Women’s Tennis Wraps First Day at Marquette Invite
Oct 16, 2026 | Women's Tennis
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Omaha Women's Tennis wrapped up the first of three days at Marquette on Friday night.
Three Maverick duos opened the day with wins in doubles. Sophomore Shelby Smith (Leawood, Kan.) and freshman Kaelyn Li (Bentonville, Ark.) recorded a 6-4 win over NIU's Kousiou and Storkaas. Sophomore Kerrigan Spiers (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and junior Cat Rhegness (Ottawa Hills, Ohio) swept their match with a 6-0 win over Kabdesh and Maserva from NIU. Junior Katelynn Kock (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and senior Khayli Buckels (Ballwin, Mo.) beat WIU's Hess and Fawcett 6-3.
In singles, Omaha came away with another three wins. Kock beat Varela (NIU) 6-2, 6-3. Smith beat Marquette's Poon 6-1, 6-4. And Spiers beat Milwaukee's Rubio 6-3, 6-1.
The Mavericks are back tomorrow for day two of the tournament.
Connect with Omaha Women's Tennis on X and Instagram, @OmahaWTEN.
Day One Results
Doubles
White/Stuckslager (Mar) def. Shelby Smith/Kaelyn Li (OMA) - 6-3
Shelby Smith/Kaelyn Li (OMA) def. Kousiou/Storkaas (NIU) - 6-4
Yecora/Varela (NIU) def. Grace Greenwald/Corinne Barber (OMA) - 6-4
Kerrigan Spiers/Cat Rhegness (OMA) def. Kabdesh/Maserva (NIU) - 6-0
Shlyakhta/Garcia (NIU) def. Kerrigan Spiers/Cat Rhegness (OMA) - 6-4
Castaneda/Vallova (Mil) def. Katelynn Kock/Khayli Buckels (OMA) - 6-1
Katelynn Kock/Khayli Buckels (OMA) def. Hess/Fawcett (WIU) - 6-3
Singles
Garcia (NIU) def. Khayli Buckels (OMA) - 6-3, 6-7 (5), 10-4
Stuckslager (Marq) def. Grace Greenwald (OMA) - 6-4, 6-1
Katelynn Kock (OMA) def. Varela (NIU) - 6-2, 6-3
Vallova (Mil) Def. Kaelyn Le (OMA) - 6-3, 6-2
Hankel (Mil) def. Cat Rhegness (OMA) - 6-4, 6-3
Shelby Smith (OMA) def. Poon (Mar) - 6-1, 6-4
Kerrigan Spiers (OMA) def. Rubio (Mil) - 6-3, 6-1
Three Maverick duos opened the day with wins in doubles. Sophomore Shelby Smith (Leawood, Kan.) and freshman Kaelyn Li (Bentonville, Ark.) recorded a 6-4 win over NIU's Kousiou and Storkaas. Sophomore Kerrigan Spiers (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and junior Cat Rhegness (Ottawa Hills, Ohio) swept their match with a 6-0 win over Kabdesh and Maserva from NIU. Junior Katelynn Kock (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and senior Khayli Buckels (Ballwin, Mo.) beat WIU's Hess and Fawcett 6-3.
In singles, Omaha came away with another three wins. Kock beat Varela (NIU) 6-2, 6-3. Smith beat Marquette's Poon 6-1, 6-4. And Spiers beat Milwaukee's Rubio 6-3, 6-1.
The Mavericks are back tomorrow for day two of the tournament.
Connect with Omaha Women's Tennis on X and Instagram, @OmahaWTEN.
Day One Results
Doubles
White/Stuckslager (Mar) def. Shelby Smith/Kaelyn Li (OMA) - 6-3
Shelby Smith/Kaelyn Li (OMA) def. Kousiou/Storkaas (NIU) - 6-4
Yecora/Varela (NIU) def. Grace Greenwald/Corinne Barber (OMA) - 6-4
Kerrigan Spiers/Cat Rhegness (OMA) def. Kabdesh/Maserva (NIU) - 6-0
Shlyakhta/Garcia (NIU) def. Kerrigan Spiers/Cat Rhegness (OMA) - 6-4
Castaneda/Vallova (Mil) def. Katelynn Kock/Khayli Buckels (OMA) - 6-1
Katelynn Kock/Khayli Buckels (OMA) def. Hess/Fawcett (WIU) - 6-3
Singles
Garcia (NIU) def. Khayli Buckels (OMA) - 6-3, 6-7 (5), 10-4
Stuckslager (Marq) def. Grace Greenwald (OMA) - 6-4, 6-1
Katelynn Kock (OMA) def. Varela (NIU) - 6-2, 6-3
Vallova (Mil) Def. Kaelyn Le (OMA) - 6-3, 6-2
Hankel (Mil) def. Cat Rhegness (OMA) - 6-4, 6-3
Shelby Smith (OMA) def. Poon (Mar) - 6-1, 6-4
Kerrigan Spiers (OMA) def. Rubio (Mil) - 6-3, 6-1
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