Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska men's tennis team hosted the Auburn Tigers on Sunday. In a hard fought match the Huskers came up short, losing 6-1. 

Victor Moreno Lozano claimed the only Husker point of the day, with a win decided in a super tie breaker at No. 2, 6-2, 4-6, 10-7. 

The day began with the doubles matches, Patrick Cacciatore and Shunya Maruyama fell against Tom Wright and Finn Murgett, 6-1, at court No. 2. Albert Sprlak-Puk and Victor Moreno Lozano took the victory against Matteo DeVincentis and Tyler Stice, 6-4, No. 1. The doubles point was decided in a tiebreaker at the No. 3 spot. The Husker pair of William Gleason and Bradley Mittleman was handed the loss from Diego Chavarria and Anders Fry, 7-6 (5).  

The Huskers then began to compete in the singles matches. Court No. 3 finished play first with Tyler Stice handing Patrick Cacciatore the loss, 6-0, 6-2. On No. 6 Bradley Mittleman was defeated by Spencer Gray, 6-3, 6-2. At No.4 Andre Saleh fell short Matteo DeVincentis, 6-2, 6-3. Tim Dollman handed Albert Sprlak-Puk the loss on No.1, 6-2, 7-5. Shunya Maruyama was also defeated by Finn Murgett at No. 5, 7-5, 6-1. 

The Huskers look to find success against the UMKC Roos later in the day. The match will begin at 4 p.m. (CT). 

Results

Singles 

1. Tim Dollman (AUB) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk (NEB) 6-2, 7-5
2. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) def. Tom Wright (AUB) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
3. Tyler Stice (AUB) def. Patrick Cacciatore (NEB) 6-0, 6-2
4. Matteo DeVincentis (AUB) def. Andre Saleh (NEB) 6-2, 6-3
5. Finn Murgett (AUB) def. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 7-5, 6-1
6. Spencer Gray (AUB) def. Bradley Mittleman (NEB) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles 
1. Albert Sprlak-Puk/Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) def. Matteo DeVincentis/Tyler Stice (AUB) 6-4
2. Tom Wright/Finn Murgett (AUB) def. Patrick Cacciatore/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 6-1
3. Diego Chavarria/Anders Fry (AUB) def. William Gleason/Bradley Mittleman (NEB) 7-6 (7-5)

Match Notes
Auburn 6-1
Nebraska 0-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,6,4,1,5,2)

Huskers Bounce Back, Defeat Roos 7-0

Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska men's tennis team (1-3, 0-0 Big Ten) earned its first win of the season on Sunday afternoon with a 7-0 defeat over the Kansas City Roos (0-1, 0-0 WAC) at the Dillon Tennis Center. 

Freshman Albert Sprlak-Puk and sophomore Patrick Cacciatore quickly knocked off Diego Giraldo and Tom Kruse, 6-1, at the No. 1 spot to start off doubles competition. The sophomore duo of Will Gleason and Victor Moreno Lozano fell short to Austin Williams/Jake Fraunfelder, 6-3 at the No. 2 position.

Senior Chris Dean and freshman Chester Wickwire won a hard-fought match at No. 3 over Kacper Piekarek/Brian King, 7-5, to clinch the doubles point for Nebraska.

Freshman Shunya Maruyama notched a double bagel over Jake Fraunfelder at the No. 4 spot, 6-0, 6-0 -- starting singles play in wonderful fashion. Dean overcame King at the No. 6 spot, 6-1, 6-1, for his first win of the season.

Freshman Andre Saleh clinched the match for the Huskers with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Austin Williams at No. 3. Cacciatore then fought hard to win his match at No. 2, a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Tom Kruse. 

Moreno played the first match of his career at the No. 1 spot -- and did so with great success. The sophomore from Madrid, Spain, beat junior Diego Giraldo, 7-5, 7-5, to put the Huskers up 6-0.

At the No. 5 position, Wickwire played a tough match with Piekarek, but came out successful after a second-set tiebreaker, winning 7-5, 7-6 (3).

The Huskers will be back in action next weekend, when they travel to Norfolk, Va., for a pair of road matches. NU takes on SMU on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Noon CT before playing Old Dominion on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m. CT.

Results

Singles

1. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) def. Diego Giraldo (UMKC) 7-5, 7-5

2. Patrick Cacciatore (NEB) def. Tom Kruse (UMKC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

3. Andre Saleh (NEB) def. Austin Williams (UMKC) 6-4, 7-5

4. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Jake Fraunfelder (UMKC) 6-0, 6-0

5. Chester Wickwire (NEB) def. Kacper Piekarek (UMKC) 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)

6. Chris Dean (NEB) def. Brian King (UMKC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

1. Albert Sprlak-Puk/Patrick Cacciatore (NEB) def. Diego Giraldo/Tom Kruse (UMKC) 6-1

2. Austin Williams/Jake Fraunfelder (UMKC) def. William Gleason/Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-3

3. Chris Dean/Chester Wickwire (NEB) def. Kacper Piekarek/Brian King (UMKC) 7-5

Match Notes

Kansas City 0-1

Nebraska 1-3

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,6,3,2,1,5)