo) -- Default

Doubles
1. Alex Tran/Lindsay Weideman (UNO) def. Kristin Zakiewicz/Michele Fredlake (Valpo) – 8-4
2. Molly Matricardi/Tiffany Hottman (UNO) def. Kaitlyn Hamel/Megan Barthels (Valpo) – 8-3
3. Jacqueline Baude/Rachel Pierson (UNO) def. Lauren Kammerer/Aubree Zdanovec (Valpo) – 8-0