April 23, 2015
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The 2015 season has been one of transition for the Badgers men's tennis team with underclassmen playing big roles and learning under fire. Thursday's opening-round loss to Iowa at the Big Ten tournament will serve as a teaching point for head coach Greg Van Emburgh. Ninth-seeded Wisconsin fell behind early and never recovered, falling 4-0 to No. 8 seed Iowa in Champaign, Illinois.
The Badgers opened tournament action by dropping the match's doubles point. On Court 1, Josef Dodridge and Jose Maria Martin De Oliva Carranza battled through a competitive match, falling by a final score of 8-6.
Alexander Kokorev and Jakhongir Jalalov were unable to conclude their match on Court 2 after Lamar Remy and John Zordani were defeated by Iowa's Jake Jacoby and Andres Estenssoro, 8-4.
In singles play, the Cardinal and White fell in three straight matches to conclude the contest. On court 2, Jalalov fell in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, while Tomas Pitra also dropped his dual by a final score of 6-1, 6-2.
UW Sportsmanship Award winner Carranza fought point-for-point with the Hawkeyes' Jake Jacoby, but ultimately lost the match, 6-4, 6-4. Following Carranza's defeat, Dodridge, Kokorev and Zordani's contests were suspended.
Dodridge, a second-team All-Big Ten selection, had a second-set lead when his match was concluded early. After dropping the opening stanza 6-2, he was up a break at 4-2 in set number two.
Results -- Thursday, April 23
No. 9 Iowa def. No. 8 Wisconsin, 4-0
Men's Doubles
1. Lefteris Theodorou/Matt Hagan def. Josef Dodridge/Jose Carranza, 8-6
2. Alexander Kokorev/Jakhongir Jalalov vs. Dominic Patrick/Josh Silverstein, DNF, 4-7
3. Jake Jacoby/Andres Estenssoro def. Lamar Remy/John Zordani, 8-4
Men's Singles
1. Josef Dodridge vs. Matt Hagan, DNF, 2-6, 4-2
2. Lefteris Theodorou def. Jakhongir Jalalov, 6-3, 6-4
3. Alexander Kokorev vs. Dominic Patrick, DNF, 6-7, 4-2
4. Josh Silverstein def. Tomas Pitra, 6-1, 6-2
5. Jake Jacoby def. Jose Carranza, 6-4, 6-4
6. John Zordani vs. Nils Hallestrand, DNF, 6-7, 6-3
