Four Huskers Take on Tennessee Invite

The Nebraska women’s tennis team is sending four Huskers to compete in the Tennessee Invite this weekend in Knoxville, Tenn., from Oct. 25-27. The tournament will feature singles and doubles, and the Big Red will be represented by sophomores Emma Rizzetto and Maria Taranova and seniors Ana Zamburek and Lucy Loy.

Other teams in the playing field include Ohio State, Virginia, Tennessee and Arizona State. This tournament is the fourth weekend of fall competition for NU, and the Huskers look to improve their singles and doubles records. Rizzetto and Taranova lead the Big Red in singles wins this fall, with four each.

Singles matches will begin at 9 a.m. (CT) on Friday and Saturday, and doubles play at 11:30 a.m. (CT) both days. Sunday competition will start at 8 a.m. (CT) with doubles, followed by singles. The invite will be hosted at the University of Tennessee’s Goodfriend Tennis Center, and will have live stream and live stats available.

Stay tuned to the Husker Women’s Tennis social media channels (@HuskerWTennis) to keep up with fall play updates and content.

Tennessee Invite Results

Friday, Oct. 25
Loy/Rizzetto (NEB) def. Lark/Pico Navarro (Virginia) 6-2
Genis Salas/Xu (Virginia) def. Taranova/Zamburek (NEB) 6-0

Saturday, Oct. 26
Leyla Britez Risso (Tennessee) def. Maria Taranova (NEB) 6-2, 6-1
Emma Rizzetto (NEB) def. Blanca Pico Navarro (Virginia) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Shelly Bereznyak (Ohio St.) def. Maria Taranova (NEB) 6-3, 6-4
Martina Genis Salas (Virginia) def. Ana Zamburek 6-3, 6-2
Zara Larke (Virginia) def. Maria Taranova (NEB) 3-6, 6-4, 6-0
Nicole Kiefer (Virginia) def. Lucy Loy (NEB) 6-1, 7-5

Taranova/Rizzetto (NEB) def. Cau/Nishino (Ohio St.) 6-1
Loy/Zamburek (NEB) def. Schoenly/Bereznyak (Ohio St.) 6-3

Sunday, Oct. 27
Raidt/Yli-Piipari (Tennessee) def. Taranova/Loy (NEB) 6-4
Britez Risso/Suarez (Tennessee) def. Rizzetto/Zamburek (NEB) 6-3

Emma Rizzetto (NEB) def. Saray Yli-Piipari (Tennessee) 6-4, 6-1
Luciana Perry (Ohio St.) def. Emma Rizzetto (NEB) 6-2, 6-1
Shelly Bereznyak (Ohio St.) def. Lucy Loy (NEB) 6-1, 6-3
Nao Nishino (Ohio St.) def. Ana Zamburek (NEB) 6-3, 6-0
Elza Tomase (Tennessee) def. Ana Zamburek (NEB) 6-4, 6-1
Audrey Spencer (Ohio St.) def. Lucy Loy (NEB) 6-1, 7-5