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Men's Tennis Alec Stocker Johnson, FightingHawks.com

Fighting Hawks fall in pair of matches on Saturday

UND stumbles vs. Nebraska and at Drake

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 DES MOINES, Iowa – The University of North Dakota men's tennis team dropped a pair of matches on Saturday, falling to Nebraska, 4-1, before dropping the finale, 6-1, to Drake in Des Moines.
 
Nebraska 4, North Dakota 1
The Cornhuskers won all four singles matches played to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 4-1 advantage to give the Cornhuskers their fourth straight win to open the day on Saturday.
 
After Nebraska won the first match in doubles play on the No. 2 court, the duo of Jake Kuhlman and Chuck Tang evened the score at one with a 6-3 triumph at the No. 3 position to force the point to be decided on the top court.
 
Lukas Buth and Nejc Sitar cemented the doubles point for the Fighting Hawks with a 7-5 victory on the No. 1 court to give UND a 1-0 lead.
 
From there, Nebraska answered with four wins in singles play to clinch the match and captured the overall victory. Johnnie Carmichael won the first set, 6-3, and was leading 3-2 in the second set on the No. 3 court when the match was called.
 
Drake 6, North Dakota 1
In the first Summit League match in program history, the No. 46 Drake Bulldogs defeated UND, 6-1, in Des Moines to close out the day of action.
 
Drake clinched the doubles point early with wins on the No. 3 and 1 courts, but the pairing of Carmichael and Alex Reinke battled at the No. 2 position before eventually falling, 7-6, to give the Bulldogs the sweep.
 
The Bulldogs completed the victory with five wins on the singles courts, but the Fighting Hawks earned a point on the scoresheet with a 7-5, 6-0 victory by Carmichael on the No. 3 court.
 
North Dakota returns to action next Saturday in Green Bay, Wis. against Green Bay at 4 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Lukas Buth

Lukas Buth

Junior
Alex Reinke

Alex Reinke

Senior
Chuck Tang

Chuck Tang

Junior
Jake Kuhlman

Jake Kuhlman

Sophomore
Nejc Sitar

Nejc Sitar

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lukas Buth

Lukas Buth

Junior
Alex Reinke

Alex Reinke

Senior
Chuck Tang

Chuck Tang

Junior
Jake Kuhlman

Jake Kuhlman

Sophomore
Nejc Sitar

Nejc Sitar

Freshman