The Nebraska men’s tennis team took on Indiana in seven singles matches Sunday to wrap up the fourth and final day of the Badger Invitational in Madison, Wis.
Facing a Hoosier team that was ranked in the top 45 of the ITA rankings at the conclusion of the shortened 2020 season, a pair of Huskers won their singles matches. Junior Patrick Cacciatore defeated Indiana’s William Piekarsky, 7-5, 6-3, on Sunday for his second straight singles win. Cacciatore finished the opening weekend of the 2021 season with a 2-1 singles record. Shunya Maruyama was also a straight-set winner on Sunday, as the sophomore picked up his first singles win of the season against Ilya Tiraspolsky, 7-5, 6-3.
Junior Brandon Perez and sophomores Albert Sprlak-Puk and Chester Wickwire each fell to their Indiana opponents on Sunday, but all three finished with both a singles and doubles victory at the Badger Invitational. Victor Moreno Lozano lost his singles match to Indiana’s Andrew Redding to finish with a 1-2 singles record on the opening weekend. Nic Wiedenhorn fell to Indiana’s Michael Andre on Sunday, and although the freshman did not win a singles match in his debut tournament, he was a part of one doubles victory.
At the Badger Invitational, all seven Huskers who competed picked up either a singles or doubles victory, with six of the seven players earning at least one singles win and four players earning a doubles victory.
After competing at the Badger Invitational, Nebraska now awaits the release of the remainder of its 2021 schedule from the Big Ten Conference.
Badger Invitational (Madison, Wis.)
Sunday, Jan. 31 Results
Singles Matches vs. Indiana
Andrew Redding (Indiana) def. Victor Moreno Lozano (Nebraska), 6-2, 6-1
Vikash Singh (Indiana) def. Brandon Perez (Nebraska), 6-2, 6-3
Luka Vukovic (Indiana) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk (Nebraska), 6-2, 6-3
Michael Andre (Indiana) def. Nic Wiedenhorn (Nebraska), 7-5, 6-2
Patrick Fletchall (Indiana) def. Chester Wickwire (Nebraska), 6-3, 6-3
Shunya Maruyama (Nebraska) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (Indiana), 7-5, 6-3
Patrick Cacciatore (Nebraska) def. William Piekarsky (Indiana), 6-4, 6-2
Saturday, Jan. 30 Results
Singles Matches vs. Minnesota
Victor Moreno Lozano (Nebraska) def. Jackson Allen (Minnesota), 6-4, 5-7, 6-0
Brandon Perez (Nebraska) def. Siim Troost (Minnesota), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4)
Vlad Lobak (Minnesota) def. Nic Wiedenhorn (Nebraska), 6-2, 7-5
Albert Sprlak-Puk (Nebraska) def. Dylan Heap (Minnesota), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Sebastian Vile (Minnesota) def. Shunya Maruyama (Nebraska), 6-1, 7-5
Chester Wickwire (Nebraska) def. Kaleb Dobbs (Minnesota), 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Patrick Cacciatore (Nebraska) def. Bodin Zarkovic (Minnesota), 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Doubles Matches vs. Indiana
Patrick Fletchall/Andrew Redding (Indiana) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk/Brandon Perez (Nebraska), 7-6 (7-2)
Michael Andre/Ilya Tiraspolsky (Indiana) def. Nic Wiedenhorn/Patrick Cacciatore (Nebraska), 6-2
William Piekarsky/Vikash Singh (Indiana) def. Chester Wickwire/Shunya Maruyama (Nebraska), 6-2
Friday, Jan. 29 Results
Singles Matches vs. Wisconsin
Lenard Soha (Wisconsin) def. Victor Moreno Lozano (Nebraska), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Jared Pratt (Wisconsin) def. Brandon Perez (Nebraska), 6-2, 6-3
Robin Parts (Wisconsin) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk (Nebraska), 6-2, 7-5
Mihailo Popovic (Wisconsin) def. Nic Wiedenhorn (Nebraska), 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-2
Tim Dzhurinskiy (Wisconsin) def. Shunya Maruyama (Nebraska), 6-4, 6-0
Robert Krill (Wisconsin) def. Patrick Cacciatore (Nebraska), 6-4, 6-0
Jesper Freimuth (Wisconsin) def. Chester Wickwire (Nebraska), 6-3, 7-5
Doubles Matches vs. Minnesota
Brandon Perez/Albert Sprlak-Puk (Nebraska) def. Siim Troost/Vlad Lobak (Minnesota), 6-4
Jackson Allen/Bodin Zarkovic (Minnesota) def. Patrick Cacciatore/Victor Moreno Lozano (Nebraska), 7-6 (6-4)
Shunya Maruyama/Nic Wiedenhorn (Nebraska) def. Daniel Martin/Sebastian Vile (Minnesota), 6-3
Thursday, Jan. 28 Results
Doubles Matches vs. Wisconsin
Lenard Soha/Scott Sculley (Wisconsin) def. Nic Wiedenhorn/Victor Moreno Lozano (Nebraska), 6-2
Jared Pratt/Robin Parts (Wisconsin) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk/Shunya Maruyama (Nebraska), 6-1
Gabriel Huber/Tim Dzhurinskiy (Wisconsin) def. Chester Wickwire/Patrick Cacciatore (Nebraska), 6-2
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