Huskers Set for Three Straight Home Matches

   After collecting two victories in its first weekend of play, the No. 65 Nebraska men's tennis team will look to continue its two-match winning streak this weekend when they host three challenging duals at the Nebraska Tennis Center. The Huskers will play two ranked teams over the weekend including 56th-ranked Radford on Friday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m., before battling 30th-ranked and Big Ten power Minnesota on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m.  The Huskers third match will be against Denver on Sunday, Jan. 24, with first serve set for 1 p.m. Last season, the then No. 61 Huskers upset No. 52 Denver 5-2 on the road in the middle of a 13-match winning streak. 
  
   All three of the Huskers matches will be played at the Nebraska Tennis Center and live stats for all three matches will be available on Huskers.com

Huskers Defeat To Missouri Valley Conference Foes
   The Huskers kicked their season off with a bang on Saturday, Jan. 16, with a pair of victories over in-state foe Creighton and Illinois State. NU dominated both matches defeating Creighton 6-1 and Illinois State 7-0. The Huskers only dropped one singles and doubles match a piece on the day, as David Bendheim, Benedikt Lindheim and Eric Sock all won both singles matches they played in. Lindheim was most impressive only dropping three sets in his two matches while playing at the No. 3 spot against Creighton and the No. 5 spot against Illinois State.

Three Huskers Appear in National Rankings
   The Nebraska men's tennis team was well represented in the ITA's preseason tennis rankings which were released on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Sophomore Christopher Aumueller, junior Calin Paar and Van Impe all appeared in the Top 100 singles rankings. NU's three ranked players is the most in school history. The only Big 12 team with more players ranked in the Top 100 was Texas, which had five players appear in the rankings. As a team, the Huskers will begin their season ranked at No. 65.

   Aumueller started the season ranked at No. 30 after collecting 10 victories this fall and making an appearance in the finals of the Central Regional Championships in Tulsa, Okla. The reining Big 12 Newcomer of the Year defeated Alexander Pelaez (Creighton) 6-2, 6-2 in his first match of the season. Aumueller was ranked at No. 97 in the ITA's final rankings last season.

   Paar began the season ranked at No. 76, while Van Impe started his senior season ranked at No. 91. Paar went 7-5 this fall and finished last spring with a 12-10 overall record. Both Paar and Van Impe won their first matches of the season on Saturday, Jan. 16, against Creighton and Illinois State.

Aumueller Joins Elite Class With Preseason Ranking
   Coming off one of the most successful freshman seasons in program history, Aumueller will look to continue his success as a sophomore playing at the Huskers' No. 1 spot. The reigning Big 12 Newcomer of the Year entered the season ranked at No. 30 in the national singles rankings, which is the highest ranking for a Husker since Steven Jung in 1989 when he finished the year ranked at No. 16 and was the runner-up in the NCAA singles tournament.

Three Freshmen Make Debuts 
   Freshmen Eric Sock, Andre Stenger and Brandon Videtich all made their Husker debuts on Saturday, Jan. 16, against the Creighton Bluejays. Sock, who is a Lincoln native, defeated James McAvoy (Creighton) 6-2, 6-4, in his first match as a Husker. Sock then defeated Xavier Bairt-Ferrer (Illinois State) in the second match of the day to improve his record to 2-0. Stenger wasn't as fortunate in his Husker debut falling to J.T. Christian (Creighton) at the No. 4 spot. Redshirt freshman Brandon Videtich also played in his first sping dual match as he paired up with Drew Freeman and defeated Bryan Lube and Sean Mathison (Creighton) at the No. 3 doubles spot.

Scouting the Highlanders
  The No. 56 Radford Highlanders return four players from a team that reached the first round of the NCAA tournament a year ago. Their top player is Ivan Salec, who is a two-time Big South first team singles and doubles selection. Last season, Salec recorded a 17-4 record and went undefeated in conference play for the second straight year. As a team, the Highlanders finished with a 20-3 overall record and a 6-0 record in the Big South Conference. Radford is coached by Mike Anderson.

Scouting the Gophers
   The 30th-ranked Minnesota Gophers line up will feature two nationally ranked players in No. 55 Tobias Wernet and No. 67 Sebastian Gallego. Wernet finished last season with 18 victories while playing at the No. 2 spot. Gallego wasn't far behind with 15 wins last fall at the No. 3 spot. Last season, the Gophers finished 19-8 and 7-3 in the Big Ten Conference in route to their 20th trip to the NCAA tournament where they fell to eventual National Champion USC in the second round. The Gophers are coached by Geoff Young.

Scouting the Pioneers
   The Denver Pioneers visit Lincoln after beating Northern Colorado 7-0 in their first dual match of the season. The Pioneers finished last season with an 10-11 overall record and a 1-3 mark in the Sun Belt Conference. The top player for Denver is senior David Simson, who won 11 matches last spring while playing at the No. 2 spot. The Pioneers are coach by Danny Westerman.

Live Stats Now Available For Home Tennis Matches
   If you aren't able to make it to the Nebraska Tennis Center for this weekend's matches make sure to check out the new live stats page for both men's and women's tennis. You are now able to view up to the second scores for all of NU's men's and women's home tennis matches. Click on the live stats link on the men's tennis page to gain access to the live stats page.