DES MOINES, Iowa – Omaha women's tennis played another match at Drake Saturday afternoon taking on a neutral opponent Grand Canyon in the action. The Mavericks fell to the Lopes, 5-2.
With the loss, Omaha sits at 5-5 on the year.
In doubles action, the Lopes took an early edge winning the No. 3 spot, but back-to-back wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles captured the point for the Mavericks.
Natalie Lorentz and
Marie Kapelevich downed Emilia Occhipinti and Autumn Prudhomme, 6-3.
Madison Gallegos and
Ines Absisan posted a 7-6 win taking the tie breaker 7-4.
Grand Canyon tied the match 1-1 after taking the No. 6 singles. Taylor Andersen defeated Lily Tiemeyer for the point, 6-2 and 6-0. Gallegos would capture the No. 1 spot to put the Mavericks up 2-1 with a 6-3 and 6-2 win over Natasha Puehse.
The match swung in Grand Canyon's favor as they swept the final four singles points earning a 5-2 win over Omaha.
"Tough result today. We competed really well, but Grand Canyon was just a bit better than us," said head coach
Adam Summitt. "We had some real bright spots, mainly in the doubles matches. We played some amazing doubles this weekend and need to capitalize on that. Madison played one of her best matches I've seen since she's arrived at Omaha. A lot to build on and go get ready for Marquette."
The Mavericks will be back in action with a home match vs. Marquette next weekend. The match is set to start at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 6.
