Huskers Defeat Scarlet Knights, 4-0

Piscataway, N.J. – The Nebraska women’s tennis team (11-8, 4-3 Big Ten) defeated Rutgers (5-12, 0-6 Big Ten) 4-0 Saturday morning at the Rutgers Tennis Complex. 

The Huskers started off strong in doubles competition. In the No. 3 spot, Ellie Kuckelman and Samantha Alicea took the match over Rutgers, 6-3. Also defeating the Scarlet Knights on Court One was Kristina Novak and Maja Makroic, 6-3. In the No. 2 spot, Chloe Kuckelman and Isabel Adrover Gallego’s 5-4 battle against Jackie Lopez and Krsitiana Zahare resulted in an unfinished match. 

 

To start singles play, Novak played in the No. 1 spot sweeping Fisher, 6-4, 6-0. Adrover Gallego followed suit in the No. 3 spot with a 6-1, 6-3 win. At the No. 2 spot, Makoric fell short in the first set against Lopez, ending the match unfinished. Alicea competed in the No. 4 spot against Rutgers’ Kim battling a three-set match that went unfinished. Ellie, playing in the No. 5 spot, won 6-2, 6-2 to clinch the conference win for the Huskers. In the No. 6 spot, Sandberg overcame the first set 6-4, leaving the match unfinished. 

Up next, the Huskers will stay on the road and face Maryland on Sunday, April 10 at 10 a.m. CT.

Nebraska 4, Rutgers 0

Singles competition

1. Kristina Novak (NEB) def. Fisher, Tess (RU) 6-4, 6-0

2. Lopez, Jackeline (RU) vs. Maja Makoric (NEB) 6-4, 4-4, unfinished

3. Isabel A. Gallego (NEB) def. Kaplan, Sydney (RU) 6-1, 6-3

4. Kim, Minchae (RU) vs. Samantha Alicea (NEB) 6-1, 3-6, 0-1, unfinished

5. Ellie Kuckelman (NEB) def. Cardenas, Daira (RU) 6-2, 6-2

6. Prinyarux, Alisa (RU) vs. Vivien Sandberg (NEB) 4-6, 4-3, unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Maja Makoric/Kristina Novak (NEB) def. Fisher, Tess/Kim, Minchae (RU) 6-3

2. Lopez, Jackeline/Zahare, Kristiana (RU) vs. Chloe Kuckelman/Isabel A. Gallego (NEB) 4-5, unfinished

3. Ellie Kuckelman/Samantha Alicea (NEB) def. Kaplan, Sydney/Cardenas, Daira (RU) 6-3

Match Notes:

Nebraska 11-8, 4-3 Big Ten

Rutgers 5-12, 0-6 Big Ten

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