Huskers Sweep Purdue on Senior Day

Lincoln, Neb. – The No. 47 Nebraska men’s tennis team (12-7, 4-2 Big Ten) defeated Purdue (2-15, 0-5 Big Ten) 4-0 in the team’s home finale of the 2023 season at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.
 
Nebraska got off to a strong start in doubles play with Roni Hietaranta and Shunya Maruyama defeating Mujtaba Ali-Khan and Julen Morgan 6-1 on Court 3. The Huskers clinched the 1-0 lead on Court 1 as Calvin Mueller and Lars Johann defeated Daniel Labrador and Tomasz Dudek 6-3.
 
The final doubles match went unfinished with William Gleason and Nic Wiedenhorn leading Michal Wozniak and Milledge Cossu 5-4.
 
In between the doubles and singles matches, Nebraska honored Gleason, a graduate student from Lincoln, who played in his final home match this afternoon.
 
The Big Red continued to extend its lead in singles, as Johann picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win on Court 3 over Ali-Khan. Wiedenhorn followed that win with one of his own, taking down Morgan 6-3, 6-4 on Court 6.
 
Gleason clinched the win for Nebraska on Court 4, as he defeated Cossu 7-5, 6-2.
 
The remaining three matches went unfinished. On Court 1, Hietaranta was leading Wozniak 7-5, 5-2. Maruyama was down 3-6, 5-3 on Court 2 against Labrador. Mueller was leading 6-4, 3-5 against Dudek on Court 5.
 
Nebraska finishes with a 7-2 record the Dillon Center, the most wins at home since 2018 when the team went 8-6.
 
Up next, the Huskers hit the road to take on No. 27 Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Friday, April 14, at 6 p.m. CT and on Sunday against No. 23 Illinois at 12 p.m. CT in Urbana, Ill.

Tennis Match Results

Purdue vs Nebraska

Apr 09, 2023at Lincoln, Nebraska

(Dillon Tennis Center)

#47 Nebraska 4, Purdue 0

Singles competition

1. Roni Hietaranta (NEB) vs. Michal Wozniak (PU) 7-5, 5-2, unfinished

2. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) vs. Daniel Labrador (PU) 3-6, 5-3, unfinished

3. Lars Johann (NEB) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PU) 6-1, 6-0

4. William Gleason (NEB) def. Milledge Cossu (PU) 7-5, 6-2

5. Calvin Mueller (NEB) vs. Tomasz Dudek (PU) 6-4, 3-5, unfinished

6. Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) def. Julen Morgan (PU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Calvin Mueller/Lars Johann (NEB) def. Daniel Labrador/Tomasz Dudek (PU) 6-3

2. William Gleason/Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) vs. Michal Wozniak/Milledge Cossu (PU) 5-4, unfinished

3. Roni Hietaranta/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan/Julen Morgan (PU) 6-1

Match Notes:

Purdue 2-15, 0-5 Big Ten

Nebraska 12-7, 4-2 Big Ten; National ranking #47

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,6,4)

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