Huskers Conclude Play at ITA Central Region Championships

The Nebraska men's tennis team completed their fourth and final day of competition at the ITA Central Region Championships in Norman, Okla., on Sunday. 

The Huskers completed exclusively in consolation singles matches on Sunday, and won over half (six of 11) of their matches on the day.  

Patrick Cacciatore led NU by registering two victories, first defeating Wichita State's Alex Richards, 6-0, 6-1, before handing Daniel Siddall of Tulsa a 6-2, 6-4 loss. 

Freshmen Shunya Maruyama (7-5, 6-1 over Finley Hall (Drake)), Andre Saleh (6-4, 7-6(5) over Barny Thorold (Drake)) and Chester Wickwire (6-4, 2-6, 1-0 [8] over Freddie Powell (Drake)) each collected one victory apiece, as did senior Chris Dean with a 5-2 win over Drake's Luka Jakovic, who retired from the match. 

Full results can be found below.     

Consolation Singles Results 
Patrick Cacciatore def. Alex Richards (Wichita State), 6-0, 6-1
Shunya Maruyama def. Finley Hall (Drake), 7-5, 6-1
Andre Saleh def. Barny Thorold (Drake), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Chris Dean def. Luka Jakovic (Drake), 5-2, ret.
Chester Wickwire def. Freddie Powell (Drake), 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 [8]
Neil O'Connor (UMKC) def. Christopher Dean, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 [6]
Jackson Allen (Minnesota) def. William Gleason, 6-1, 6-3
Dylan Heap (Minnesota) def. Victor Moreno Lozano, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Patrick Cacciatore def. Daniel Siddall (Tulsa), 6-2, 6-4
Tom Thelwall-Jones (Tulsa) def. Chris Dean 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 [8]
Ezequiel Santalla (Tulsa) def. Chester Wickwire 6-0, 6-7 (4), 2-0 [3]