Claiming the doubles point and three straight-set singles victories, the #39 Nebraska men’s tennis team took down the #62 Hoosiers, 4-0. With the win, the Huskers improved to 12-6 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten on Sunday afternoon.
The conference dual started with doubles at the Dillon Tennis Center. Taking the first match, Colson Wells and Nikolay Sysoev won on Court Three, defeating Gelletich/Pomeranets, 6-2. At No. 2 doubles, Calvin Mueller and Lars Johann clinched the doubles point for the Big Red, taking down Sherer/Antonescu 6-3. Court One was left unfinished, with Anton Shepp and Henry Bilicic tied 4-4 against Andre/van Assendelft.
Singles play began with the Big Red leading 1-0. Five Huskers took their first sets against the Hoosiers, with Court Four finishing first as Johann defeated Gelletich, 6-1, 6-3. Next, Roni Hietaranta bested Raghavendra at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 6-0. On Court Two, Shepp clinched the NU win against Pomeranets, 6-2, 6-4. The remaining three matches were left unfinished with #73 Mueller leading on Court One against Van Assendelft 6-3, 3-3. Sysoev was up against Thomas, 6-2, 4-5 on Court Three and Wells was down, facing Scherer 3-6, 3-3 on Court Six.
The 4-0 Husker sweep notched NU’s fifth conference victory of the season, matching the previous three seasons total Big Ten wins. With another conference victory, the Big Red would accomplish the most in a year for the program since 1940. Indiana remains in the lead in the matchup history, now 8-6 all-time against Nebraska.
Johann, Hietaranta and Shepp each took straight-set wins on the day, pushing NU to its dominant performance on the singles side. Johann and Mueller made their season debut on the doubles side, as Mueller notched his 10th doubles victory of his senior season. Wells also claimed his first Big Ten doubles win.
UP NEXT
The Big Red hit the road for a two-match weekend, visiting #47 Washington and #58 Oregon. The Huskers take on Washington first, with the dual set for 7 p.m. (CT) on Friday, April 4. Then, NU takes on Oregon on Sunday, April 6 at 1 p.m. (CT).
