UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State men's tennis will travel to Lincoln, Neb. to compete in the 2021 Big Ten men's tennis tournament. The Nittany Lions will face Nebraska in the first round on Thursday, April 29 at 11 a.m. ET. The tournament will be hosted by the University of Nebraska at the Dillon Tennis Center.
"We have been playing our best tennis these past few weeks and the boys know it," head coach Jeff Zinn said. "We worked hard to get to this point and now we have to play to our potential in the Championships. Nebraska is hosting the tournament and so it is roughly a home match for them and they will have a distinct advantage with the crowd. We have thrived off adversity for a long time now and we have to dig deep again to overcome a well coached Nebraska team."
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LAST TIME OUT
The Nittany Lions (7-9, 7-9 B1G) clinched the No. 3 seed in the East division after completing the regular season with a 6-1 win over Michigan State. With a doubles and singles victory against the Spartans, Christian Lakoseljac was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week as he climbed to No. 10 all-time in career doubles wins at Penn State with 66.
Lakoseljac was named Second Team All-Big Ten and Penn State's recipient of the Sportsmanship Award, the conference announced on Tuesday. He earned his fourth All-Big honor of his career.
SCOUTING NEBRASKA
Nebraska ended the regular season with a 1-15 Big Ten record and grabbed the No. 6 seed in the West. The Huskers are in the middle of a four-match losing skid with its lone win against Iowa on April 4. Nebraska's roster features the No. 82 doubles team of Brandon Perez and Albert Sprlak Puk.
Penn State swept the Huskers at home, 4-0, in the first match this season between the two programs. The Nittany Lions look to extend its seven-game winning streak against Nebraska.
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The winner will advance to play West No. 2 seed Northwestern on Friday, April 30 at 11 a.m. ET.
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