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Box Score 2 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men's tennis team opened its home season of dual play with back-to-back wins against Illinois State and Chicago State this Saturday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. After clinching a 6-1 win over the Redbirds, the Badgers maintained their victory with a 6-1 win over the Cougars.
UW came out of the gates fast in doubles against Illinois State. The team of
Jared Pratt and
Chase Colton defeated Melker Isaksson and Brandon Lew, 6-1, to clinch the doubles point for the Badgers following
Scott Sculley and
Lenard Soha's 6-2 win over Jorge Adair Bartra and Diego Le Gal Perez.
In singles play,
Lenard Soha clinched the win after defeating Jorge Adair Bartra in two sets, 6-1, 6-4.
Chase Colton,
Jared Pratt, and
Robert Krill put up three more wins in two straight sets and
Robin Parts bested his opponent, Nam Pham, after a third set.
The Badgers outplayed Chicago State in both doubles and singles play.
Scott Sculley and
Lenard Soha recorded their second win of the day in doubles with a sweep defeating Jesus Perez Plaza and Jakob Suler, 6-0. Shortly after,
Jesper Freimuth and
Martim Vilela recorded a win against their opponents, Javier Sanchez and Pedja Kolaric.
UW went 4-1 in singles action after
Jesper Freimuth's win over Pedja Kolaric gave the Badgers a fourth point to win the match.
Gabriel Huber,
Daniel Nuzhny, and
Robert Krill defeated their opponents in straight sets.
Westerman's Wing:
Up Next: The Badgers return to Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Friday, January 24 to play DePaul at 5:30 p.m.
Wisconsin 6, Illinois State 1
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Madison, WI | Nielsen Tennis Stadium
Singles
1.
Chase Colton (WIS) def. Diego Le Gal Perez (ISU) 6-1, 6-4
2.
Lenard Soha (WIS) def. Jorge Adair Bartra Q (ISU) 6-1, 6-4
3.
Jared Pratt (WIS) def. Pol Botifoll Rius (ISU) 6-3, 6-1
4.
Robin Parts (WIS) def. Nam Pham (ISU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (13-11)
5. Melker Isaksson (ISU) def.
Scott Sculley (WIS) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (13-11)
6.
Robert Krill (WIS) def. Aleksa Lazarevic (ISU) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. Sculley/Soha (WIS) def. Bartra/Le Gal Perez (ISU) 6-2
2. Pratt/Colton (WIS) def. Isaksson/Lew (ISU) 6-1
3. Huber/Parts (WIS) vs. Botifoll/Lazarevic (ISU) unfinished
Wisconsin 6, Chicago State 1
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Madison, WI | Nielsen Tennis Stadium
Singles
1. Jakov Suler (CSU) def.
Lenard Soha (WIS) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
2.
Gabriel Huber (WIS) def. Jesus Perez Plaza (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
3.
Robert Krill (WIS) def. Javier Sanchez Pradi (CSU) 6-2, 6-3
4.
Jesper Freimuth (WIS) def. Pedja Kolaric (CSU) 6-1, 6-4
5.
Daniel Nuzhny (WIS) def. Cody Wurzelbacher (CSU) 6-1, 6-0
6.
Martim Vilela (WIS) won by default
Doubles
1. Sculley/Soha (WIS) def. Suler/Perez Plaza (CSU) 6-0
2. Freimuth/Vilela (WIS) def. Sanchez/Kolaric (CSU) 6-1
3. Nuzhny/Krill (WIS) won by default
