Omaha, Neb. – The Omaha men's tennis team remained perfect at home with a 6-1 win over Hastings College on Saturday afternoon at the Miracle Hill Tennis Center.  Omaha improved to 3-5 on the season, while Hastings fell to 0-5.

“The guys really stepped up today,” commented head coach Tyson Thomas.  “We had to shuffle our normal lineup with a minor injury to Erik Anderson and everyone was up to the challenge.”

The Mavericks got off to a quick start by sweeping the doubles action.  Marko Minic and John Ellis dispatched Mark Gueswell and Tyler Sandvick at number two doubles, 8-3.  Colin Buckley and Nathan Greteman defeated McKay Inman and Isaac Mertens at number one doubles, 8-5.  Ignace Warson and Lukas Vanzura survived a tough match and won in a tiebreaker against Razvan Dorbin and Matt Case, 8-7 (7-2).

In singles action, Ellis and Minic each won their matches by the identical scores of 6-1, 6-2.  Warson struggled in the first set against Leland Dexter at number four singles, but came away with a 7-5, 6-0 victory.  Buckley defeated Inman at number one singles 6-3, 6-1.

Greteman picked up a hard fought win at number five singles against Dorbin, 6-3, 6-4.  Hastings picked up its lone victory on the day when Ben Petry defeated Vanzura, 8-6.

"Our guys looked a lot more comfortable out there today," commented Thomas.  "As we expected, this team is improving with every match."

Omaha returns to the court on Saturday, Feb. 21 against North Dakota.  The match is set for a 7:00 p.m. start at the Miracle Hill Tennis Center in Omaha, Neb.