Box Score CHARLOTTE, N.C. - In the final game of their east coast road trip, the Mavericks' three-game winning streak was snapped today in a 4-1 loss at Queens.
Omaha drops to 7-8 on the season, while the Royals move to 4-9.
Mikhail Korkunov and
Bryan Kuntz picked up Omaha's only win in the doubles round as they came out on top in tiebreakers 7-5 in a back-and-forth match against Jan Montero Diaz and Win Steveker.
Following two losses to open the singles round, Omaha would get its lone point of the day from
Ethan Gaubert. The match started with a marathon of a first set as he and Montero Diaz were deadlocked at 6-6 before a lengthy tiebreak that saw Gaubert finally break through with a 13-12 win.
The next three matches featuring
Pavan Uppu, Chrisitan Trevey, and
Caleb Peterson were all close and ended up going to three sets, but only Uppu's match would be completed as he took the first set 6-4 but could not close things out in the next two as Omaha went on to drop the match.
Up Next
Omaha opens a three-match homestand next week when they host Illinois State on Sunday, March 23, at 1 p.m.
Full Results
Doubles:
1. KORKUNOV, Mikhail/KUNTZ, Bryan (OMA) def. Jan Montero/Win Steveker (QUC) 7-5
2. Laurenz Blickwede/Gavin Ryan (QUC) def. TREVEY, Christian/UPPU, Pavan (OMA) 6-0
3. Luke Coppage/Lukas Gosselin (QUC) def. GAUBERT, Ethan/PETERSON, Caleb (OMA) 6-4
Singles:
1. Laurenz Blickwede (QUC) def. KORKUNOV, Mikhail (OMA) 6-4, 6-1
2. Win Steveker (QUC) def. KUNTZ, Bryan (OMA) 7-5, 6-1
3. GAUBERT, Ethan (OMA) def. Jan Montero (QUC) 7-6 (13-11), 6-1
4. Jake Grimes (QUC) vs. TREVEY, Christian (OMA) 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 0-2, unfinished
5. Gavin Ryan (QUC) def. UPPU, Pavan (OMA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
6. Luke Coppage (QUC) vs. PETERSON, Caleb (OMA) 7-5, 3-6, 3-2, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,2,3,5)