NU Conquers South Dakota, 4-0

Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska women’s tennis team (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten) swept South Dakota (1-5, 0-0) 4-0 on Sunday afternoon at the Dillon Tennis Center.
 
To kick off doubles action, the team of Lucy Loy and Ana Carmen Zamburek defeated Selena Bird and Anna Medvyedyeva on Court 3, 6-2. On Court 2, Isabel Adrover Gallego and Anfisa Danilchenko bested South Dakota’s Bea Havlickova and Sydney Weinberg, 6-2. With NU leading 1-0, the teams decided to conclude doubles play with Raphaëlle Lacasse and Samantha Alicea tied 4-4 against Grace Chadick and Paige Alter on Court 1. 
 
Alicea opened up doubles play against Weinberg on Court 4, winning the match 6-2, 6-0. On Court 6, Loy bested South Dakota’s Bird, 6-2, 6-3. Danilchenko clinched the win for Nebraska when she matched up against Medvyedyeva in the No. 3 position, winning the match 6-4, 6-1.

The teams decided to conclude the match and the three remaining matches on Court 1, Court 2 and Court 5 went unfinished.

Up next, the Huskers stay home to host Washington State on Friday, Feb. 17 at 3:00 p.m. CT. 

Singles competition

1. Isabel A. Gallego (NEB) vs. Bea Havlickova (USD) 6-7 (5-7), 1-2, unfinished

2. Ana C. Zamburek (NEB) vs. Grace Chadick (USD) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished

3. Anfisa Danilchenko (NEB) def. Anna Medvyedyeva (USD) 6-4, 6-1

4. Samantha Alicea (NEB) def. Sydney Weinberg (USD) 6-2, 6-0

5. Raphaelle Lacasse (NEB) vs. Paige Alter (USD) 4-6, 3-3, unfinished

6. Lucy Loy (NEB) def. Selena Bird (USD) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Raphaelle Lacasse/Samantha Alicea (NEB) vs. Grace Chadick/Paige Alter (USD) 4-4, unfinished

2. Isabel A. Gallego/Anfisa Danilchenko (NEB) def. Bea Havlickova/Sydney Weinberg (USD) 6-2

3. Lucy Loy/Ana C. Zamburek (NEB) def. Selena Bird/Anna Medvyedyeva (USD) 6-2

Match Notes:

South Dakota 1-5

Nebraska 5-1

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