Huskers Fall To Wildcats In B1G Tournament

Madison, Wisc. – The Nebraska men’s tennis team (9-15) lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Championships to the Northwestern Wildcats (19-9), 4-0 at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Friday afternoon. 
 
Action started with doubles play as the No. 2 team of Dario Huber and Shunya Maruyama lost to Northwestern’s Simen Bratholm and Brian Berdusco, 6-4. In the No. 1 spot, Victor Moreno Lozano and Nic Wiedenhorn knocked off the Wildcat’s duo of Steven Forman and Felix Nordby, 6-3, to even the doubles portion at one.

William Gleason and Calvin Mueller fell short in their match in the No. 3 spot, 6-3, and the point was awarded to Northwestern.

 

In singles play, Forman beat Huber in consecutive sets, 6-1, 6-0, to give the Wildcats their second match point. Moreno then fell in a close second-set tiebreaker, 7-3, to lose the match in consecutive sets against Trice Pickens, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Northwestern sealed the quarterfinal victory with a win in the No. 2 spot as Bratholm defeated Maruyama in straight sets, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

The Wildcats advance to take on Ohio State tomorrow in the semifinals at 11 a.m. CT. Nebraska finishes the season with a 9-15 record.

Northwestern 4, Nebraska 0

Singles Competition:

1. #41 Steven Forman (NU) def. Dario Huber (NEB) 6-0, 6-1

2. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Simen Bratholm (NU) 7-6 (5), 6-1

3. Trice Pickens (NU)  def. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-1, 7-6 (3)

4. Roni Hietaranta (NEB) vs. Presley Thieneman (NU) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished

5. Brian Berdusco (NU) vs. William Gleason (NEB) 7-6 (2), 2-3, unfinished

6. Gleb Blekher (NU) vs. Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) 6-3, 5-5, unfinished

Doubles Competition:

1. Victor Moreno Lozano/Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) def. #73 Steven Forman/Felix Nordby (NU) 6-4

2. Simen Bratholm/Brian Berdusco (NU) def. #81 Dario Huber/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 6-4

3. Trice Pickens/Natan Spear (NU) def. Calvin Mueller/William Gleason (NEB) 6-3

Match Notes:

No. 70 Nebraska (9-15)

No. 29 Northwestern (19-9)

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