Box Score MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men's tennis team continued first weekend of the fall season on Friday afternoon in Princeton, New Jersey and Milwaukee. Wisconsin split decision in singles at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic and posted a 3-1 record in doubles at the Ivy Plus Invitational.
One of the most impressive wins Friday was from Wisconsin's sophomore
Jesper Freimuth who showed absolute perseverance in a three-set win at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic. After falling down a heartbreaking tiebreak set, 7-6 (7-4), the German gutted back to win the match with a 7-6 (7-3) second frame, and an instant-classic third-set tiebreaker 15-13.
Meanwhile in New Jersey, Wisconsin found success in the double's category behind efforts from senior
Osgar O'Hoisin and freshman
Jared Pratt. The duo combined to go 2-0 on the day, beating former Badger
Daniel Soyfer and his Cornell partner Joseph McAllister, 8-6. The pair continued on to beat an Oklahoma tandem of Max Stewart and Jochen Bertsch, 8-6.
Westerman's Wing:
Head coach Danny Westerman
"We had some bright spots today with some good wins from Chase and Jesper. Chase beat a very good player from Notre Dame and Jesper saved multiple match points to one of VCU's top guys. Plenty of learning for our guys yet to do and excited to get in one more day of matches tomorrow."
Up Next: The Badgers continue play in both tournaments through Sunday afternoon.
Wisconsin Men's Tennis
Friday – September 21, 2018
Singles – Milwaukee Tennis Classic
Jake Devine (USC) def.
Robert Krill (UW), 6-3, 6-4
Jesper Freimuth (UW) def. Arvid Noren (VCU), 6-7 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3), 15-13
Chase Colton (UW) def. Guillermo Cabrera (ND), 6-4, 6-3
Keenan Mayo (ILL) def.
Alan Sweet (UW), 6-3, 6-4
Singles – Ivy Plus Invitational
Jack Lin (Columbia) def.
Osgar O'Hoisin (UW), 6-2, 6-4
Karl Poling (Princeton) def.
Jared Pratt (UW), 7-5, 6-1
Pietro Rimondini (Cornell) def.
Martim Vilela (UW), 7-5, 6-7 (7-1), 6-3
Samuel Beren (Harvard) def.
Daniel Nuzhny (UW), 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
Doubles – Ivy Plus Invitational
Osgar O'Hoisin/
Jared Pratt (UW) def.
Daniel Soyfer/Joseph McAllister (Cornell), 8-6
Osgar O'Hoisin/
Jared Pratt (UW) def. Max Stewart/Jochen Bertsch (Oklahoma), 8-6
Martim Vilela/
Daniel Nuzhny (UW) def. Noah Agarwal/Kabir Sarita (Princeton), 8-6
Robertas Wrzensinski/Chris Morrow (Harvard) def.
Martim Vilela/
Daniel Nuzhny (UW), 8-2
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men's tennis team went two separate ways in their fall season debut on Thursday afternoon. Half the team traveled to Milwaukee for the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, while the other half booked a flight to Princeton, New Jersey for the Ivy Plus Invitational.
In Milwaukee, junior
Chase Colton earned an impressive come-from-behind win in three set fashion to kick the season off the right way. Colton battled back against Boris Spanjaard of DePaul after falling behind a set to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Sophomore
Robert Krill also notched a singles win on the day, beating North Carolina State's Michael Ogden in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.
Westerman's Wing:
Head coach Danny Westerman
"The guys came out ready to play, but at times, it did look like their first match of the fall season. We had some ups and downs across the board today, but each guy will have things to look to improve upon tomorrow."
Up Next: The Badgers in Milwaukee will continue play at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic while the group in New Jersey will open up the Ivy Plus Invitational on Friday.
Wisconsin Men's Tennis
Thursday – September 20, 2018
Singles – Milwaukee Tennis Classic
Razvan Grigorescu (UNO) def.
Alan Sweet (UW), 6-3, 6-1
Robert Krill (UW) def. Michael Ogden (NCST), 6-2, 6-3
Jason Kros (VT) def.
Jesper Freimuth (UW), 7-5, 6-3
Chase Colton (UW) def. Boris Spanjaard (DU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Doubles – Milwaukee Tennis Classic
Noren/Torre Martin (VCU) def. Freimuth/Colton (UW), 7-5
Touliatos/Weidenmann (UT) def. Sweet/Krill (UW), 8-1
