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Neb.-Kearney UNK (12-4 (3-1 MIAA))
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Winner Northeastern St. NSU (7-4 (2-1 MIAA))
Neb.-Kearney UNK
(12-4 (3-1 MIAA))
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Final
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Northeastern St. NSU
(7-4 (2-1 MIAA))
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Nebraska Kearney UNK-M (11-7)
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Winner Creighton CU (13-6)
Nebraska Kearney UNK-M
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Final
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Creighton CU
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UNK Women's Tennis
Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

RiverHawks and Bluejays Down the Lopers

Kearney, Neb. – The Northeastern State RiverHawks and Creighton Bluejays downed the Nebraska-Kearney women, 4-3, and men, 7-0, Sunday in Tahlequah and Omaha.

The 28th-ranked Loper women (12-4, 3-1) were in Oklahoma for two MIAA matches this weekend while the men (11-7) made the short drive over to Omaha this morning.

Against CU, freshman Tom van den Dungen (The Netherlands) and grad transfer Aaron Osmond (U.K.) were up 5-3 at one doubles before that match was stopped as the 'Jays won 6-2 at the other two spots.  The pair is ranked 21st Division II. In singles, both Osmond (6-2, 4-6, 6-4) and van den Dungen (5-7, 6-2, 11-9) lost in three sets with freshman Andy Brisdon (U.K.) battling at six but falling 7-5, 7-5. Creighton (13-6) has now won six in a row and is a perfect 7-0 at home.

Earlier in the day in Tahlequah, the 'Hawks (7-4, 2-1) won the final three singles matches to beat the Lopers for the 14th time in the last 15 meetings between the two. This also is the third 4-3 NSU victory over UNK since 2019.

NSU took the doubles points thanks to wins of 6-0 (one) and 6-3 (three) but UNK countered by winning three singles matches. Junior Narindra Ranaivo (Madagascar) rolled at two (6-1, 6-1) as did senior and 75th-ranked Melisa Becerra (Colombia) at one (6-3, 6-3) and junior Alexis Bernthal (Boulder, Colo.) at four (6-3, 6-0).

However, NSU won in straight sets at six and in three sets at both three and five. A 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory at three by Spanish sophomore Sandra Mari Marti was the clincher. She was up 4-1 in the third before erasing a 5-4 deficit.

The women host Missouri Western on Saturday (April 13) with the men not playing against until April 20-21.  
 
 
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