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Tennis recap: Rams fall to No. 49 Nebraska, 6-1
2/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 26, 2010
By Justin Warren
Athletic Media Relations
LINCOLN, Neb. – In a valiant effort against a tough opponent Friday, the Colorado State tennis team lost its fourth consecutive match, to No. 49 Nebraska, 6-1, at the Nebraska Tennis Center.
The Cornhuskers (10-0, 0-0 Big 12) clinched the victory over the Rams (3-5, 0-0 Mountain West) at the No.3 singles position when Caitlin Fluegge fell in two sets to German freshman Stefanie Weinstein, 6-1, 6-2.
“This was probably one of the best, if not the best team we will face all season,” Head Coach Jon Messick said. “The score did not indicate the match. I think it was our best doubles performance of the year, even though we were swept. I thought we were really doing some good things out there, and I thought everyone went out there in doubles and played like we wanted to. It was a very competitive performance even though we lost.”
For the fifth consecutive match, CSU was defeated by the opposition for the doubles point. However, the Rams managed to give the Cornhuskers a battle at all three positions. Laura Neal and Fluegge fell at No. 1 to Madeleine Geibert and Weinstein, 8-4, and Nebraska captured the doubles point at No. 2 after Wiveca Swarting and Janine Weinreich defeated Tori Arneson and Melissa Holzinger, 8-3. Jennifer Holmberg and Abby Buxton struggled against the Rams’ Lauren Mulhern and Veronika Wojakowska at No.3, but overcame the CSU pair in a 9-7 victory.
Arneson began singles competition with a two-set loss to Swarting, who is 9-1 this dual season, at No. 2, 6-0, 6-1.
Then Nebraska put the Rams down in the team score 3-0, when Holmberg earned her 10th singles win this season, against Wojakowska, 6-2, 6-3.
After clinching the team victory at the No. 3 position, the Cornhuskers looked for their fourth consecutive sweep over an opponent. Laura Neal fought hard against Geibert at No. 1, sending the match into a pro set, but falling, 6-3, 6-7, 1-0. Next, Mulhern lost her second match this spring, to Weinreich, 6-1, 7-5.
But Holzinger ended Nebraska’s bid for a fifth straight sweep at No.6, defeating Buxton in a first-set tiebreaker, 7-6 (5), and then in a 6-2 second-set win. The victory also ended a two-match slump for Holzinger.
Saturday, the Rams will look to bounce back against No. 42 Tulsa at the Nebraska Tennis Center. First serve will take place at 10 a.m. MT.
Friday's results
Singles
No. 1: Madeleine Geibert (NU) def. Laura Neal (CSU), 6-3, 6-7, 1-0
No. 2: Wiveca Swarting (NU) def. Tori Arneson (CSU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 3: Stefanie Weinstein (NU) def. Caitlin Fluegge (CSU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4: Jennifer Holmberg (NU) def. Veronika Wojakowska (CSU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 5: Janine Weinreich (NU) def. Lauren Mulhern (CSU), 6-1, 7-5
No. 6: Melissa Holzinger (CSU) def. Abby Buxton (NU), 7-6 (5), 6-2
Doubles
No. 1: Geibert/Weinstein (NU) def. Neal/Fluegge (CSU), 8-4
No. 2: Swarting/Weinreich (NU) def. Arneson/Holzinger (CSU), 8-3
No. 3: Holmberg/Buxton (NU) def. Mulhern/Wojakowska (CSU), 9-7
