NU Returns Home to Clash with Iowa Sunday

Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-7, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (9-3, 0-0 Big Ten)

Sunday, March 10, 1 p.m. CT

Lincoln, Neb. (Dillon Tennis Center)

Live Stream: Huskers.com

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Lincoln – After a four-match road sequence, the Nebraska men's tennis team (7-7, 0-1 Big Ten) will return to Lincoln to host the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Dillon Tennis Center on Sunday, March 10 at 1 p.m. CT. Admission is free to the public.

The Huskers went 1-3 away from home in the last couple of weekends, with two of those losses coming at then-No. 46 Drake and at then-No. 38 Texas Tech. Sunday's match will be the Hawkeyes' Big Ten Conference opener this season.

Scouting Iowa

• The Hawkeyes come off a big win at Drake, 4-3, on Friday, March 8 -- it was Iowa's first win over the Bulldogs since 2011.

• Iowa played 10 of its 12 season matches in Iowa City, going 9-1 at home.

• The Hawkeyes are yet to win a match away from home, as they lost to Cornell on Feb. 24 and No. 38 Texas Tech on March 3 -- both by a 5-2 margin.

Series History

• The Huskers are tied 7-7 all-time with the Hawkeyes. Most recently, Iowa knocked off Nebraska in Iowa City, 6-1.

• Nebraska last won in 2016, when Andrew Dzulnysnky clinched a 4-3 hard-fought win over the then-No. 47 Hawkeyes.

• The Nebraska-Iowa rivalry dates back to 1980, when both teams first played in Iowa City for an 8-1 Hawkeye win.  

Last Time Out

• Nebraska fell short at Wisconsin, 6-1, in its Big Ten Conference opener on Friday, March 8.

• Gleason knocked off Jared Pratt, 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 4 spot for the Huskers' sole win of the match.

Up Next

• The Huskers will host the No. 39 Wichita State Shockers on Friday, March 15 at 4:30 p.m. at the Dillon Tennis Center.

Boyer Continues to Lead Huskers

• Senior Toby Boyer continues to dominate the No. 1 singles spot in Nebraska’s lineup, posting a 9-2 spring record so far.

• The Ham Lake, Minn., native surpassed Marc Hermann on March 3 to become the seventh-winningest athlete in Nebraska men’s tennis history with 70 career wins.

• Boyer held a seven-match win streak from January 26 to March 8 before falling to Osgar O'Hoisin of Wisconsin for only his second loss of the season.

Klousia Takes Over No. 2 Spot

• After 16 matches at No. 4 and only four at No. 3 last year, junior Micah Klousia stepped up to take over Nebraska’s No. 2 singles position – he has completed all of his 10 spring matches at that spot so far.

• Despite several tough opponents, including two ranked in the top-125, Klousia held his ground and has a 5-5 mark on the season.

Freshmen Make Early Impact

• Victor Moreno Lozano and William Gleason have been strong assets to Nebraska’s lineup, gaining ground at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots.

• Victor Moreno, a freshman from Madrid, Spain, holds the team’s second-best spring record with an 8-4 mark – 5-4 at No. 3 and 3-0 at No. 4.

• Gleason, a Lincoln native and Lincoln Southwest 2018 graduate, has a 5-5 spring record, with a pair of wins at No. 3 and three wins at the No. 4 position.

Boyer, Klousia Produce Impressive Fall Season

• Boyer and Klousia earned a berth among the nation’s top 32 doubles teams, as they qualified for the ITA National Fall Championships, Nov. 7-8.

• The Husker duo produced an impressive 4-1 run at the ITA Central Regionals on Oct. 18-22. Boyer/Klousia upset the tournament’s No. 1 seed (Arkansas) before knocking off teams from Creighton and Tulsa to earn a spot among the event’s four best pairs.

Maymi Develops Stronger Non-Conference Schedule

• As a starting point for a program turnaround in 2019, first-year head coach Sean Maymi developed a stronger non-conference schedule for the Huskers

• So far, Nebraska has played three ranked opponents: No. 10 Baylor, No. 46 Drake and No. 38 Texas Tech. NU is still scheduled to play No. 39 Wichita State.

• Last year, Nebraska did not face any ranked non-conference teams.