LINCOLN, NEB. - The South Dakota State men's tennis team fell to Nebraska, 2-0 in a doubleheader on Saturday at the Dillon Tennis Center
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In the first match, SDSU lost, 7-0 and in the second, 6-1.
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At No. 1,
Henrique Stemmer and Aiden DeBoer fell 6-2, then 6-1 against Toby Boyer and Linus Erhart.
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Emerson Styles and
Chuck Tang went 1-1 on the day falling to Chris Dean and Micah Klousia, 6-0 at No. 2 before defeating Jon Meyer and Rok Krizaj, 6-4 at No. 3.
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Elliot Ward and
Marco Paulo Castro, dropped a 6-0 decision to Dean and Klousia. At No. 2, the duo fell to William Graham-Smith and Isaac Nortey, 6-2.
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On the singles side,
Carlos Martinez won the lone point for the Jacks, defeating Krizaj, 6-0, 6-4. The freshman lost to Graham-Smith, 6-4, 6-3.
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"The guys started slow, but definitely picked it up for the second match and we fought until the end,"
Emerson Styles said. "Carlos had a great win in singles and we can work hard for the coming practice week and be ready to go again."
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Up Next
SDSU returns to action Feb. 2 when they face Nebraska-Kearney. Start time is set for noon.
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-GoJacks.com-