OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha women's tennis team hosted the National Invitational Tennis Tournament on Saturday, falling by identical scores of 7-0 to fellow Division I reclassifying programs Abilene Christian and Grand Canyon at Koch Family Tennis Center. The day also marked the final match in the careers of two UNO seniors, All-Summit honoree Alex Tran and Lindsay Weideman.
MATCH 1 – ABILENE CHRISTIAN 7, OMAHA 0
Omaha struggled to gain momentum in the morning match, falling to Abilene Christian, 7-0. At No. 1 doubles, Tran and sophomore Tiffany Hottman lost to Kaysie Hermsdorf and Micah Hermsdorf, 8-5. At the No. 2 position, freshmen Hylan Miller and Kenzie Hill fell to Brittney Reed and Erin Walker, 8-4. The No. 3 spot saw sophomore Molly Matricardi and junior Jacqueline Baude fall to Emily Conrad and Nada Marjanovic, 8-1. In singles play, the Mavs continued to face a steep challenge from ACU, winning games in both sets just twice. At No. 4, Weideman lost to Marjanovic, 6-2, 6-2, and Baude fell to Conrad, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 6.
MATCH 2 – GRAND CANYON 7, OMAHA 0
In the second match of the day, the Mavericks faced another tough competitor with Grand Canyon, which took the contest, 7-0. During doubles play, UNO dropped all three matches and the doubles point. At. No. 1, Tran and Hottman lost to Priscilla Annoual, 8-3. The No. 2 spot saw Miller and Hill fall to Janaki Gunuganti and Frederique Van de Velde, 8-4. Matricardi and Baude rounded out the doubles pairings and were defeated by Silvia Tumova and Alexandra Petrzalkov, 8-2, at No. 3. At No. 1 singles, Tran fell to Annoual, 6-1, 6-1. No. 3 singles saw Matricardi lose to Gunuganti, 6-2, 6-2, while Weideman was defeated by Van de Velde, 6-0, 6-3.
The NITT marked the end of UNO's 2014 season, and the Mavericks finish the season with a record of 7-14 (3-3 Summit League).
Abilene Christian 7, Omaha 0
Singles
1. Micah Hermsdorf (ACU) def. Alex Tran (UNO-W) 6-1, 6-0
2. Erin Walker (ACU) def. Hylan Miller (UNO-W) 6-0, 6-1
3. Brittney Reed (ACU) def. Molly Matricardi (UNO-W) 6-4, 6-0
4. Nada Marjanovic (ACU) def. Lindsay Weideman (UNO-W) 6-2, 6-2
5. Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACU) def. Kenzie Hill (UNO-W) 6-0, 6-0
6. Emily Conrad (ACU) def. Jacqueline Baude (UNO-W) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
1. Kaysie Hermsdorf/Micah Hermsdorf (ACU) def. Alex Tran/Tiffany Hottman (UNO-W) 8-5
2. Brittney Reed/Erin Walker (ACU) def. Hylan Miller/Kenzie Hill (UNO-W) 8-4
3. Emily Conrad/Nada Marjanovic (ACU) def. Molly Matricardi/Jacqueline Baude (UNO-W) 8-1
Grand Canyon University 7, Omaha 0
Singles
1. Priscilla Annoual (GCU-WT) def. Alex Tran (UNO-W) 6-1, 6-1
2. Tatum Prudhomme (GCU-WT) def. Hylan Miller (UNO-W) 6-0, 6-1
3. Janaki Gunuganti (GCU-WT) def. Molly Matricardi (UNO-W) 6-2, 6-2
4. Fred. Van de Velde (GCU-WT) def. Lindsay Weideman (UNO-W) 6-0, 6-3
5. Silvia Tumova (GCU-WT) def. Kenzie Hill (UNO-W) 6-1, 6-0
6. Alexandra Petrzalkov (GCU-WT) def. Jacqueline Baude (UNO-W) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Priscilla Annoual/Tatum Prudhomme (GCU-WT) def. Alex Tran/Tiffany Hottman (UNO-W) 8-3
2. Janaki Gunuganti/Fred. Van de Velde (GCU-WT) def. Hylan Miller/Kenzie Hill (UNO-W) 8-4
3. Silvia Tumova/Alexandra Petrzalkov (GCU-WT) def. Molly Matricardi/Jacqueline Baude (UNO-W) 8-2