Huskers Fall At #29 Northwestern, 4-0

Evanston, Ill. — The Nebraska men’s tennis team (0-4, 0-4 Big Ten) dropped a 4-0 match to the Northwestern Wildcats (4-3, 3-2 Big Ten) on Friday evening at the Combe Tennis Center in Evanston, Ill. 

In doubles competition, freshman Nic Wiedenhorn and sophomore Shunya Maruyama won their matchup against Gleb Blekher/Natan Spear in the No. 3 spot, 6-3. Juniors William Gleason and Victor Moreno Lozano fell short to No. 57 Simen Bratholm/Nick Brookes, 4-6, at the No. 1 spot. In the deciding No. 2 matchup, Purdue’s Chris Ephron/Dominik Stary outlasted sophomore Albert Sprlak-Puk and junior Brandon Perez, 3-6, winning the doubles point. 

Too start off singles play, Perez dropped his match to Nick Brookes 3-6, 2-6, at No. 2. At No. 6 Wiedenhorn dropped a tough 2-6, 5-7 contest to Gleb Blekher. Gleason fell at No. 4, 6-7, 4-6, to clinch it for the Boilermakers, 4-0. 

Lozano was tied one set a piece with No. 58 Dominik Stary at No. 1, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0, while Sprlak-Puk and Maruyama were battling at the No. 3 and No. 5, respectively, when the match was called. 

Up next, the Huskers will stay on the road and matchup with No. 8 Illinois on Sunday at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Ill. 

 

Tennis Match Results Nebraska vs Northwestern 3/5/2021 at Evanston, IL (Combe Tennis Center)

#29 Northwestern 4, Nebraska 0

Singles competition

1. Dominik Stary (NUM) vs. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-4, 3-6, 0-1, unfinished

2. Nick Brookes (NUM) def. Brandon Perez (NEB) 6-3, 6-2

3. Chris Ephron (NUM) vs. Albert Sprlak-Puk (NEB) 4-6, 6-2, 2-1, unfinished

4. Trice Pickens (NUM) def. William Gleason (NEB) 7-6, 6-4

5. Simen Bratholm (NUM) vs. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 7-5, 2-3, unfinished

6. Gleb Blekher (NUM) def. Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) 6-2, 6-5

Doubles competition

1. Simen Bratholm/Nick Brookes (NUM) def. William Gleason/Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-4

2. Chris Ephron/Dominik Stary (NUM) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk/Brandon Perez (NEB) 7-5

3. Nic Wiedenhorn/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Gleb Blekher/Natan Spear (NUM) 6-3

Match Notes:

Nebraska 0-4

Northwestern 4-3; National ranking #29

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,6,4)