Huskers Come Up Short Against Sooners

Tulsa, Okla. - The No. 75 Nebraska men's tennis team fell to No. 42 Oklahoma, 4-0, Saturday night in the semifinal round of the ITA Region 5 National Indoor Qualifying Tournament held in Tulsa, Okla., at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

In singles action, Senior Jerry Posch fell to No. 23 Marek Velicka, 6-4, 6-3.  Junior James Clow was defeated by Tommy Garrison, 6-1, 6-4, while senior Joerg Barthel lost to Sergey Avdyev, 6-4, 7-5. 

Posch and newcomer Mark Tate fell in doubles action to No. 20 Alexei Ivanov and Marek Velicka, while Barthel and Melo lost to Lee Gregg and Matt Long, 8-3.

"We just didn't have our legs tonight," Coach Kerry McDermott said. "But this tournament was a great indicator of where we are at and what we need to work on."

The Huskers return to action Feb. 3, in Tallahassee, Fla., when they take on Furman at 1 p.m.

Nebraska's Results
No. 1 Singles - No. 23 Marek Velicka def. Jerry Posch, 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 Singles -  Alexei Ivanov vs. Adrian Szatmary, 5-7, 6-3, dnf
No. 3 Singles - Alexei Ivanov vs. Adrian Szatmary, 5-7, 6-3, dnf
No. 4 Singles -  Sergey Avdeyev def. Joerg Barthel, 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 Singles - Lee Gregg vs. Mark Tate, 6-4, 6-5 dnf
No. 6 Singles -  Cale Planck vs. Renati Melo, 3-6, 6-3, 5-1 dnf

No. 1 Doubles - No. 20 Alexei Ivanov/Marek Velicka def. Jerry Posch/Mark Tate, 8-3
No. 2 Doubles -  Federico Chavarria/Tommy Garrison vs. James Clow/Adrian Szatmary, 7-6 dnf
No. 3 Doubles - Lee Gregg/Matt Long def. Joerg Barthel/Renati Melo