Huskers Fall to Fighting Illini, 4-0

Lincoln, Nebraska — The University of Nebraska men’s tennis team lost to No. 9 Illinois, 4-0, Sunday afternoon outdoors at the Sid Dillon Tennis Center.
 
The Huskers (1-13, 1-13) started off strong with the duo of No. 74 Brandon Perez and Albert Sprlak-Puk cruising to their second win of the season with a 6-3 victory against the Fighting Illini’s Alex Brown/Lucas Horve. The Fighting Illini won the other two matches at No. 2 and No. 3 to clinch the doubles point. 

Illinois (16-2, 13-1) won singles matches on courts two, five and six to secure the team win. Sprlak-Puk lost his No. 3 matchup against No. 120 Zeke Clark, 2-6, 0-6 before Perez dropped his matchup against No. 39 Hunter Heck in the No. 4 spot. No. 43 Brown closed out the 4-0 Illinois victory with a 6-4, 6-3 win over William Gleason at No. 2.

Shunya Maruyama, Nic Wiedenhorn and Patrick Cacciatore battled in the second set at the No. 1, No. 5 and No. 6 spots before the match was called.

Nebraska returns to action on Friday, April 16 against Minnesota in Minneapolis.

 

Tennis Match Results Illinois vs Nebraska

Apr 11, 2021 at Lincoln, Neb (Sid Dillon Tennis Center) 

#9 Illinois 4, Nebraska 0 

Singles competition 

1. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) vs. #44 Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) 3-6, 2-5, unfinished

2. #43 Alex Brown (ILL) def. William Gleason (NEB) 6-4, 6-3

3. #120 Zeke Clark (ILL) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk (NEB) 6-2, 6-0

4. #39 Hunter Heck (ILL) def. Brandon Perez (NEB) 6-1, 6-4 

5. Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) vs. Noe Khlif (ILL) 2-6, 1-5, unfinished

6. Patrick Cacciatore (NEB) vs. Vuk Budic (ILL) 2-6, 4-4, unfinished 

Doubles competition 

1. #74 Brandon Perez/Albert Sprlak-Puk (NEB) def. Alex Brown/Lucas Horve (ILL) 6-3

2. Siphosothando Montsi/Noe Khlif (ILL) def. Shunya Maruyama/Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) 6-3

3. Zeke Clark/Hunter Heck (ILL) def. Patrick Cacciatore/William Gleason (NEB) 6-4 

Match Notes:

Illinois 16-2, 13-1; National ranking #9

Nebraska 1-13, 1-13

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