Huskers Overpower Cougars in Thrilling Victory

Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska women’s tennis team (6-1, 0-0 Big Ten) grabbed a thrilling win over Washington State (4-4, 0-0 Pac-12) 5-2 at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center on Friday afternoon. 
 
The action kicked off with doubles play. In the No. 3 position, the duo of Lucy Loy and Ana Carmen Zamburek swept Stefaniia Mikhailova and Tiffany Phout, 6-0. On Court 1, Samantha Alicea and Raphaëlle Lacasse paired up to clinch the doubles point against No. 111 Maxine Murphy and Yura Nakagawa, 6-3.
 
The teams decided to conclude doubles play with NU leading 1-0 overall and Isabel Adrover Gallego and Anfisa Danilchenko trailing 5-4 against Washington State’s Elyse Tse and Eva Alvarez Sande on Court 2. 
 
Singles play began with intensity on Court 5 with Lacasse defeating Hania Abouelsaad, 6-0, 6-2. In the No. 1 position, Carmen Zamburek dropped the match against No. 111 Murphy, 7-5, 6-1. Adrover Gallego matched up against Washington State’s Eva Alvarez Sande, winning the match 6-2, 7-6 (1). Up next, Danilchenko battled on Court 4, but fell to Tse in three sets, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3. Loy versed Mikhailova on Court 6 to clinch the overall win and won the match 7-5, 7-6 (4). The teams decided to play out the last match on Court 3 with Alicea besting Nakagawa in three sets 5-6, 6-1, 6-4. 

Up next, the Huskers host Minnesota on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. CT at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center. 

Singles competition

1. No. 111 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Ana C. Zamburek (NEB) 7-5, 6-1

2. Isabel A. Gallego (NEB) def. Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)

3. Samantha Alicea (NEB) def. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4

4. Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Anfisa Danilchenko (NEB) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3

5. Raphaëlle Lacasse (NEB) def. Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) 6-0, 6-2

6. Lucy Loy (NEB) def. Stefaniia Mikhailova (WSU) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)

Doubles competition

1. Samantha Alicea/Raphaëlle Lacasse (NEB) def. No.111 Maxine Murphy/Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 6-3

2. Isabel A. Gallego/Anfisa Danilchenko (NEB) vs. Elyse Tse/Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) 4-5, unfinished

3. Lucy Loy/Ana C. Zamburek (NEB) def. Stefaniia Mikhailova/Tiffany Phout (WSU) 6-0

Match Notes:

Washington State 4-4

Nebraska 6-1

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

A – 42