Friday, March 19
Lincoln, NE
3 p.m. ET
Michigan State University
5
at
2
Nebraska
Spartans Down Nebraska, 5-2
3/19/2021 7:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan State men's tennis team defeated Nebraska, 5-2, Friday afternoon at the Dillon Tennis Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, to win its third Big Ten match of the season.
The Spartans (3-6, 3-4 Big Ten) won the doubles point for the second dual in a row and proceeded to claim four of the six singles matches in the victory over the Huskers.
The No. 1 pair of Nick Williams and Kazuki Matsuno proved to be a strong combination again for the Spartans, as they recorded their fourth consecutive win in Big Ten play, this time with a 7-6 (7-5) tiebreaker over Brandon Perez and Victor Moreno Lozano. Jarreau Campbell and Graydon Lair got things going for MSU with a 6-3 win on court three against Patrick Cacciatore and Albert Sprlak-Puk. The No. 2 doubles match went unfinished after reaching a tiebreaker.
Drew Keene won in straight sets over Cacciatore at No. 6 singles to give MSU a 2-0 lead. After Nebraska got on the board with a victory at No. 4 singles, the Spartans clinched the dual as Williams took down Perez on the second court, 6-4, 6-2, and Lair won on the fifth court against Nic Wiedenhorn, 6-2, 7-5.
Carson Gates dropped a tough third-set super tiebreaker at No. 3 singles to Shunya Maruyama, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4), but Josh Mukherjee closed it out for Michigan State by edging Moreno Lozano in the top spot, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 1-0 (10-8).
Michigan State returns to action on Sunday, March 21 to take on Iowa in Iowa City at 12 p.m. ET. Live stats and video will be available on hawkeyesports.com.
The Spartans (3-6, 3-4 Big Ten) won the doubles point for the second dual in a row and proceeded to claim four of the six singles matches in the victory over the Huskers.
The No. 1 pair of Nick Williams and Kazuki Matsuno proved to be a strong combination again for the Spartans, as they recorded their fourth consecutive win in Big Ten play, this time with a 7-6 (7-5) tiebreaker over Brandon Perez and Victor Moreno Lozano. Jarreau Campbell and Graydon Lair got things going for MSU with a 6-3 win on court three against Patrick Cacciatore and Albert Sprlak-Puk. The No. 2 doubles match went unfinished after reaching a tiebreaker.
Drew Keene won in straight sets over Cacciatore at No. 6 singles to give MSU a 2-0 lead. After Nebraska got on the board with a victory at No. 4 singles, the Spartans clinched the dual as Williams took down Perez on the second court, 6-4, 6-2, and Lair won on the fifth court against Nic Wiedenhorn, 6-2, 7-5.
Carson Gates dropped a tough third-set super tiebreaker at No. 3 singles to Shunya Maruyama, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4), but Josh Mukherjee closed it out for Michigan State by edging Moreno Lozano in the top spot, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 1-0 (10-8).
Michigan State returns to action on Sunday, March 21 to take on Iowa in Iowa City at 12 p.m. ET. Live stats and video will be available on hawkeyesports.com.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
741
Victor Moreno Lozano / 0 [NEB]
660
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Brandon Perez / 0 [NEB]
42
#3 Singles Match
123
630
Shunya Maruyama / 0 [NEB]
461
#4 Singles Match
12
25
William Gleason / 0 [NEB]
67
#5 Singles Match
12
67
Nic Wiedenhorn / 0 [NEB]
25
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Patrick Cacciatore / 0 [NEB]
24
Order of Finish:
6,4,2,5,3,1
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