OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha men's tennis team lost a 6-1 non-conference decision to Marquette on Saturday at the Miracle Hill Tennis Center.  The Mavericks are now 7-13 overall, while the Golden Eagles improved to 10-6.

Marquette won two doubles matches to clinch the point.  Abdoul Ouattara and Matt Dunn fell 6-2 to Luis Heredia Gomez and Greg Anderson on court two.  Davis Lawley and Nathan Reekie lost a 7-5 decision on court one.

The Golden Eagles won five of six singles matches to take the match.  Reekie won a 7-5, 6-4 match on court two to give Omaha its lone point of the afternoon.  Henry dropped a close match on court six 7-5, 6-2.  Dunn lost 6-3, 6-3 to Fran San Andres on court five.

Omaha returns to action next weekend with a pair of Summit League matches at the Miracle Hill Tennis Center.  The Mavericks host Illinois State on Saturday, April 6, at 4 p.m.  UNO then plays North Dakota on Sunday, April 7, at 11 a.m.

Marquette 6, Omaha 1
Singles competition
1. Alvaro Verdu (MAR) def. Abdoul Ouattara (OMAHA) 6-2, 6-3
2. Nathan Reekie (OMAHA) def. Luis Heredia Gomez (MAR) 7-5, 6-4
3. Brett Meyers (MAR) def. Hugo Piles Ballester (OMAHA) 6-1, 6-1
4. Greg Anderson (MAR) def. Davis Lawley (OMAHA) 6-3, 6-1
5. Fran San Andres (MAR) def. Matt Dunn (OMAHA) 6-3, 6-3
6. Brandon Shanklin (MAR) def. Ethan Henry (OMAHA) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Brett Meyers/Alvaro Verdu (MAR) def. Davis Lawley/Nathan Reekie (OMAHA) 7-5
2. Luis Heredia Gomez/Greg Anderson (MAR) def. Abdoul Ouattara/Matt Dunn (OMAHA) 6-2
3. Hugo Piles Ballester/Ethan Henry (OMAHA) vs. Brandon Shanklin/Fran San Andres (MAR) 6-6, unfinished

Match Notes:
Marquette 10-6
Omaha 7-13
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,1,5,4,2)
T-2:30 A-43