NU Returns Home to Face #18 Minnesota Sunday

Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-9, 0-2 Big Ten) vs. #18 Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-1, 1-0 Big Ten)

Sunday, March 24, Noon CT

Lincoln, Neb. (Dillon Tennis Center)

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Lincoln -- After earning its first away win of the season in a hard-fought 4-3 contest against Loyola Marymount Wednesday, the Nebraska men's tennis team (8-9, 0-2 Big Ten) will battle the #18 Minnesota Golden Gophers on Sunday, March 24 at Noon CT at the Dillon Tennis Center in Lincoln.

Scouting Minnesota

• The #18 Golden Gophers come off a 4-3 win at Wisconsin on March 10 in their first conference match of the season.

• Minnesota holds a 10-win streak dating back to the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on Jan. 26-27, when the Gophers fell short to Oregon, 4-1, before beating UCF, 4-3 to start the non-stop winning sequence.

• No. 43 Josip Krstanovic is Minnesota's only ranked player, while the duo of Krstanovic/Levin is ranked No. 73 in the nation.

Last Time Out

• Nebraska knocked off Loyola Marymount, 4-3, on Wednesday, March 20 in Los Angeles.

• The Huskers lost doubles play, but came back strong to win four singles matches and notch its first win since Feb. 23.

• Senior Toby Boyer earned a comeback victory over #86 Lukas Moenter, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, to clinch the match for NU. 

Up Next

• The Huskers will head to Illinois this weekend to face off with the #13 Fighting Illini on Saturday, March 30 at Noon CT before clashing with Northwestern on Sunday, March 31 at Noon CT.

Boyer Continues to Lead Huskers

• Senior Toby Boyer continues to dominate the No. 1 singles spot in Nebraska’s lineup, posting a 12-2 mark 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 73 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 13 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 6-7 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 a 9-6 mark – 5-4 at No. 3 and 4-2 at No. 4.

• Gleason, a Lincoln native and Lincoln Southwest 2018 graduate, has a 7-6 spring record, with four wins at No. 3 and three at No. 4.

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

• Nebraska has played three ranked non-conference opponents this year: No. 10 Baylor, No. 46 Drake and No. 38 Texas Tech. Last year, Nebraska did not face any ranked teams outside of Big Ten play.