Huskers Fall In Conference Match To Michigan

Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Nebraska men’s tennis team (4-12, 0-1 Big Ten) fell to the No. 5 Michigan Wolverines (11-2, 1-0 Big Ten), 4-0 at the Varsity Tennis Center on Friday afternoon. 
 
Action started with doubles play as the No. 1 team of Victor Moreno Lozano and Nic Wiedenhorn fell to Michigan’s No. 6 ranked team of Nino Ehrenschneider and Andrew Fenty, 6-2. In the No. 2 spot, Dario Huber and Shunya Maruyama knocked off the Wolverine’s No. 21 team of Ondrej Styler and Gavin Young, 6-3. With the doubles score tied at one match a piece, the No. 3 team of Calvin Mueller and Patrick Cacciatore battled Michigan’s Nick Beaty and Patrick Maloney. The Wolverines won the final doubles match and led 1-0 to start singles play. 
 
In singles play, Michigan’s No. 27 Styler bested Huber in consecutive sets, 6-3, 6-3. Young then proceeded to defeat Roni Hietaranta, who leads the Huskers in wins, in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1. Beaty clinched the match for the Wolverines as he was victorious over Wiedenhorn, 6-3, 6-4, to give Nebraska its first conference loss of the season. Maruyama and Lozano were the only Huskers to take sets from the Wolverines, doing so in the No. 3 and No. 6 spots. 
 
Up next, the Huskers stay in the Great Lakes State as they battle Michigan State on Sunday at Noon in East Lansing, Michigan.

No. 5 Michigan 4, Nebraska 0

Singles Competition:

1. #27 Ondrej Styler (UM) def. Dario Huber (NEB) 6-3, 6-3

2. #33 Andrew Fenty (UM) vs. Calvin Mueller (NEB) 6-4, 3-4, UF

3. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) vs. #43 Jacob Bickersteth (UM) 6-3, 5-4, UF

4. Gavin Young (UM) def. Roni Hietaranta (NEB) 6-4, 6-1

5. Nick Beaty (UM) def. Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) 6-3, 6-4

6. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) vs. Will Cooksey (UM) 6-4, 5-3, UF

Doubles Competition:

1. #6 Nino Ehrenschneider/Andrew Fenty (UM) def. Victor Moreno Lozano/Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) 6-2

2. Dario Huber/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. #21 Ondrej Styler/Gavin Young (UM) 6-3

3. Nick Beaty/Patrick Maloney (UM) def. Patrick Cacciatore/Calvin Mueller (NEB) 6-3

Match Notes:

No. 5 Michigan (11-2)

Nebraska (4-12)

Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3) Singles (1, 4, 5)