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NEBRASKA VS. No. 9 OHIO STATE
FRIDAY, March 26 @ 2 p.m. CT
TY TUCKER TENNIS CENTER
COLUMBUS, OHIO
LIVE TV: ohiostatebuckeyes.com
LIVE STATS: ohiostatebuckeyes.com
NEBRASKA VS. PENN STATE
SUNDAY, March 28 @ 11 a.m. CT
SARNI TENNIS CENTER
UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
LIVE TV: N/A
LIVE STATS: gopsusports.com
The Nebraska men's tennis team (0-9, 0-9 Big Ten) will play Ohio State (11-2, 8-1 Big Ten) in Columbus, Ohio this Friday, March 26, at 2:00 p.m. CT and Penn State (3-6, 3-6 Big Ten) in University Park, PA., this Sunday, March 29, at 11 a.m. CT.
Live scoring links for both matches will be available on ohiostatebuckeyes.com and gopsusports.com, with Ohio State also providing a live stream on its website.
Scouting Ohio State
• The Buckeyes finished the 2019-2020 season with a 14-3 record overall and a 1-0 record in Big Ten play, with quality wins over Texas, Arizona State, USC.
• Ohio State is ranked No. 9 in the ITA coaches poll with its No. 1 singles player, Cannon Kingsley, ranked No. 5, No. 2 singles player, John McNally, ranked No. 11, No. 3 singles player, James Trotter, ranked No. 80 and the No. 4 singles player, Kyle Seelig, ranked No. 25.
• The Buckeyes, led by veteran coach Ty Tucker since 1999, are coming into Friday's matchup against Nebraska with a recent win over Big Ten foe, Wisconsin.
Series History
• Ohio State holds a 0-11 all-time advantage over Nebraska, as the teams' rivalry started when NU joined the Big Ten in 2011-2012.
• The Buckeyes have won all contests against the Huskers, including a 6-1 win in 2019.
Scouting Penn State
• The Nittany Lions closed the 2020 spring season with an 7-6 record overall, a 0-2 record in Big Ten competition and wins over Bucknell, Liberty and Pennsylvania.
• Penn State's head coach, Jeff Zinn, is entering his tenth year as leader of the squad with a 136-101 all-time record.
• PSU has lost three of its last five matches with one of those being against #8 Michigan, 1-6.
Series History
• Penn State leads the all-time series 6-2, with the first matchup against the Nittany Lions resulting in a 4-3 win for the Huskers in the 2011-2012 season.
• Most recently, the Huskers triumphed PSU on March 31, 2013, 4-3.
Gleason's Success Grows As The Season Continues
• Junior William Gleason, a native of Lincoln, Neb., is on a two-match win streak and holds a 2-6 record in Big Ten play.
• Most recently, Gleason defeated Wisconsin's Jesper Freimuth, Michigan State's Luke Baylis and was up a set against Michigan's Nick Beaty when the match was called on Sunday.
Nebraska Announces Welcoming of Fans
• The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday that it will allow fans to return to regular-season conference sporting events beginning immediately. This decision applies to all remaining events in Nebraska's home athletic venues, including men's and women's tennis.
• The Big Ten Conference has also announced public ticket sales will be allowed at the Big Ten Men's Tennis championship which will be held in Lincoln in April.