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Bloomington, Ind. --- Behind a strong effort of its top three singles players, the No. 73 Nebraska men’s tennis team was able upset No. 57 Indiana, 4-3, Saturday at the IU Varsity Tennis Cener. After dropping the doubles point, NU was able to win four singles matches to capture the team victory.
In singels play, David Bendheim (NU), Calin Paar (NU) and Christopher Aumueller (NU) were all able to collect victories at the top three spots. At the No. 1 slot, Bendheim defeated Lachlan Ferguson in three sets, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. Along with the win at No. 1, Paar beat Santiago Gruter 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 2 spot, while Aumueller was equally as impressive at the No. 3 spot, defeating Guy Kubi 6-1, 6-0.
The match of the day came at the No. 5 spot where Nebraska's Hendrik Stahmer battled Will Kendall in the last match of the day, one that ultimatly decided the match. After losing the first set, Stahmer defeated Kendall 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 to take the last singles point and secure the Huskers' victory.
“Hendrik played a very confident match today,” Head coach Kerry McDermott said. “I felt very confident with him on the court. He showed great leadership today.”
In doubles, NU was only able to win one match as Stahmer and Francois Van Impe (NU) defeated Peter Antons and Maxime Armengaud, 8-5, at the No. 3 spot. McDermott was impressed with the way his team battled back after dropping the doubles point.
“It was a very good match for us,” McDermott said. “We competed really well. We got a couple breaks toward the end of the match. The team earned this victory today, especially after dropping the doubles point.”
The Huskers return to action on Sunday against the Georgia State Panthers at 10 a.m., at the IU Varsity Tennis Center.
Complete Results
NU 4, IU 3
Singles
No. 1 No. 74 David Bendheim (NU) defeated Lachlan Ferguson (IU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 2 Calin Paar (NU) defeated Santiago Gruter (IU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 Chris Aumueller (NU) defeated Guy Kubi (IU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 Jeremy Langer (IU) defeated Francois Van Impe (NU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 Hendrik Stahmer (NU) defeated Will Kendall (IU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 Maxime Armengaud (IU) defeated Benedikt Lindeim (NU) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 Santiago Gruter/Jeremy Langer (IU) defeated Calin Paar/David Bendheim (NU) 8-6
No. 2 Lachlan Ferguson/Stephen Vogl (IU) defeated Chris Aumueller/Benedikt Lindeim (NU) 8-5
No. 3 Hendrik Stahmer/Francois Van Impe (NU) defeated Peter Antons/Maxime Armengaud (IU) 8-5