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Bulldogs Fall to Cornhuskers

Drake drops road match at Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. – Drake men's tennis continued its early-season road swing Sunday afternoon with a 4-0 loss to Nebraska at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center. The Cornhuskers secured the doubles point and three singles victories to clinch the match.

Nebraska opened the day by taking the doubles point with a pair of shutout wins. The duo of Leo Linquet and Henry Lamchinniah cruised to a 6-0 victory over Alex Yeager and Arin Menon at No. 2 doubles, followed by Nikolay Sysoev and Jeri Lassila posting a 6-0 win against Max Goldemberg and Francisco Landeras at No. 3.

In singles action, Nebraska earned its first singles point at No. 3 as Lassila defeated Alan Gonzalez, 6-0, 6-3. Joan Torres Espinosa then extended the Husker lead with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over Adan Tarquino at No. 6.

Nebraska clinched the match at No. 1 singles, where Sysoev outlasted Christian Winstead in three sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

Drake will look to regroup as the Bulldogs continue non-conference action on Friday against Marquette.


 
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Players Mentioned

Christian Winstead

Christian Winstead

Junior
Adan Tarquino

Adan Tarquino

Freshman
Max Goldemberg

Max Goldemberg

Freshman
Alan Gonzalez

Alan Gonzalez

Junior
Francisco Landeras

Francisco Landeras

Freshman
Arin Menon

Arin Menon

Freshman
Alex Yeager

Alex Yeager

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Christian Winstead

Christian Winstead

Junior
Adan Tarquino

Adan Tarquino

Freshman
Max Goldemberg

Max Goldemberg

Freshman
Alan Gonzalez

Alan Gonzalez

Junior
Francisco Landeras

Francisco Landeras

Freshman
Arin Menon

Arin Menon

Freshman
Alex Yeager

Alex Yeager

Freshman