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NORFOLK, Va. (SMU) – SMU men's tennis defeated Nebraska, 4-3, on Saturday  at ODU's  Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center to improve to 8-2 on the season.
 
"We somehow managed to go 1-0 on the day," said head coach Grant Chen. "It certainly wasn't pretty, especially with some injuries but the team rallied and we fought hard at certain spots to get the win. Huntley (Allen) deserves a lot of credit as he played with tremendous energy in singles and doubles victories today. Our freshmen gained some valuable playing experience and we will all grow and learn from this. Time to head home to get ready for our road trip with the women's team to Tulane/LSU."
 
With the win the Mustangs improve to 8-2 on the season. The Mustangs split their Virginia swing after a tough 4-3 defeat at the hands of Old Dominion on Friday.

SMU started off the day with a decisive doubles win against the Huskers. Ethan Leon and Carles Sarrio teamed up for a 6-3 win on No. 1 while Caleb Chakravarthi and Huntley Allen won 6-3 as well on No. 2. Gardiner Perotti and Juan Jose Bianchi were up big at the time of clinch.
 
Huntley Allen cruised to a 6-4, 6-2 win on No. 4 for the second Mustang point of the match. Juniors Caleb Chakravarthi and Carles Sarrio won their first sets handedly before gutting out a tiebreaker win in the second. Chakravarthi clinched the eighth team dual victory of the season with his win on line one.
 
Freshman Jordi Redelijk and Juan Jose Bianchi lost in straight sets on No. 5 and No. 6 respectively. Leon came back after dropping his first set to force a third. The freshman would fall in the super tiebreaker.
 
The Mustangs continue their road swing on Saturday as they face the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge. SMU then makes the trip to New Orleans to battle conference foe, Tulane, on Sunday.