Rockhurst Match Canceled; Mavs Eye NCC Play
Apr 10, 2007 | Women's Tennis
The Mavericks scheduled match Wednesday at Rockhurst has been canceled, setting up an all-NCC weekend on the road. UNO will take on South Dakota and St. Cloud State in Vermillion, S.D., Saturday at noon and 3 p.m. Sunday, it's on to Sioux Falls, S.D., to play Augustana and Minnesota Duluth in matches that were postponed from February 25 because of a snowstorm.
Record & Notes
UNO is now 8-5 on the season heading into the five-match week. The Mavericks are 2-0 in the NCC.
UNO lost to Rockhurst in Omaha earlier this season, 5-4...the Mavericks are currently ranked No. 2 in the region in the NCAA behind Washburn. The top two teams will host regional competition on May 4-5...the Mavericks have lost four straight matches after posting a string of seven straight wins...Maggie Russell has 43 career wins, two short of the school record held by assistant coach Sarah Huls...Russell, with 57 has already passed Huls in career doubles victories.
The Coaches
Bill Nichols is in his seventh season as head coach. The 1980 Wichita State graduate has led UNO to two straight NCC titles and four trips to the NCAA II tournament and a 79-40 record. Nichols is the only head coach the Mavericks have had since starting the program in 2001. Prior to coming to UNO, Nichols guided the Wichita State men's team for 12 years, winning five Missouri Valley Conference titles.
Former Maverick player Sarah Huls is in her second season as a graduate assistant coach.
Coming Up
UNO will host the NCC tournament April 20-21 at Hanscom Park Tennis Center. UNO has won the past two championships.
Record & Notes
UNO is now 8-5 on the season heading into the five-match week. The Mavericks are 2-0 in the NCC.
UNO lost to Rockhurst in Omaha earlier this season, 5-4...the Mavericks are currently ranked No. 2 in the region in the NCAA behind Washburn. The top two teams will host regional competition on May 4-5...the Mavericks have lost four straight matches after posting a string of seven straight wins...Maggie Russell has 43 career wins, two short of the school record held by assistant coach Sarah Huls...Russell, with 57 has already passed Huls in career doubles victories.
The Coaches
Bill Nichols is in his seventh season as head coach. The 1980 Wichita State graduate has led UNO to two straight NCC titles and four trips to the NCAA II tournament and a 79-40 record. Nichols is the only head coach the Mavericks have had since starting the program in 2001. Prior to coming to UNO, Nichols guided the Wichita State men's team for 12 years, winning five Missouri Valley Conference titles.
Former Maverick player Sarah Huls is in her second season as a graduate assistant coach.
Coming Up
UNO will host the NCC tournament April 20-21 at Hanscom Park Tennis Center. UNO has won the past two championships.
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