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Men's Tennis NWU Sports Information

Men’s Tennis Blanks Sterling College

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LINCOLN, Neb. (March 17, 2022) - The Nebraska Wesleyan men's tennis team shutout Sterling College, 9-0, inside Knight Fieldhouse in Lincoln. The victory gives NWU its first win of the season. 

The Prairie Wolves wasted little time setting the tone for a dominant victory. NWU cruised to win all three doubles points. Ryan Carey and Will Olson took the point at No. 1 Doubles, 8-4. Jacob Balfany and Hayden Retzlaff shut out their opponents, 8-0, at No. 2 Doubles with Daniel Bernhardson and Connor Kelley easily winning at No. 3 Doubles, 8-2.

The momentum carried into singles play with Nebraska Wesleyan all six points, five of those matches in straight sets. Ryan Carey picked up the victory in the top spot, 6-1, 6-1. In No. 2 Singles, Will Olson handled the competition with a 6-2, 6-0 victory. Both Hayden Retzlaff and Connor Kelley earned wins at No. 5 and No. 6 Singles by a score of 6-1, 6-3. After dropping the first set, Daniel Bernhardson stormed back to win the next two sets at No. 4 Singles. Bernhardson's match scores were 5-7, 6-6, 10-8.

NWU looks to build off the victory heading into a pair of A-R-C matches against Dubuque and Loras on Saturday, March 20 in Dubuque, Iowa. 

Nebraska Wesleyan 9, Sterling College 0
Doubles Scores
No. 1 Ryan Carey/Will Olson def. Zach Hash/Hunter Le, 8-4
No. 2 Jacob Balfany/Hayden Retzlaff def. Kyle Redman/Jace Blede, 8-0
No. 3 Daniel Bernhardson/Connor Kelley def. Kamran James/Christian Arnn, 8-2

Singles Scores
No. 1 Ryan Carey def. Zach Hash, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Will Olson def. Kyle Redman, 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 Jacob Balfany def. Hunter Le, 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Daniel Bernhardson def. Jace Blede, 5-7, 6-6, 10-8
No. 5 Hayden Retzlaff def. Kamran James, 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 Connor Kelley def. Christian Arnn, 6-1, 6-3
 
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Players Mentioned

Hayden Retzlaff

Hayden Retzlaff

Sophomore
Ryan Carey

Ryan Carey

Freshman
Will Olson

Will Olson

Freshman
Jacob Balfany

Jacob Balfany

Freshman
Daniel Bernhardson

Daniel Bernhardson

Freshman
Connor Kelley

Connor Kelley

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hayden Retzlaff

Hayden Retzlaff

Sophomore
Ryan Carey

Ryan Carey

Freshman
Will Olson

Will Olson

Freshman
Jacob Balfany

Jacob Balfany

Freshman
Daniel Bernhardson

Daniel Bernhardson

Freshman
Connor Kelley

Connor Kelley

6' 0"
Freshman