Huskers Defeat Golden Gophers 4-3

Minneapolis, Minn.,–The Nebraska women’s tennis team improved to 2-1 following a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Friday afternoon. After picking up the doubles point, NU earned three singles wins to top the Golden Gophers at the Baseline Tennis Center.

Doubles

The Huskers debuted two new doubles teams on Friday. Hayley Haakenstad and Chloe Kuckelman joined forces for the first time this season at No. 3 taking down River Hart and Juliet Zhang, 6-4. Claire Reifeis and Isabel Adrover Gallego teamed up for the third time this season to get the 7-5 win over Dalila Said and Lucia De Santa Ana, securing the doubles point for the Huskers. At the No. 1 spot, Samantha Alicea made her Husker debut teaming up with Kristina Novak. At the conclusion of doubles play, Alicea and Novak were tied with Minnesota’s Ekin Ercetin and Rachel Hanford, 6-6. 

Singles

Minnesota struck first in singles play with at win at No. 3. Reifeis fell to Ekin Ercetin 6-4, 6-2 to tie the match score at 1-1. Kristina Novak got the first singles win for NU with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Dalila Said, improving to 4-2 on the year in singles play. Chloe Kuckelman dominated at the No. 5 spot with a 6-2, 6-3 win over River Hart to give the Huskers a 3-1 advantage in the match.

In her first singles match as a Husker, Alicea dropped a hard-fought match to Juliet Zhang 6-4, 6-3 at No. 6. Maja Makoric secured the win for Nebraska with a 7-6, 6-3 triumph at No. 4. With the win, Makoric remains undefeated in singles play with a 6-0 record on the year. In the final match of the day, Adrover Gallego fell to Rachel Hanford in a three-set battle, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 at No. 2. 

Up Next

Nebraska is set to travel to Madison, Wisconsin for a match against the Badgers this Sunday at 11 a.m.

Results

Singles

1. Kristina Novak (NEB) def. Dalila Said (MINN) 6-3, 6-1

2. Rachel Hanford (MINN) def. Isa Adrover Gallego (NEB) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5

3. Ekin Ercetin (MINN) def. Claire Reifeis (NEB) 6-4, 6-1

4. Maja Makoric (NEB) def. Lucia De Santa Ana (MINN) 7-6, 6-3

5. Chloe Kuckelman (NEB) def. River Hart (MINN) 6-2, 6-3

6. Juliet Zhang (MINN) def. Samantha Alicea (NEB) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles

1. Ekin Ercetin/Rachel Hanford (MINN) vs. Kristina Novak/Samantha Alicea (NEB) 6-6, unfinished

2. Isa Adrover Gallego/Claire Reifeis (NEB) def. Dalila Said/Lucia De Santa Ana (MINN) 7-5

3. Chloe Kuckelman/Hayley Haakenstad (NEB) def. River Hart/Juliet Zhang (MINN) 6-4

Notes

Nebraska 2-1

University of Minnesota 0-2

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,1,5,6,4,2)