O'FALLON, Ill. – The Omaha women's tennis team claimed victory over Saint Louis by a score of 4-3 Saturday afternoon. The win pushes the Mavericks to 11-9, while the loss drops the Billikens to 6-10 overall.
The day started off well for Omaha as it took two of the three doubles matches to clinch the first point. The No. 3 duo of
Emily Behling and
Marie Kapelevich swept Gabriella Papachrisanthou and Carla Folch, 6-0, and the No. 2 team of freshmen
Natalie Lorentz and
Savanna Crowell took care of business against Ariana Rodriguez and Alba Salinas, 6-2.
Singles competition was competitive as the teams spilt the six matches to give the Mavericks the 4-3 win. Behling, playing at No. 5 defeated Folch, 6-2, 6-2. Next, at No. 2,
Janelle Wilson handled Mariluz Rojo, 6-1, 6-2, and
Rylee Tucker sealed the match with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Papachrisanthou at No. 6.
"It was a great win today versus a solid Saint Louis team," head coach
Adam Summitt said. "We continue playing great in doubles to get us going early. I thought we played well as a team up and down the lineup. Saint Louis had some very talented players, and give credit to them for pushing us.
"I am happy to see us gain a 4-3 win as we dropped a few close decisions earlier in the year. Our players learned and got better from it. We are looking forward to an exciting finish in conference play."
Omaha returns to the courts next Saturday, April 7, traveling to Vermillion, S.D., to take on conference foe South Dakota at 1 p.m.
