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Men's Tennis

Tennis Rolls Past Thunderwolves & Cougars

Kearney, Neb. - The Nebraska-Kearney tennis teams dominated Colorado State-Pueblo and Colorado Christian Friday at Harmon Park in Kearney.

The Loper men (12-7, 3-2 RMAC) first blanked Pueblo, 9-0, and then beat the Cougars in the afternoon, 8-1. On the women's side, UNK (12-5, 5-0 RMAC) pushed its win streak to nine in a row with a 7-2 win against CSUP and a 9-0 victory over CCU.

In the win over Pueblo, senior Kristen Messbarger and Katie-Mary Outhwaite escaped with a 9-7 win at No. 1 doubles. The top ranked doubles team in the Central region, Messbarger and Outhwaite are now 14-1 on the spring after an 8-2 against CCU.

The Lopers top doubles team of sophomore Josh Raymond and freshman John Steinke also had a battle against the T-Wolves, winning by just an 8-6 score. Raymond then posted a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles over Ricardo Oaxaca.

In the March 30th region rankings, Raymond is seventh in the Central in singles and Oaxaca sixth.

Also in singles, freshman Kyle Conzemius is now 13-2 after a pair of straight set victories. Against CCU, he won his first set against Andrew Wren 7-6 but then breezed in the second, 6-0.

UNK will battle Montana State-Billings, an affiliate member of the RMAC in tennis, tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. The Yellowjacket men are ranked 6th in the region.
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