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Men's Tennis

Prairie Wolves Drop Heartbreaker to Doane, 4-3

Men's Tennis

Prairie Wolves Drop Heartbreaker to Doane, 4-3

Box Score

How it Happened
Nebraska Wesleyan started strong by securing the doubles point, setting the tone for a competitive match against their rivals. The Prairie Wolves carried that momentum into singles play with convincing straight-set victories from Tyler Blair and Glenn McChristian. The contest came down to a dramatic third-set tiebreak at No. 2 singles, where Doane's experience ultimately prevailed against the freshman Gavin Nichols.

Up Next
The Prairie Wolves will travel to Buena Vista next Wednesday. The match is set to start in Storm Lake at 4:00 P.M.

Doubles

  1. Purizaca/Infante (DU) def. Balfany/Rademacher (NWU) 6-1
  2. Nichols/Blair (NWU) def. Dassel/Hartman (DU)  6-0
  3. Armbrust/McChristian (NWU) def. Jensen/Avila (DU) 6-2

Singles

  1. Jose Purizaca (DU) def. Jacob Balfany (NWU) 6-4, 6-1
  2. Diego Infante (DU) def. Gavin Nichols (NWU) 6-4, 1-6, [10-5]
  3. Andre Hartman (DU) def. Sam Rademacher (NWU) 6-3, 6-0
  4. Tyler Blair (NWU) def. Elliot Dassel (DU) 7-5, 6-1
  5. Tanner Adams (DU) def. Ian Armbrust (NWU) 6-2, 6-4
  6. Glenn McChristian (NWU) def. Christian Jensen (DU) 6-1, 6-3
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Players Mentioned

Ian Armbrust

Ian Armbrust

Sophomore
Jacob Balfany

Jacob Balfany

Senior
Tyler  Blair

Tyler Blair

Sophomore
Glenn McChristian

Glenn McChristian

Sophomore
Sam  Rademacher

Sam Rademacher

Sophomore
Gavin Nichols

Gavin Nichols

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ian Armbrust

Ian Armbrust

Sophomore
Jacob Balfany

Jacob Balfany

Senior
Tyler  Blair

Tyler Blair

Sophomore
Glenn McChristian

Glenn McChristian

Sophomore
Sam  Rademacher

Sam Rademacher

Sophomore
Gavin Nichols

Gavin Nichols

Freshman