Box Score LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan University men's tennis put up a strong fight against Doane University but ultimately fell 4-2 on Tuesday. The Prairie Wolves secured the doubles point and saw a standout performance from Gavin Nichols in singles play, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Tigers in a closely contested match.

In doubles, NWU earned a crucial point by taking two out of the three matches. The duo of Jacob Balfany and Gavin Nichols delivered a solid 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles over Infante and Purizaca, while Glenn McChristian and ian Armbrust battled to a 7-6 (7-4) victory at No. 3 doubles against Avila and Adams. Despite a valiant effort, the team of Sam Rademacher and Tyler Blair came up just short in a tiebreaker, falling 6-7 (5-7) to Hartman and Dassel at the No. 2 spot.

In singles play, Gavin Nichols earned his biggest win of the season, defeating Infante 7-5, 6-3 at No. 2 singles. However, despite the bright spots, the Prairie Wolves struggled in other matches. Balfany was defeated by Purizaca 1-6, 0-6 at No. 1 singles, and Armbrust and Rademacher both fell in third-set tiebreakers at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, respectively.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Doubles
Balfany/Nichols def. Infante/Purizaca, 6-3  
Hartman/Dassel def. Rademacher/Blair, 7-6 (7-5)  
McChristian/Armbrust def. Avila/Adams, 7-6 (7-4)

Singles
Purizaca def. Balfany, 6-1, 6-0  
Nichols def. Infante, 7-5, 6-3  
Dassel def. Armbrust, 2-6, 6-2, 10-8  
Avila def. Blair, 6-3, 6-3  
Hartman def. Rademacher, 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 10-1  
McChristian vs. Jensen, 6-2, 2-5 (DNF)

UP NEXT
Nebraska Wesleyan will be back at home on Tuesday, Oct. 1, to take on the University of Saint Mary (KS) at 4 p.m.