NCAA Mens Tennis

NU looks to finish strong against Nittany Lions, Buckeyes

NU looks to finish strong against Nittany Lions, Buckeyes


Penn State Nittany Lions (13-11) at #73 Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-14)
Friday, April 22 at 4 p.m. CT
Dillon Tennis Center (Lincoln, Neb.)
Live Stats: http://sidearmstats.com/nebraska/mtennis/xlive.htm

Live Video: https://huskers.com/sports/2019/1/28/211695063.aspx?id=2120

#2 Ohio State Buckeyes (22-2) at #73 Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-14)

Sunday, April 24 at Noon CT

Dillon Tennis Center (Lincoln, Neb.)

Live Stats: http://sidearmstats.com/nebraska/mtennis/xlive.htm

Live Video: https://huskers.com/sports/2019/1/28/211695063.aspx?id=2120

The No. 73 Nebraska men’s tennis team has won three of its last four games, including a weekend sweep over Purdue and Indiana this past weekend. It’s the first time since 2015 that Nebraska has won two Big Ten Conference matches in the same weekend. The last time came on March 27 & 29 with wins over Michigan State (4-3) and Michigan (4-0) at the Lincoln Racquet Club. NU is looking to finish off a historic conference stint against the Nittany Lions and the Buckeyes before the start of the Big Ten Championships at the end of the month in Madison, Wisconsin.

 

Live streams and stats are available in the links provided above. Updates will be posted to Huskers.com and @HuskerMTennis on Twitter.

Scouting Penn State

• The Nittany Lions enter Friday’s matchup with a 13-11 record, having won three of their last four matchups. They also boast a 3-4 conference record.

• Penn State has no players on the ITA Top-125 Singles Rankings List and no teams on the ITA Top-90 Doubles Rankings List.

• Loren Byers leads the Nittany Lions with nine singles wins on the spring, while Sam Bossem has the best winning percentage with an 8-3 record.

• In doubles, Malik Bhatnagar and Alexander Karman are 5-5 on the spring and have competed primarily in the No. 1 spot. Miko Eala and Charl Morgan have won their last four doubles matches as a duo, after dropping their first four.

Scouting Ohio State

• The Buckeyes enter Sunday’s matchup with a 22-2 record, having won their last seven matches.  They are the only undefeated Big Ten team remaining with a 7-0 conference record.

• Ohio State has five players on the ITA Top-125 Singles Rankings List: (No. 9 Cannon Kingsley, No. 10 Matej Vocel, No. 19 JJ Tracy, No. 36 James Trotter, No. 110 Jake Van Emburgh) and two teams on…

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