Kearney, Neb. - The Nebraska-Kearney tennis teams got ready for the NCAA Tournament this weekend by sweeping Hastings College Wednesday in Kearney and beating Concorida Thursday in Seward. 

Both Loper teams adjusted their lineups a bit with only the Broncos No. 3 doubles team managing to score a point. The women are now 17-7 while the men improve to 18-7

In Seward, sophomores Kyle Conzemius (Lincoln Pius) and John Steinke (Grand Island) moved up to No. 1 doubles and recorded an 8-2 victory. True freshman Eric Brown (Holdrege) had the most doimant singles win, beating Mike McCartney (6-1, 6-0) in the sixth spot.

The Loper No. 1 women's doubles team of freshmen Vanessa Gunawan (Indonesia) and Cassie Shaw (Flower Mound, Texas) shut out their opponent, 8-0, and then Gunawan did the same at No. 1 singles. Also winning by a 6-0, 6-0 score was junior Nickola Messbarger (Kearney Catholic) in the fourth position.

Against Hastings at Harmon Park, freshman Yeswanth Nadella (India) played No. 1 singles and recorded a 6-1, 7-5 win with junior Rodrigo Duncan (Mexico) bumping up a slot to No. 2 singles and winning 6-4, 7-5.

Dunan and freshman Josh Smith (Independence, Mo.) also managed an 8-6 win at No. 2 doubles.

On the women's side, all three Loper doubles team won by 8-0 scores. Hastings then scored only 13 points in the top singles matches with freshman Candance Green (Kearney) blanking her foe at No. 6 singles.

This Sunday, the women play at Augustana (SD) in an NCAA tourney match with the men hosting Montana State-Billings Monday at 3:00 p.m. in their NCAA dual.