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Friday, February 26

Madison, WI

3 PM

Wisconsin Badgers

vs

Illinois

Jesper Freimuth

Badgers back at Nielsen for ranked Big Ten showdowns

February 25, 2021 | Men's Tennis

Wisconsin hosts No. 8 Illinois and No. 24 Northwestern

By: Miriam Jaber

MADISON Wis. — The Wisconsin men's tennis team returns to Nielsen Tennis Stadium this weekend to host a pair of nationally-ranked conference foes.

The Badgers (1-2, 1-1 Big Ten) host No. 8 Illinois at 3 p.m. Friday and take on No. 24 Northwestern at noon on Sunday.

Hopeful Horizons: The Badgers are showing a lot of promise heading into their first home matches of the Big Ten season. Last weekend Wisconsin swept Michigan State, 7-0, for its first Big Ten win of the year and senior Jesper Freimuth became the second Badger to beat a ranked opponent this season. Freimuth scored a 6-3, 7-5 upset over No. 83 Connor Johnston of No. 14 Michigan.

Scouting Illinois: Wisconsin is looking to break a nine-match win streak Illinois holds in the series between the teams. Earlier this month the Badgers fell, 6-1, in a non-conference match against the Illini. The outing was highlighted by Lenard Soha defeating No. 15 Alex Brown, 6-4, 6-1. Illinois is currently 1-1 in conference play and 4-2 overall.

Scouting Northwestern: Northwestern is currently ranked 24th in the ITA and 2-2 overall after defeating Penn State 6-1 on Sunday. The last time the two teams faced off, the Badgers defeated the Wildcats, 5-2, at Nielsen during the 2019 season.

Follow the Action: Live updates and recaps on the Badgers can be found on Twitter (@BadgerMTennis), Instagram (@wisconsintennis) and UWBadgers.com. Live stats and live streaming video of both matches will be available.

Up Next: The Badgers will hit the road again next week to battle it out against Border Battle rival Minnesota on Saturday, March 6.

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