Sunday’s series finale between Nebraska and New Mexico State has been canceled due to inclement weather.

Ticket holders for this game can exchange their tickets for general admission seating to one of the remaining regular-season home baseball games.

Nebraska travels to Kansas State on Tuesday, March 26, before opening Big Ten play on the road next weekend at Northwestern.

Sunday’s softball game between Nebraska and Illinois has been canceled due to inclement weather.

Ticket holders for Sunday’s game can exchange their tickets for general admission seating to one of the remaining regular-season home softball games this season.

BIG RED BATTLE, FALL AT MICHIGAN

Ann Arbor, Mich. - The #53 Nebraska men’s tennis team (10-7, 0-2 Big Ten) never backed down against the #43 Michigan (8-10, 2-0 Big Ten), in the Sunday afternoon match, fighting for its first conference win. However, the Wolverines persisted and claimed the 5-2 match victory, despite three-set thrillers and singles points from Calvin Mueller and Roni Hietaranta.

The Big Ten matchup started with doubles at the Varsity Tennis Center. Nikolay Sysoev and Leo Linquet partnered up for the second time to compete in the No. 3 doubles slot for the Huskers. Sysoev and Linquet took on Michigan’s Mert Oral and Bjorn Swenson, but were defeated, 3-6. On Court Two, Shunya Maruyama and Anton Shepp defeated Wolverines Alex Cairo and Will Cooksey, 6-4. The doubles point came down to Court One, where Calvin Mueller and Lars Johann faced nationally ranked duo #27 Jacob Bickersteth and Gavin Young. Mueller and Johann rallied, but dropped the set, 4-6, and Michigan secured the doubles point.

Singles were off to a tough start for the Big Red, with four Huskers dropping their first sets. Maruyama competed in the No. 3 slot, and was defeated by Swenson, 1-6, 4-6. Johann finished soon after Maruyama, falling to Cooksey on Court Four, 1-6, 5-7. With Michigan up 3-0 in the match, Mueller claimed a crucial win on Court Two for the Huskers. Mueller defeated #125 Jacob Bickersteth in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5. Sysoev competed in the No. 6 slot for the Big Red, against Cairo. Sysoev had a strong start, but Cairo came back and clinched the match with a persistent 4-6, 7-6(9), 6-1 win. Although the match was decided, Shepp and Hietaranta on Courts One and Five respectively played out their matches. Shepp faced nationally ranked #15 Gavin Young, and gave the top-20 Wolverine a run for his money. Young defeated Shepp in three sets, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Hietaranta was matched up against Nicholas Steiglehner, and after a tough first set, came out with a 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 win. The final match score was 5-2, Michigan.

Mueller’s win on Court Two was his second win over a ranked opponent this weekend, defeating #34 Ronald Hohmann at MSU on Friday, and #125 Jacob Bickersteth at Michigan on Sunday. Mueller’s wins improve his spring N0. 2 singles record to 6-1. With the team loss, the Huskers fall to 10-7 in the spring season, and 0-2 in conference play.

Up next, the Huskers return to Lincoln for their first home match in over a month. The Big Red will host Wisconsin and Illinois State in a double-header on Saturday, March 30. First serves are set for noon (CT) against the Badgers, and 6 p.m. (CT) against the Redbirds. Both matches will be held at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center, where parking and admission are free. Live stats and video will be available on Huskers.com, as well as live updates and content posted on X/Twitter at @HuskerMTennis.

#43 Michigan 5, #53 Nebraska 2

Doubles competition:
1. #27 Jacob Bickersteth/Gavin Young (MICH) def. Calvin Mueller/Lars Johann (NEB), 6-4
2. Shunya Maruyama/Anton Shepp (NEB) def. Alex Cairo/Will Cooksey (MICH), 6-4
3. Mert Oral/Bjorn Swenson (MICH) def. Nikolay Sysoev/Leo Linquet (NEB), 6-3 

Singles competition:
1. #15 Gavin Young (MICH) def. Anton Shepp (NEB), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
2. Calvin Mueller (NEB) def. #125 Jacob Bickersteth (MICH), 6-4, 7-5
3. Bjorn Swenson (MICH) def. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) , 6-1, 6-4
4. Will Cooksey (MICH) def. Lars Johann (NEB), 6-1, 7-5
5. Roni Hietaranta (NEB) def. Nicholas Steiglehner (MICH), 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-3
6. Alex Cairo (MICH) def. Nikolay Sysoev (NEB), 4-6, 7-6(9), 6-1

HUSKERS LOSE TO ILLINI TO COMPLETE THEIR 12 STRAIGHT MATCH HOMESTAND

Lincoln, Neb.- The Nebraska Women’s Tennis team (9-5, 0-4 Big Ten) lost to the Fighting Illini (11-6, 3-1 Big Ten) on Sunday. 

Starting with doubles play, Isabel Adrover Gallego and Lucy Loy fell to Kasia Treiber and McKenna Schaefbauer 6-3 on Court Three. On Court Two, Anafisa Dalinchenko and Ana Zamburek took down Josie Frazier and Kida Ferrari 6-2. With the doubles point on the line, Raphaelle Lacasse and Maja Pietrowicz won five-straight games on Court One to grab the 6-2 win over No. 47 Megan Heuser and Alice Xu, and the pair improved to 3-0 against Big Ten foes. With the win, Lacasse earned her 20th win in the season and is 46-14 in her doubles collegiate career. 

With the 1-0 lead, the Huskers moved on to singles play. On Court Six, Loy was swept in straight sets 3-6, 2-6 to even the score at 1-1. On Court Five, Pietrowicz lost with just two sets at hand 4-6, 5-7 against Kasia Treiber. Danilchenko won the first game against Schaefbauer on Court Two, but fell 3-6, 3-6 in the second and third. The deciding point came from Frazier, who defeated Adrover Gallego 6-1. 2-6, 3-6 on Court Three, bringing the Illini lead to 4-1. The match between Lacasse and Heuser on Court One (7-6, 4-6) was left unfinished, as well as the match on Court 5 between Zamburek and Ferrari (4-6, 7-5, 5-2). 


Up next, the Huskers will hit the road for their first away conference matchups. NU will play at No. 72 Minnesota on Friday, March 29, at 4 p.m. (CT) before meeting No. 27 Wisconsin on Sunday, March 31 at 12 p.m. (CT). The matches will be streamed, and live stats will be posted on huskers.com. Additionally, keep up with Husker Women’s Tennis social media channels to see match updates and content as available.