Huskers Bounce Back, Defeat Roos 7-0

Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska men's tennis team (1-3, 0-0 Big Ten) earned its first win of the season on Sunday afternoon with a 7-0 defeat over the Kansas City Roos (0-1, 0-0 WAC) at the Dillon Tennis Center. 

Freshman Albert Sprlak-Puk and sophomore Patrick Cacciatore quickly knocked off Diego Giraldo and Tom Kruse, 6-1, at the No. 1 spot to start off doubles competition. The sophomore duo of Will Gleason and Victor Moreno Lozano fell short to Austin Williams/Jake Fraunfelder, 6-3 at the No. 2 position.

Senior Chris Dean and freshman Chester Wickwire won a hard-fought match at No. 3 over Kacper Piekarek/Brian King, 7-5, to clinch the doubles point for Nebraska.

Freshman Shunya Maruyama notched a double bagel over Jake Fraunfelder at the No. 4 spot, 6-0, 6-0 -- starting singles play in wonderful fashion. Dean overcame King at the No. 6 spot, 6-1, 6-1, for his first win of the season.

Freshman Andre Saleh clinched the match for the Huskers with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Austin Williams at No. 3. Cacciatore then fought hard to win his match at No. 2, a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Tom Kruse. 

Moreno played the first match of his career at the No. 1 spot -- and did so with great success. The sophomore from Madrid, Spain, beat junior Diego Giraldo, 7-5, 7-5, to put the Huskers up 6-0.

At the No. 5 position, Wickwire played a tough match with Piekarek, but came out successful after a second-set tiebreaker, winning 7-5, 7-6 (3).

The Huskers will be back in action next weekend, when they travel to Norfolk, Va., for a pair of road matches. NU takes on SMU on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Noon CT before playing Old Dominion on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m. CT. Results

Singles

1. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) def. Diego Giraldo (UMKC) 7-5, 7-5

2. Patrick Cacciatore (NEB) def. Tom Kruse (UMKC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

3. Andre Saleh (NEB) def. Austin Williams (UMKC) 6-4, 7-5

4. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Jake Fraunfelder (UMKC) 6-0, 6-0

5. Chester Wickwire (NEB) def. Kacper Piekarek (UMKC) 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)

6. Chris Dean (NEB) def. Brian King (UMKC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

1. Albert Sprlak-Puk/Patrick Cacciatore (NEB) def. Diego Giraldo/Tom Kruse (UMKC) 6-1

2. Austin Williams/Jake Fraunfelder (UMKC) def. William Gleason/Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-3

3. Chris Dean/Chester Wickwire (NEB) def. Kacper Piekarek/Brian King (UMKC) 7-5

Match Notes

Kansas City 0-1

Nebraska 1-3

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,6,3,2,1,5)