No. 16 Nebraska advanced to its first NCAA Championships appearance in history, rolling to a 4-1 win over No. 57 UNLV in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament at the NU Varsity Courts on Saturday.
With the victory, Nebraska improved to 24-5 on the year and advanced to the 16-team NCAA Championships in Urbana, Ill., May 17-21. The University of Illinois will play host to the event at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex/Atkins Tennis Center.
Nebraska, which is seeded 15th in the tournament, will face No. 2 seed North Carolina on Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m. central.
#16 Nebraska – 4 #57 UNLV – 1
NCAA Tournament Second Round
Doubles
1. Weatherholt/Veresova (NEB) vs. Batta/Pavlovic (UNLV), DNF (7-4)
2. Weinstein/Weinreich (NEB) vs. Josifoska/Erasmus (UNLV), 8-4
3. Lehmicke/Zgierska (NEB) vs. Bourchier/Kotseva (UNLV), 8-3
Order of finish: (3, 2)
Singles
1. Mary Weatherholt (NEB) def. Aleksandra Josifoska (UNLV), 6-3, 6-1
2. Lucia Batta (UNLV) def. Patricia Veresova (NEB), 6-3, 6-2
3. Stefanie Weinstein (NEB) vs. Nives Pavlovic (UNLV), DNF (6-4, 1-6, 1-0)
4. Janine Weinreich (NEB) def. Janine Erasmus (UNLV), 6-4, 6-4
5. Maggy Lehmicke (NEB) def. Ella Bourchier (UNLV), 6-3, 6-2
6. Izabella Zgierska (NEB) vs. Iren Kotseva (UNLV), DNF (7-5, 2-5)
Order of finish: (1, 2, 5, 4)