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DENVER, Colo. – The No. 32 Nebraska Cornhuskers started their weekend off with a win over No. 44 UNLV Saturday afternoon in Denver, Colo. The Huskers defeated UNLV, 4-3. With the win, the Huskers improve to 8-4 on the year.
“It was a good win for us,” said head coach Kerry McDermott. “I felt that we struggled, but we found a way to win.”
The Huskers started the match off by winning all three doubles matches and thus gaining the doubles point.
In singles play at the No. 1 spot in the Huskers’ line-up was Christopher Aumueller, who defeated UNLV’s Medhi Borus, 6-2, 6-1. Nebraska’s Calin Paar was at the No. 2 spot. Paar defeated Johannes Markel, 6-1, 6-2. Also winning their singles match for the Huskers was Sebastian Florczyk. He defeated Charlie Alvarado, 7-6, 6-0. Florczyk was at the No. 6 spot in the Huskers’ line-up.
UNLV’s three points came in singles play when the Runnin’ Rebels’ Tamas Batyi defeated NU’s Benedikt Lindheim, 6-1, 6-2. Also winning for the Rebels was Rene Ruegamer who defeated, 6-4, 5-7, 14-12, Andre Stenger of Nebraska. Alex Bull of UNLV defeated NU’s Tom Blackwell, 6-3, 6-1.
“Looking back, we’re going to realized this is a solid win,” said McDermott after the match. “We beat a good UNLV team today."
The Huskers will return to action Sunday afternoon when they take on the Denver Pioneers.
“I’m looking forward to tomorrow. It should be a competitive match,” said McDermott.
The match tomorrow against the Pioneers will begin at 1 p.m.
No. 32 Nebraska 4, No. 44 UNLV 3
Doubles
1. Aumueller/Lindheim (NU) def. Bouras/Schoeman (UNLV), 9-8
2. Stenger/Florczyk (NU) def. Batyi/Konyves (UNLV), 8-5
3. Paar/Schulze (NU) def. Ruegamer/Bull (UNLV), 9-8
Singles
1. Christopher Aumueller (NU) def. Medhi Borus (UNLV), 6-2, 6-1
2. Calin Paar (NU) def. Johannes Markel (UNLV), 6-1, 6-2
3. Tamas Batyi (UNLV) def. Benedikt Lindheim (NU), 6-0, 6-3
4. Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) def. Andre Stenger (NU), 6-4, 5-7, 14-12
5. Alex Bull (UNLV) def. Tom Blackwell (NU), 6-3, 6-1
6. Sebastian Florczyk (NU) def. Charlie Alvarado (UNLV), 7-6, 6-0