Huskers Set To Play Gophers, Badgers At Home

NEBRASKA VS. No. 47 MINNESOTA 

FRIDAY, March 12 @ 5:00 p.m. CT

DILLON TENNIS CENTER

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

LIVE TV:  huskers.com

LIVE STATS: huskers.com

NEBRASKA VS. WISCONSIN

SUNDAY, March 14 @ 11:00 a.m. CT

DILLON TENNIS CENTER

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

LIVE TV: huskers.com

LIVE STATS: huskers.com

The Nebraska men’s tennis team (0-5, 0-5 Big Ten) will host No. 47 Minnesota (2-3, 2-3 Big Ten) this Friday, March 12, at 5 p.m. CT and Wisconsin (1-5, 1-4 Big Ten) this Sunday, March 14, at 11 a.m. CT as NU hopes to find its winning ways against the Gophers and Badgers. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, admission will not be allowed for the general public. 
 
Live streaming and scoring links for both matches will be available on Huskers.com 
 
Scouting Minnesota
• The Gophers finished the 2019-2020 season with an 8-3 record overall and a 1-0 record in Big Ten play, with quality wins over Auburn, Alabama and Wisconsin. 
• Jackson Allen, a senior from Shakopee, Minn., enters this season as a two-time academic All-Big Ten honoree. He completed the 2020 spring season with an 8-3 singles record and a 6-4 doubles record.
• Head coach Geoff Young is entering his 15^th season as leader of the Badgers, with ten NCAA tournament appearances. 
• After Minnesota’s performance against Northwestern, the team earned the No. 47 spot on this week’s ITA rankings, its first appearance since March 10, 2020. 
 
Series History
• Minnesota holds an 8-2 all-time advantage over Nebraska, as the teams’ rivalry started when NU joined the Big Ten in 2011-2012. 
• The Gophers won the first ever matchup against the Huskers on January 23, 2010 in Lincoln. 
• NU last triumphed against Minnesota on March 24, 2019 — in a regular Big Ten season matchup played in Lincoln.
 
Scouting Wisconsin
• The Badgers closed the 2020 spring season with an 8-7 record overall, a 0-1 record in Big Ten competition and wins over Illinois State, North Dakota and DePaul.
• Danny Westerman, six-year veteran head coach, has led Wisconsin to a record of 64-48 (.573) and a 2017 NCAA tournament berth — its first appearance in seven years. 
• In the No. 1 spot, Leonard Soha, a junior from Berlin, has a career singles record of 19-24 and a doubles record of 23-14. 
 
Series History
• Wisconsin leads the all-time series 6-1, with the Badgers winning the last matchup against the Huskers on March 8, 2019 in Madison, Wisc.
• NU last beat the then No. 57 ranked Badgers on April 28, 2016 in Minneapolis at the Big Ten Championships. 
 
Moreno Steady At No. 1
• Last season, junior Victor Moreno Lozano took over the No. 1 spot and competed at the top of the lineup in nine of Nebraska’s 12 matches. He finished the year even with a 3-6 record at the No. 1 spot. 
• Against Northwestern last weekend, Moreno Lozano took a set against No. 58 Dominik Stary 6-3, while also leading in the third set before the match was called. 
• The Madrid, Spain, native looks to gain some important wins in these two upcoming matchups.
 
Maruyama Continues To Impress 
• Maruyama, a sophomore from Nagano, Japan, has had some early success in doubles with freshman Nic Wiedenhorn. Against Northwestern, the doubles duo won against Gleb Blekher and Natan Spear, 6-3. They are 2-3 on the season and 1-1 in conference play. 
• On the singles side, Maruyama has continued to move up the lineup with a most recent matchup at the No. 3 spot against No. 112 Zeke Clark of Illinois. While this match was unfinished, the Husker was up one set with a 5-1 lead in the second set.