Red Raiders fall to the Huskers

Friday, January 30

Lubbock, Texas

3:00 PM

Texas Tech Athletics

Nebraska

January 30, 2026 | Men's Tennis

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By: Mackenzie Downs

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech Red Raiders battled to the end before ultimately falling to the undefeated Nebraska Huskers, 4-3, in their first home match of the weekend.

Nebraska (5-0) claimed the opening point by winning two of three doubles matches against Tech (1-2). The Huskers opened the match on court two with a victory over Sebastian Abboud and Thomas Van Den Dooren. Texas Tech then earned a 6-4 victory on court one from Thiago Guglieri and Niksa Arsic, but Nebraska responded with a win on court three to take a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.

In singles, Texas Tech picked up three victories, beginning with a straight-set win from Arsic at court one, where he defeated Nikolay Sysoev, 6-3, 6-2, before Nebraska Husker Luke Wells took down Van Den Dooren on court four, 6-3, 6-2. Abboud responded with a point at court five after a tiebreaker win in the first set and a decisive second set, 7-6 (5), 6-2,

Guglieri followed with a hard-fought victory at court six after winning in a set two tiebreaker, 6-4, 7-6 (5). To clinch the match, the Huskers defeated Ludovico Vaccari on court two, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5, and Felipe Pagnacco on court three, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Up next, the Red Raiders play at the Lubbock Country Club against the Wichita State Shockers at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

RESULTS:
Singles
1. Niksa Arsic (TTU) def. Nikolay Sysoev (NEB) 6-3, 6-2
2. Leo Linquet (NEB) def. Ludovico Vaccari (TTU) 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5
3. Jeri Lassila (NEB) def. Felipe Pagnacco (TTU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
4. Colson Wells (NEB) def. Thomas Van Den Dooren (TTU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Sebastian Abboud (TTU) def. Niels Van Der Sijs (NEB) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
6. Thiago Guglieri (TTU) def. Joan Torres Espinosa (NEB) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)

Doubles
1. Thiago Guglieri/Niksa Arsic (TTU) def. Matt Shearer/Nikolay Sysoev (NEB) 6-4
2. Leo Linquet/Joan Torres Espinosa (NEB) def. Sebastian Abboud/Thomas Van Den Dooren (TTU) 6-2
3. Jeri Lassila/Colson Wells (NEB) def. Felipe Pagnacco/Ludovico Vaccari (TTU) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,4,5,6,3,2)

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