Huskers Compete Against No. 26 NorthwesternHuskers Compete Against No. 26 Northwestern
Men's Tennis

Huskers Compete Against No. 26 Northwestern

Evanston, Ill. - The Nebraska men's tennis team had a delayed match against the Northwestern Wildcats, originially scheduled for Friday, played on Saturday  in Big Ten play where they lost 4-0. The team will take on Illinois on Sunday at Noon in Champaign, Ill. The Huskers now have a 10-10 record for the season and a 3-5 mark in Big Ten play. 

In doubles competition, Marc Herrmann and Scott Elsass took on No. 2 against No. 82 ranked Fedor Baev and Strong Kirchheimer where they fought hard but came up short in an 8-5 finish. At No. 3, Andrew Dzulynsky and Charlie Shin saw playing time against the Wildcats's Alp Horoz and Mihir Kumar where they too fell short in an 8-5 finish. Dusty Boyer and Bradford Zitsch played at No. 1 against the No. 44 team of Sam Shropshire and Alex Pasareanu where they had an unfinished match, stopping at 7-4, Northwestern with the lead.

In singles play, Chris Hobgarski began at No. 4 against Logan Staggs where he suffered a loss going 6-2, 6-2 against Staggs.

At No. 6, Scott Elsass saw some singles action for the first time this season against Apl Horoz. Elsass unfortunately lost 6-0 in the first set and then 6-2 in the  second. This put the Wildcats at 3-0 over the Huskers.

Finishing up the meet, Marc Herrmann competed against No. 116, Strong Kirchheimer where Herrmann feel short to the talented competition. The two went 6-3 in the first set followed by a 6-2 mark in the second set at the No. 2 position. 

Nebraska - 0

Northwestern - 4

 

Singles 

No. 1 - No. 57 Sam Shropshire (NU) vs. Dusty Boyer (NEB) 4-6, 4-3 dnf

No. 2 - No. 116 Strong Kirchheimer (NU) def. Marc Herrmann (NEB) 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 - Konrad Zieba (NU) vs. Andrew Dzulynsky (NEB) 6-2, 4-1 dnf

No. 4 - Logan Staggs (NU) def. Chris Hobgarski (NEB) 6-2, 6-2

No. 5 - Bradford Zitsch (NEB) vs. Fedor Baev (NU) 7-6, 4-1 dnf

No. 6 - Alp Horoz (NU) def. Scott Elsass (NEB) 6-0, 6-2

Order of finish: 4, 6, 2

 

Doubles 

No. 1 - No. 44 Sam Shropsire/Alex Pasareanu (NU) vs. Dusty Boyer/Bradford Zitsch (NEB) 7-4 dnf

No. 2 - No. 85 Fedor Baev/Strong Kirchheimer (NU) def. March Herrmann/Scott Elsass (NEB) 8-5

No. 3 - Alp Horoz/Mihir Kumar (NU) def. Andrew Dzulynsky/Charlie Shin (NEB) 8-5

Order of finish: 2, 3