Box Score DES MOINES, Iowa - The Mavericks finished off the regular season on a high note as they swept Drake 7-0 in Summit League competition in the final match before the conference Tournament. This marks the second time time in program history that Omaha has defeated Drake.
Omaha ends the regular season with an overall record of 10-11 and a conference record of 3-2. As for the Bulldogs, they end the regular season at 7-10 with a 1-3 Summit League record.
"This match just epitomized how tough this team is," stated head coach Hunter Clark. "We've grown a lot, especially in the last month or so, and to win a tough match like this 7-0 to solidify our spot in the tournament feels great."
Omaha got the day started with two quick wins in doubles play as
Mikhail Korkunov and
Bryan Kuntz, fresh off their second straight conference doubles team of the week award, opened the day with a 6-4 win over Will Ecklund and Benjamin Johnson.
Caleb Peterson and
Christian Trevey would then secure the doubles point with a 6-4 win of their own.
The Mavericks never looked back as Korkunov got the singles round started with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win. Kuntz followed up with another win as he came all the way back after trailing for most of the match until he won in a first set tiebreaker and took a 4-0 lead in the second set en route to a 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory.
Ethan Gaubert secured victory on the day by winning the team's fourth point in a 7-4 (3), 6-3 win over Johnson that saw him gain some late momentum which he converted into a tiebreaker victory in set one that he followed up by starting off the second set with a 5-0 lead.
Omaha completed the sweep with a trio of three-set wins from
Pavan Uppu, Trevey, and Peterson. All three would lose their first set before bouncing back and dominating their opponents the rest of the way, winning five out of six sets by at least three points. None of the three would trail at any point in their final two sets.
"I think we are peaking at the right time and we can't wait to get back out to Denver next week," concluded Clark.
Up Next
The Mavericks now have 10 days to prepare before heading off to Denver, Colo. for the Summit League Tournament held from April 18-19.
Full Results
Doubles:
- Korkunov/Kuntz (UNO) def Ecklund/Johsnon (DU) 6-4
- Gaubert/Uppu (UNO) def Dawson/Tarquino (DU) 4-4 UF
- Peterson/Trevey (UNO) def Winstead/Tomovski (DU) 6-4
Order of Finish: (1,3)
Singles:
- Korkunov (UNO) def Winsted (DU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
- Kuntz (UNO) def Hernandez Frias (DU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
- Gaubert (UNO) def Johsnon (DU) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3
- Trevey (UNO) def Dawson (DU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Uppu (UNO) def Ecklund (DU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Peterson (UNO) def Tomovski (DU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: (1,2,3,5,4,6)