IOWA CITY, Iowa --
Mihailo Popovic and
Gabriel Huber scored singles points for Wisconsin, but the Badgers ultimately fell to No. 38 Iowa on Friday at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex in the first of two scheduled meetings between the teams this seaon.
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Wisconsin will host a rematch against the Hawkeyes on April 16 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
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Up Next:
The Badgers head to Lincoln, Neb., to fight for their fifth consecutive win over Nebraska on Sunday.
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No. 38 Iowa 5, Wisconsin 2
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Doubles Results
1. #17 Oliver Okonkwo/Will Davies (UI) vs.
Tim Dzhurinskiy/
Gabriel Huber (WIS) 3-5, unfinished
2. Kareem Allaf/Nikita Snezhko (UI) def.
Jared Pratt/
Robin Parts (WIS) 6-4
3. Joe Tyler/Peter Alam (UI) def.
Mihailo Popovic/
Lenard Soha (WIS) 6-3
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Singles Results
1.
Gabriel Huber (WIS) def. #39 Kareem Allaf (UI) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
2. Oliver Okonkwo (UI) def.
Lenard Soha (WIS) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
3. Joe Tyler (UI) def.
Jared Pratt (WIS) 7-5, 7-5
4. Will Davies (UI) def.
Robin Parts (WIS) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
5. Jason Kerst (UI) def.
Robert Krill (WIS) 6-2, 6-4
6.
Mihailo Popovic (WIS) def. Peter Alam (UI) 6-1, 6-3
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Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,5,2,3,1,4)
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