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The No. 61 Nebraska men’s tennis team will go for its fourth straight victory this weekend when it faces off against the No. 52 Denver Pioneers on Friday, Feb. 27 at 8:30 p.m. The Huskers are coming off three straight victories over Marquette, Texas-San Antonio and No. 54 Drake. On Saturday, NU will continue play against the Oregon Ducks with first serve set for 7 p.m. The Ducks enter the match with a record of 6-6. NU will go for its fourth win over a ranked opponent this season on Friday when it takes on Denver.
Huskers Roll Past No. 54 Drake
The No. 62 Nebraska men’s tennis team won in impressive fashion on Wednesday, Feb. 18, defeating the Drake Bulldogs by the score of 6-1 at the DrakeTennisCenter in Des Moines, Iowa.
After dropping the first doubles match at the No. 2 spot, the Huskers were able to take the next two matches to secure the doubles point. At the No. 1 spot, David Bendheim and Calin Paar (NU) defeated Ivan Mendoza and Mauricio Ballivian (DU) 8-6. Christopher Aumueller and Benedikt Lindheim (NU) then handled Ricardo Lau and Maor Zirkin (DU) by the score of 8-5 at the No. 3 spot.
In singles, the Huskers won all but one match and were not taken to a third set in any of the five matches they won. Paar (NU) continues his hot play by beating Ballivian (DU) 6-3, 6-4, at the No. 2 spot. At the No. 3 spot, Aumueller (NU) defeated Evgeny Silitski (DU) 6-3, 6-4, while Hendrik Stahmer took down Guilherme Marsiglia (DU) 6-3, 6-3, at the No. 4 spot. Francois Van Impe (NU) and Lindheim (NU) both won in convincing fashion at the No. 5 and 6 spots to give the Huskers five of the six singles points. Bendheim (NU) was the only Husker to go down, falling to No. 116 Zirkin (DU) 6-4, 6-3, at the No. 1 spot.
Scouting the Denver Pioneers
The Denver Pioneers enter Friday’s match with an overall record of 6-5, with victories over a pair of ranked opponents. The Pioneers defeated No. 59 Iowa and No. 53 Drake to end the Bulldogs’ 47-match home winning streak earlier this season. DU’s top two players have been Martin Zimmermann and David Simson. Zimmermann has spent a majority of the year at the No. 1 spot and has collected a record of 9-2 this spring. Simson enters the match ranked at No. 106 in the nation and plays primarily at the No. 2 spot. The junior has an overall record of 8-3 in the spring. The Pioneers are coached by Danny Westerman.
Scouting the Oregon Ducks
After losing their last two matches to No. 41 Washington and No. 42 Fresno State, the Ducks are hoping to get back on track this weekend against the Huskers. Oregon enters the match with a record of 6-6, with its last victory coming over WichitaState on Feb. 14. Playing in the No. 1 spot for the Ducks is Marcos Verdasco, who has tallied a 4-7 record at the No. 1 spot. Oregon is coached by Nils Schyllander.
Aumueller, Lindheim Make Debut in Rankings
The Nebraska men’s tennis team had a fresh set of faces in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Rankings that were released on Thursday, Feb. 19. Freshmen Christopher Aumueller and Benedikt Lindheim made their way into the national double’s rankings at No. 51.
This season, the duo has compiled a record of 5-2 while playing at the No. 2 doubles spot for the Huskers. In the fall season, Lindheim and Aumueller advanced to the finals of the ITA Central Regional Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., before falling to Nathan Byrnes and Oleksandr Nedovyesov of OklahomaState.
In the singles rankings, junior David Bendheim is ranked at No. 123 after recording a 5-3 record at the No. 1 spot this year. As a team, the Huskers are ranked at No. 61.
Huskers Set To Finish 10-match Road Trip
Friday and Saturday’s matches will be the end of a 10-match road trip for the Huskers to open the season. NU has traveled to Las Vegas, Nev., Bloomington, Ind., San Antonio, Texas, Des Moines, Iowa, and will finish this weekend in Denver. The Huskers first home match will take place on March 7 when they take on WichitaState, Bradley and UMKC in triple header action. First serve against WichitaState is set for 9 a.m. at the NebraskaTennisCenter.
Huskers In the Rankings
National Singles Rankings National Doubles Rankings
No. 123 David Bendheim No. 51 Christopher Aumueller and Benedikt Lindheim
Central Region Singles Ranking Central Region Doubles Rankings
No. 6 David Bendheim No. 4 David Bendheim and Calin Paar
No. 11 Chistopher Aumueller No. 5 Benedikt Lindheim and Christopher Aumueller
No. 14 Calin Paar No. 8 Francois Van Impe and Hendrik Stahmer
No. 22 Hendrik Stahmer
No. 23 Benedikt Lindheim