The Nebraska Wesleyan tennis teams were both shutout in the opening round of the NAIA National Tennis Tournament on Tuesday (May 12) in Mobile, Ala. The NWU men lost to Graceland, 9-0, while the NWU women fell 8-0 to Vanguard in a match that was called early due to a threat of lightning.

Men's Results

Doubles:

#1 – Remy Caffardo/Thomas Brodbeck (G) def. Jamie Holmes/Nathan Hoppe (NW) 8-4

#2 – Brett Waite/Carlos Cordova (G) def. Eric Holmes/Daisuke Naito (NW) 8-0

#3 – Matt Waite/Daniel Ramirez (G) def. Michael Larsen/Scott Ronshaugen (NW) 8-0

Singles:

#1 – Caffardo (G) def. Holmes (NW) 6-1, 6-0

#2 – B. Waite (G) def. Hoppe (NW) 6-2, 6-4

#3 – Cordova (G) def. E. Holmes (NW) 6-4, 6-3

#4 – Brodbeck (G) def. Naito (NW) 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)

#5 – Ramirez (G) def. Larsen (NW) 6-1, 6-1

#6 – M. Waite (G) def. Ronshaugen (NW) 6-0, 6-1

Women's Results

Doubles:

#1 - Hana Jurcovicova/Keteryna Malakhova (V) def. Mikayla Albin/Lexie Zoucha (NW) 8-3

#2 - Betyel Tesfa/Anna Valingsten (V) def. Chelsea Henslee/Sarah Howe (NW) 8-2

#3 - Brittnie Furavald/Lynn Walker (V) def. Mikaela Caudill/Becca Brown (NW) 8-5

Singles:

#1 - Jurcovicova (V) def. Albin (NW) 6-0, 6-0

#2 - Tesfa (V) def. Henslee (NW) 6-0, 6-0

#3 - Malakhova (V) def. Zoucha (NW) 6-3, 6-0

#4 - Valingsten (V) def. Caudill (NW) 6-2, 6-2

#5 - Furavald (V) def. Howe (NW) 6-0, 6-4

#6 - Walker (V) v. Brown (NW) 6-4, 4-6 (DNF-Weather)