Huskers Fall to Virginia Tech In Season Opener at ITA Kick-Off Weekend

ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 39 Nebraska men’s tennis team was defeated in its first match of the season at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s ITA Kick-Off Weekend on Sunday by the No. 34 Virginia Tech Hokies, 4-3. The match was tied at three and came down to singles play on court No. 5 when Virginia Tech’s Corrado D. Tocci downed Nebraska’s Eric Sock, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6), to win the Hokies’ their fourth point and clinch the match.

 

The loss drops the Huskers to 0-1 on the season. The Hokies improve to 1-0.

 

The Huskers started the match off winning the doubles point when they won the first twodoubles matches. On court No. 2, NU’s No. 44 ranked team of Robert Schulze and Andre Stenger defeated Virginia Tech’s Lucas Oliviera and Hunter Koontz, 9-7. Nebraska’s second doubles victory came on court No. 3 when the duo of Stefan Gollner and Sock downed Virginia Tech’s Patrick Daciek and Marko Lovrinovic, 8-1.

 

In singles play on court No. 1 Virginia Tech’s No. 50 Luka Somen got the better of NU’s No. 41 Christopher Aumueller, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. On court No. 2 the Huskers’ No. 78 Benedikt Lindheim downed the Hokies’ No. 71 Oliviera in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2.

 

On court No. 3 Virginia Tech’s Daciek defeated NU’s Stenger, 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 7-5. Virginia Tech’s Mauricio Antun defeated NU’s Schulze, 6-2, 6-3, on court No. 4. On court No. 6 Nebraska’s Tom Blackwell was victorious when he downed the Hokies Koontz in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.

 

Nebraska will play its second match in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on Monday at 8 a.m. The Huskers will face the loser of the No. 4 Georgia-No. 51 TCU match. Continue to check back to Huskers.com for all of the latest news on the men’s tennis team.

 

#34 Virginia Tech 4, #39 Nebraska 3

 Singles competition

1. #50 Luka Somen (VT) def. #41 Christopher Aumueller (NU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

2. #78 Benedikt Lindheim (NU) def. #71 Lucas Oliviera (VT) 6-0, 6-2

3. Patrick Daciek (VT) def. Andre Stenger (NU) 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 7-5

4. Mauricio Antun (VT) def. Robert Schulze (NU) 6-2, 6-3

5. Corrado D. Tocci (VT) def. Eric Sock (NU) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)

6. Tom Blackwell (NU) def. Hunter Koontz (VT) 6-4, 6-2

 

Doubles competition

1. #51 Corrado D. Tocci/Luka Somen (VT) vs. #7 Benedikt Lindheim/Christopher Aumuelle (NU) 5-6, unfinished

2. #44 Robert Schulze/Andre Stenger (NU) def. Lucas Oliviera/Hunter Koontz (VT) 9-7

3. Stefan Gollner/Eric Sock (NU) def. Patrick Daciek/Marko Lovrinovic (VT) 8-1

 

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,2,3,1,6,5)