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Men's Tennis

Huskers Set to Play Ducks in Eugene

Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-5, 0-0 Big Ten) at Oregon Ducks (7-2, 0-0 Pac-12)
Sunday, February 16 at Noon CT (10 a.m. ET)
UO Student Tennis Center (Eugene, Oregon)
Live Stream: https://goducks.com/sports/2017/1/12/mens-tennis-live-stream.aspx
Live Stats: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=ore


The Nebraska men's tennis team (1-5, 0-0 Big Ten) will head west for a one-match weekend road trip, as the Huskers get ready to take on the Oregon Ducks (7-2, 0-0 Pac-12) on Sunday, Feb. 16, at Noon CT (10 a.m. ET) in Eugene.

Live streaming and scoring will be available in the links provided above. Admission is free to the UO Student Tennis Center. 

Scouting Oregon

• The Ducks started out the season in great fashion, winning seven out of their first nine matches. UO only fell to No. 17 Michigan at home and to Georgia Tech at a neutral site.

• Oregon comes off a 4-3 road victory over Louisville last Friday, Feb. 7. The Ducks lost the doubles point but built a comeback with wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 5 and the No. 4 clincher match in singles play.

• Sophomore Joshua Carlton leads the lineup at No. 1 with a 6-1 dual season record. The Traralgon, Australia, native is ranked at No. 29 by ITA in the most recent (Feb. 5) rankings.

• The duo of Carlton and senior Ty Gentry is ranked at No. 9 by ITA, as both notch a 6-1 dual record and 13-3 overall mark in 2019-20.

• The Ducks head to California next weekend to face Loyola Marymount and San Diego on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22-23, respectively.

Series History

• Oregon holds a 3-2 all-time lead over Nebraska, as both teams most recently met in Feb. 10, 2017. That day, the Ducks took down the Huskers in Eugene, 7-0.

• NU's last win over OU took place in 2010 in Provo, Utah, where the teams played a neutral site match for a 6-1 Nebraska victory.

Up Next

• The Huskers will head to Texas for another weekend road trip, as NU will take on UTSA on Saturday, Feb. 22, in San Antonio, and Texas on Sunday, Feb. 23, in Austin.

• Nebraska will return home on Friday, Feb. 28, for a contest against Pepperdine at the Dillon Tennis Center. First serve is set for 5 p.m. CT.

Moreno Starts Strong

• Sophomore Victor Moreno Lozano started off the season at No. 2, but quickly took over the No. 1 spot after notching singles wins at Vanderbilt, vs. Auburn and vs. UMKC

• The Madrid, Spain, native also had a strong fall season, earning seven singles wins. So far, Moreno holds a 10-8 overall record.

Freshmen Racking Up Wins 

Shunya Maruyama, from Nagano, Japan, tied Moreno's team-best three dual season wins, while Newport Beach, Calif., native Andre Saleh posted another two singles victories

• Saleh was a five-star recruit and the No. 52-rated prospect in the nation, while Maruyama was a four-time International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Doubles Champion before joining Nebraska.

Maymi Sets Strong Schedule in 2020

• Nebraska will face 13 opponents ranked in the top-50 nationally as of the end of last season: Texas (No. 1), Ohio State (No. 3), Baylor (No. 6), Illinois (No. 15), Oklahoma (No. 17), Michigan (No. 20), UCF (No. 31), Vanderbilt (No. 32), Penn State (No. 33), Minnesota (No. 39), Iowa (No. 44), Oregon (No. 47) and Indiana (No. 49)