Madison, Wisc. – The No. 49 Nebraska men’s tennis team (13-9, 5-4 Big Ten) defeated No. 54 Wisconsin 4-3 (11-10, 4-5 Big Ten) on Saturday afternoon to close out the regular season.
The Huskers started strong in doubles, with Nic Wiedenhorn and Shunya Maruyama picking up a 6-2 win over Wisconsin’s Jason Hildebrandt and Jared Pratt in the No. 2 spot. Wisconsin answered back as Sebastian Vile and Robin Parts defeated Calvin Mueller and Lars Johann 7-5 in the No. 3 spot.
Nebraska clinched the doubles point in the No. 1 spot as William Gleason and Leo Linquet upset the No. 64 duo of Michael Minasyan and Gabriel Huber 7-5.
Wisconsin bounced back in singles to even the score at 1-1 as Minasyan defeated Gleason 6-2, 6-1 in the No. 5 spot. NU then added another point with Mueller defeating Parts 6-0, 7-5 in the No. 6 spot. Johann quickly followed with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Huber in the No. 4 spot to make it 3-1.
Mihailo Popovic defeated Hietaranta 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 2 spot to cut the Husker lead to one.
Maruyama clinched the Husker win with a 7-5, 6-3 victory in the No. 3 spot over Vile.
The final match was played out with Pratt defeating Linquet 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 to make the final score 4-3.
Nebraska’s 13 wins are the most in a season since 2016 when the Huskers finished 14-13. The five conference victories ties a program record for the most Big Ten wins, which was set last season.
Up next is the Big Ten Tournament in Bloomington, Ind., from Thursday, April 27 through Sunday, April 30. More information will be provided in the coming week.
Tennis Match Results Nebraska vs Wisconsin 4/22/2023
#49 Nebraska 4, #54 Wisconsin 3
Singles competition
1. Jared Pratt (WIS) def. Leo Linquet (NEB) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
2. Mihailo Popovic (WIS) def. Roni Hietaranta (NEB) 6-2, 6-4
3. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Sebastian Vile (WIS) 7-5, 6-3
4. Lars Johann (NEB) def. Gabriel Huber (WIS) 6-3, 6-3
5. Michael Minasyan (WIS) def. William Gleason (NEB) 6-2, 6-1
6. Calvin Mueller (NEB) def. Robin Parts (WIS) 6-0, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. William Gleason/Leo Linquet (NEB) def. #64 Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan (WIS) 7-5
2. Nic Wiedenhorn/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Jason Hildebrandt/Jared Pratt (WIS) 6-2
3. Robin Parts/Sebastian Vile (WIS) def. Calvin Mueller/Lars Johann (NEB) 7-5
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