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Evanston, Ill. -- The Nebraska men's tennis team (0-4, 0-4 Big Ten) dropped a 4-0 match to the Northwestern Wildcats (4-3, 3-2 Big Ten) on Friday evening at the Combe Tennis Center in Evanston, Ill.
In doubles competition, freshman Nic Wiedenhorn and sophomore Shunya Maruyama won their matchup against Gleb Blekher/Natan Spear in the No. 3 spot, 6-3. Juniors William Gleason and Victor Moreno Lozano fell short to No. 57 Simen Bratholm/Nick Brookes, 4-6, at the No. 1 spot. In the deciding No. 2 matchup, Purdue's Chris Ephron/Dominik Stary outlasted sophomore Albert Sprlak-Puk and junior Brandon Perez, 3-6, winning the doubles point.
To start off singles play, Perez dropped his match to Nick Brookes 3-6, 2-6, at No. 2. At No. 6 Wiedenhorn dropped a tough 2-6, 5-7 contest to Gleb Blekher. Gleason fell at No. 4, 6-7, 4-6, to clinch it for the Boilermakers, 4-0.
Lozano was tied one set a piece with No. 58 Dominik Stary at No. 1, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0, while Sprlak-Puk and Maruyama were battling at the No. 3 and No. 5, respectively, when the match was called.
Up next, the Huskers will stay on the road and matchup with No. 8 Illinois on Sunday at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Ill.
Tennis Match Results Nebraska vs Northwestern 3/5/2021 at Evanston, IL (Combe Tennis Center)
#29 Northwestern 4, Nebraska 0
Singles competition
1. Dominik Stary (NUM) vs. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-4, 3-6, 0-1, unfinished
2. Nick Brookes (NUM) def. Brandon Perez (NEB) 6-3, 6-2
3. Chris Ephron (NUM) vs. Albert Sprlak-Puk (NEB) 4-6, 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
4. Trice Pickens (NUM) def. William Gleason (NEB) 7-6, 6-4
5. Simen Bratholm (NUM) vs. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 7-5, 2-3, unfinished
6. Gleb Blekher (NUM) def. Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) 6-2, 6-5
Doubles competition
1. Simen Bratholm/Nick Brookes (NUM) def. William Gleason/Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-4
2. Chris Ephron/Dominik Stary (NUM) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk/Brandon Perez (NEB) 7-5
3. Nic Wiedenhorn/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Gleb Blekher/Natan Spear (NUM) 6-3
Match Notes:
Nebraska 0-4
Northwestern 4-3; National ranking #29
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,6,4)