MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin men's tennis team (3-6, 3-5 Big Ten) earned its third Big Ten win of the season in dominant fashion, running away with a 6-1 victory over Penn State on Friday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
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The Badgers jumped out to an early lead by claiming the doubles point. The No. 3 duo of
Lenard Soha and
Jesper Freimuth came back to win their match over Penn State's Alp Sentay and Sam Bossem, 7-5, before
Gabriel Huber and
Tim Dzhurinskiy clinched the doubles point by winning a tiebreaker to claim a 7-6 win over Chris Kuhnle and Charl Morgan at No. 1 doubles.
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Huber capped off another strong day at No. 1 singles by defeating Christian Lakoseljac, 6-2, 6-3. Freshman
Mihailo Popovic was the second singles victor after locking in a straight-set win at the sixth position. Soha clinched the match-winning point for Wisconsin by defeating Bora Sengul, 7-5, 6-2 at No. 2 singles.
Robin Parts and
Jared Pratt also won both their matches, solidifying the 6-1 victory for Wisconsin.
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Straight from the Courts
Head coach Danny Westerman: "Very happy with the effort today. Doubles was a roller-coaster for both teams, but I'm proud of our guys to stay composed in the final moments. The guys stayed committed to our plays and that carried over nicely into singles. We are pumped to play a very good Ohio State team on Sunday."
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Wisconsin 6, Penn State 1
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Doubles Results
1.
Tim Dzhurinskiy/
Gabriel Huber (WIS) def. Chris Kuhnle/Charl Morgan (PSU) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Christian Lakoseljac/Christos Antonopoulo (PSU) def.
Jared Pratt/
Robin Parts (WIS) 6-3
3.
Lenard Soha/
Jesper Freimuth (WIS) def. Alp Sentay/Sam Bossem (PSU) 7-5
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Singles Results
1.
Gabriel Huber (WIS) def. Christian Lakoseljac (PSU) 6-2, 6-3
2.
Lenard Soha (WIS) def. Bora Sengul (PSU) 7-5, 6-2
3.
Jared Pratt (WIS) def. Miko Eala (PSU) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4)
4.
Robin Parts (WIS) def. Christos Antonopoulo (PSU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
5. Tim Ruetzel (PSU) def.
Jesper Freimuth (WIS) 6-4, 6-3
6.
Mihailo Popovic (WIS) def. Charl Morgan (PSU) 6-2, 6-4
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Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,6,2,5,4,3)
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