Huskers Head South for Pair of Big 12 Road Matches

No. 38 Nebraska (13-7, 1-1) vs. No. 14 Texas Tech (17-2, 0-1)
Match Date: Friday, April 9, 2010
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Venue: McLeod Tennis Center
Start time: 6:30 p.m.

No. 38 Nebraska (13-7, 1-1) vs. No. 9 Baylor (16-3, 0-0)
Match Date: Sunday, April 11, 2010
Location: Waco, Texas
Venue: Baylor Tennis Center 
Start time: 6 p.m.
Huskers Head South for Pair of Big 12 Road Matches
Fresh off their first Big 12 conference victory since 2007, the No. 38 Nebraska men's tennis team will travel to the state of Texas to face off against a pair of top 15 opponents this weekend as they continue their trek through conference play. The Huskers will first take on the No. 14 Texas Tech Red Raiders on Friday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m., before traveling to Waco, Texas, to take on the No. 9 Baylor Bears on Sunday, April 11, at 6 p.m.

Entering the weekend, the Huskers own a 13-7 overall record, and a 1-1 mark in Big 12 play. NU defeated No. 49 Oklahoma State, 4-3, on April 3, for their first Big 12 victory. The Huskers opened up Big 12 play with a tough, 4-3, loss against No. 12 Texas A&M.

The 14th-ranked Red Raiders have only dropped two matches this season and claim a 17-2 overall record, and a 0-1 mark in Big 12 play. Texas Tech dropped their first Big 12 match to No. 5 Texas, 4-3. The Bears, who sport a 16-3 overall record, will play Texas A&M on Wednesday, April 7, for their first Big 12 match, and No. 5 Texas on Saturday, April 10, before facing the Huskers.

Last Time Out: Huskers Earn First Big 12 Win Since 2007
The No. 37 Nebraska men's tennis team defeated the No. 49 Oklahoma State Cowboys 4-3 on Saturday, April 3, at the Nebraska Tennis Center for their first Big 12 conference victory since 2007.

Benedikt Lindheim sealed the victory for the Huskers with a three-set victory over Eric West at No. 5 singles, ending the conference-win drought for NU and giving them a big victory. It was the second straight day the Huskers went down to the wire with their opponent, as they were on the wrong side of a 4-3 decision on Friday, April 2, against Texas A&M. Calin Paar, Francois Van Impe and Andre Stenger all won their singles matches to help NU after the team dropped all three doubles matches to fall behind 1-0.

Freshman Stenger Starts 2-0 in Big 12
Playing at the back of the Husker lineup, freshman Andre Stenger has seen his fair share of ups and downs this season. After starting the season with five straight losses, four of which came in three sets, the German native bounced back to win 10 of his next 13 matches to improve his record to 10-8 on the season, including an impressive 2-0 start in Big 12 play. Stenger defeated Alberto Bautista (Texas A&M) in three sets in the Huskers' near upset of No. 12 Texas A&M, and took down Maxi Kuhn (Oklahoma State) 6-2, 6-3, against the Cowboys.

Huskers Impressive on the Road
Facing one of the toughest schedules in program history, the Huskers have been impressive when playing away from home where they own an 8-4 record. NU has defeated three ranked opponents on the road, including No. 35 Arizona and No. 23 BYU.

Bendheim Moves to Fifth All-Time on Victories List
With his 11 victories this season, senior David Bendheim moved into sole possession of fifth place on the all-time career victories list at Nebraska. Bendheim has accumulated 60 victories in his time at Nebraska and needs only three victories to tie Lance Mills for fourth on the list.

Huskers Ranked No. 38
The Huskers dropped one spot to No. 38 in Intercollegiate Tennis Rankings, which were released on Tuesday, April 6. The ranking marks the fifth week in a row the Huskers are ranked inside the top 40.

Junior Calin Paar is ranked at No. 92 in the singles rankings, while Christopher Aumueller checks in at No. 96. The Huskers have no doubles teams currently ranked.

NU in the Rankings
Date     Ranking
1/5        #65
1/26      #65
2/4        #66      
2/12      #65
2/18      #65
2/23      #68
3/2        NR
3/9        #36      
3/16      #25
3/23      #35
3/30      #37
4/6        #38

Scouting the Texas Tech Red Raiders
The No. 14 Texas Tech Red Raiders enter the weekend with an impressive 17-2 record, and a 0-1 mark in Big 12 play. When playing on their home courts this season, the Red Raiders have accumulated a 5-1 record, with their only loss coming against No. 5 Texas. Tech's lineup features one of the nations premiere players in Raony Carvalho. Carvalho is currently ranked at No. 6 nationally and will play at the No.1 spot where he owns a 15-3 record. No. 72 Gonzalo Escobar will play at the No. 2 spot for Tech, where he sports a 14-2 record. In doubles, Carvalho teams with Rafael Garcia to make up the nation 20th-ranked doubles team, while Escobar and teammate Andre Stabile make up the nations 40th-ranked duo. Texas Tech is coached by Tim Siegel.

Scouting the Baylor Bears
The defending Big 12 Champion Baylor Bears have collected a 16-3 record this season and are riding a eight match winning streak heading into a their Big 12 opener against Texas A&M on Wednesday, April 7. Baylor features both a deep and talented singles and doubles lineup. In singles, No. 19 Denes Lukacs leads the Bears with a 13-3 record while playing at the No.1 spot, while No. 32 Jordan Rux will play at the No. 2 spot where he has a 13-2 record. No. 109 Attila Bucko is the other ranked singles player for Baylor and will line up at the No. 3 spot where he owns a 10-2 record. Baylor is coached by Matt Knoll.