OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha men's tennis team fell to instate foe Nebraska on Saturday evening, 7-0. The Mavericks are now 3-8 on the season, while the Cornhuskers improved to 6-4.
Omaha dropped the doubles point to Nebraska. On court one, Colin Buckley and Ignace Warson fell to Dusty Boyer and Toby Boyer, 6-3. Matt Dunn and Marko Minic dropped their match at No. 3 doubles, 6-3.
The Mavericks were unable to gain any ground in singles as the Cornhuskers swept all six singles matches. Warson played a very close match at No. 6 singles against Chris Schindler, but lost 7-5, 7-5. Erik Anderson played a strong match at No. 5 singles before falling to Bradford Zitsch 6-4, 6-1. Buckley and Alex Woodward dropped their matches at No. 1 and No. 3 by identical 6-1, 6-4 scores.
Omaha returns to action on Sunday with two matches at the Miracle Hill Tennis Center. The Mavericks play Hastings College at 4 p.m., before hosting Midland University at 7 p.m.
Nebraska 7, Omaha Mavericks 0
Singles competition
1. Dusty Boyer (NEB) def. Colin Buckley (OMAHA) 6-1, 6-4
2. Marc Hermann (NEB) def. Matt Dunn (OMAHA) 6-3, 6-1
3. Toby Boyer (NEB) def. Alex Woodward (OMAHA) 6-1, 6-4
4. Andrew Dzulynsky (NEB) def. Marko Minic (OMAHA) 6-1, 6-2
5. Bradford Zitsch (NEB) def. Erik Anderson (OMAHA) 6-4, 6-1
6. Chris Schindler (NEB) def. Ignace Warson (OMAHA) 7-5, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Dusty Boyer/Toby Boyer (NEB) def. Colin Buckley/Ignace Warson (OMAHA) 6-3
2. Marc Hermann/Scott Elsass (NEB) def. Alex Woodward/Erik Anderson (OMAHA) 6-2
3. Andrew Dzulynsky/Bradford Zitsch (NEB) def. Matt Dunn/Marko Minic (OMAHA) 6-3
Match Notes:
Nebraska 6-4, Omaha Mavericks 3-8
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,2,5,3,1,6)