Clemson, S.C. – The Nebraska men’s tennis team picked up its first loss of the season in a 4-0 defeat against Clemson on Sunday afternoon at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility.
Sunday’s match got underway with doubles action. Roni Hietaranta and Lars Johann picked up the first win with a 6-3 victory over Clemson’s Matt Pitts and Trey Stinchcomb on Court 3. The Tigers answered back quickly with Ryuhei Azuma and Spencer Whitaker picking up a 3-6 win over Nic Wiedenhorn and Shunya Maruyama on Court 1.
The doubles point came down to a long battle between Nebraska’s Calvin Mueller and William Gleason and Clemson’s Max Smith and Jorge Plans Gonzalez on Court 2. The set went to a seven-point tiebreaker and Clemson clinched the doubles victory 6-7 (4).
Clemson came out strong in singles play with No. 118 Azuma taking down No. 75 Hietaranta 4-6, 4-6, to pick up the Tigers’ second point of the match on Court 1. On Court 6, Wiedenhorn dropped his singles match 3-6, 5-7 to Smith, extending the Tigers’ lead to three. On Court 2, Maruyama battled hard in the second set, but came up just short and dropped his match 0-6, 6-7 (4) to Gonzalez, giving the Tigers the victory.
The three remaining matches went unfinished. Mueller and Johann were each tied at one set apiece in their contests, and Gleason was trailing his match 4-6, 3-5.
The Huskers return to action at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, against Cornell at the Dillon Tennis Center.
Tennis Match Results
Nebraska vs Clemson
Jan 29, 2023 at Clemson, S.C. (Duckworth Family Tennis Facility)
Clemson 4, Nebraska 0
Singles competition
1. #118 Ryuhei Azuma (MCLEM) def. #75 Roni Hietaranta (NEB) 6-4, 6-4
2. Jorge Plans Gonzalez (MCLEM) def. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 6-0 , 7-6(4)
3. Matt Pitts (MCLEM) vs. Calvin Mueller (NEB) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
4. Spencer Whitaker (MCLEM) vs. Lars Johann (NEB) 6-4, 3-6, 0-1, unfinished
5. Trey Stinchcomb (MCLEM) vs. William Gleason (NEB) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
6. Max Smith (MCLEM) def. Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Ryuhei Azuma/Spencer Whitaker (MCLEM) def. Nic Wiedenhorn/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 6-3
2. Max Smith/Jorge Plans Gonzalez (MCLEM) def. Calvin Mueller/William Gleason (NEB) 7-6(4)
3. Roni Hietaranta/Lars Johann (NEB) def. Matt Pitts/Trey Stinchcomb (MCLEM) 6-3
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