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Gophers Take Down Nebraska for First Conference Win
3/24/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Lincoln, Neb. - The No. 32 University of Minnesota picked up their first Big Ten victory Friday with a 7-0 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The Gophers improved to 12-4 on the season and 1-1 in conference play while the Cornhuskers fell to 4-10 overall. Minnesota won every match Friday with three singles matches going to the final sets.
This marks the fifth time the Maroon and Gold have won a match 7-0 this season.
Doubles
No. 69 Felix Corwin and Matic Spec took down Dylan Bednarczyk and Toby Boyner 6-2 in the No. 1 doubles spot. The duo improved to 17-6 overall on the season and 10-3 in dual matches.
Soon after the No. 2 pair of Justyn Levin and Eli Ogilvy clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory over David Samardzija and Micah Klousia.
The No. 3 doubles spot of Josip Krstanovic and Marino Alpeza finished out their match, winning 6-4 over Chris Dean and Tomislav Antoljak.
Singles
Minnesota went up 2-0 after Alpeza finished his No. 6 singles match first with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Samardzija. Alpeza is now 14-6 overall this season and 9-4 in dual matches.
Next to finish was No. 80 Spec in the No. 1 spot. He took down Toby Boyer 6-3, 6-2 for his eighth singles victory in dual matches this season.
Josip Krstanovic clinched the victory for the Gophers with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Chris Dean in the No. 5 spot. Corwin made it 5-0 in favor of Minnesota when he took down Dylan Bednarczyk 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 from the No. 2 spot.
Ogilvy is now 10-3 in dual matches after taking down Klousia in the No. 4 spot 2-6, 6-2, 1-0. In the final match of the night, Stefan Milicevic and Tomislav Antoljak went to the final set in the No. 3 spot. Milicevic ended up coming out victorious 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 to cap off the night for the Gophers. The freshman is 17-4 overall this season and 12-2 in dual matches.
Up Next
Next the Maroon and Gold will return home to Baseline Tennis Center Sunday as they host the Iowa Hawkeyes at 3 p.m. You can follow all of the action this year on the Gophers' Facebook, Twitter, and Instragram.
Minnesota 7, Nebraska 0
Mar 24, 2017 at
Singles competition
1. #80 Matic Spec (MINN) def. Toby Boyer (NEB) 6-3, 6-2
2. Felix Corwin (MINN) def. Dylan Bednarczyk (NEB) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0
3. Stefan Milicevic (MINN) def. Tomislav Antoljak (NEB) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0
4. Eli Ogilvy (MINN) def. Micah Klousia (NEB) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0
5. Josip Krstanovic (MINN) def. Chris Dean (NEB) 6-2, 6-2
6. Marino Alpeza (MINN) def. David Samardzija (NEB) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #69 Matic Spec/Felix Corwin (MINN) def. Dylan Bednarczyk/Toby Boyer (NEB) 6-2
2. Justyn Levin/Eli Ogilvy (MINN) def. David Samardzija/Micah Klousia (NEB) 6-2
3. Josip Krstanovic/Marino Alpeza (MINN) def. Chris Dean/Tomislav Antoljak (NEB) 6-4
Match Notes
Minnesota 12-4
Nebraska 4-10
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,1,5,2,4,3)
