Three Huskers Move on to Round of 16 Singles

Three Huskers found their way to the round of 16 singles at Big Ten Individuals held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Friday. 

Sophomore Jeri Lassila took down Michigan State's Lincoln Battle in straight sets (6-4, 6-2). Junior Calin Stirbu was the next Husker with a straight-set win over Wisconsin's Jens Holger Nissen (6-4, 6-4). Lastly in singles action, junior Jan Sebesta had two match wins on Friday with the first one coming in the round of 64 with a win over Northwestern's Jacob Golden (7-6, 7-6). Sebesta's second win happened in a three-set thriller over Aidan Atwood of Indiana (6-3, 4-6, 10-6.) to round out the day for Nebraska. 

Three NU pairs took on doubles play with junior Henry Lamchinniah and Stirbu advancing to the quarterfinals before falling to Megargee/Yang of Northwestern (1-6). Freshman Enzo Champignuelle and Lassila found a win in doubles consolation over Michigan State's Nelson/Battle (6-4). Junior Aniss Rafiq and Sebesta also found a win in doubles consolation over Kumar/Zlatohlavek of Wisconsin (6-3). 

Nebraska will continue play Saturday, Oct. 31 as both Rafiq/Sebesta and Champignuelle/Lassila will continue their journey in doubles consolation. In singles, Champignuelle, freshman Micah Ward, Rafiq, Lamchinniah and fifth year Kelly Giese will all play in the consolation rounds of the bracket. Lassila, Sebesta and Stirbu will continue on in the main draw with the round of 16. 

Stirbu will take on Victor Lilov of Ohio State while Sebesta will also match up with an Ohio State player of his own, Denis Petak. Lassila will play his match against Michigan's Evan Burnett.

The draws/schedule for the tournament along with live stream and stats links are available on the schedule page.

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