Huskers Fall To Denver – University of Nebraska

Denver Colo. – The Nebraska men’s tennis team (2-3, 0-0 Big Ten) fell short on the road against the Denver Pioneers (3-1, 0-0 Summit League) 4-2 at the Denver Tennis Park on Sunday afternoon.

Doubles action kicked things off, as Denver’s No. 32 ranked duo of James Davis and Matt Summer knocked off William Gleason and Nic Wiedenhorn, 6-1. The Pioneers followed that up with a victory in the No. 3 spot as Nico Herrero Cuesta and Mattia Ross defeated the Huskers’ Victor Moreno Lozano and Roni Hietaranta, 6-1. Rudra Dixit and Shunya Maruyama battled in the No. 2 spot before the match was called at 4-3, and the doubles point was awarded to Denver.

In singles action, Wiedenhorn dropped the first match to Cuesta in the No. 2 spot, 6-4, 6-1, to go down 2-0. In the No. 6 spot, Lozano took down Daniel Krulig in two sets, 6-4, 6-4, to cut the Pioneers’ deficit to 2-1. Maruyama came up just short in a three-set battle with Sallay in the No. 5 spot. He won the first set 6-1, but dropped the next two sets to give Denver a 3-1 advantage. Hietaranta won his fifth-straight match dating back to the start of the spring season, winning in the No. 4 spot, 6-3, 7-5. He is the only Husker with no losses on the spring season, and he now boasts a spring singles record of 5-0. Matt Summers clinched the match for Denver as he was victorious over Calvin Mueller in the No. 3 spot, 7-5, 7-5. Gleason was down 7-6 (2), 5-3 before the match was called and left unfinished.

Up next, the Huskers will return home to take on Wichita State this Sunday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center.

Sunday, Feb. 6 Results

Denver 4, Nebraska 2

Singles Competition:

1. James Davis (DEN) def. William Gleason (NEB) unfinished, 7-6(2), 5-3

2. Nico Herrero Cuesta (DEN) def. Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) 6-4, 6-1

3. Matt Summers (DEN) def. Calvin Mueller (NEB) 7-5, 7-5

4. Roni Hietaranta (NEB) def. Mattia Ros (DEN) 6-3, 7-5

5. Peter Sallay (DEN) def. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3

6. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) def. Daniel Krulig (DEN) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles Competition:

1. #32 James Davis/Matt Summer (DEN) def. William Gleason/Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) 6-1

2. Rudra Dixit/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) vs. Charlie Miller/Peter Sallay (DEN) unfinished, 4-3

3. Nico Herrero Cuesta/Mattia Ros (DEN) def. Victor Moreno Lozano/Roni Hietaranta (NEB) 6-1

Match Notes:

Denver (3-1)

Nebraska (2-3)

Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (2, 6, 5, 4, 3)