Badgers fight until the end but come up short in matchup with Hawkeyes

Friday, April 16

Madison, WI

3 PM

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Badgers fight until the end but come up short in matchup with Hawkeyes

April 16, 2021 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

UW scores doubles point, gets wins from Popovic and Krill in 4-3 loss to Iowa

By: Miriam Jaber

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin men's tennis team battled until the end before ultimately falling 4-3 to Iowa on Friday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

The Badgers (4-12, 4-11 Big Ten) were off to a strong start in doubles. The German duo of Lenard Soha and Jesper Freimuth locked in their seventh win this season with a 6-4 victory over Iowa's Oliver Okonkwo and Joe Tyler at the second position. At No. 3 doubles, it was the UW freshman duo of Tim Dzhurinskiy and Mihailo Popovic scoring a 6-3 win over Nikita Snezhko and Rudra Dixit to secure the doubles point for the Badgers.

In singles, Freimuth battled back from a 5-1 deficit in the third set to force a tiebreaker in which Will Davies ultimately emerged with 7-5 edge to complete a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 win and clinch the match for Iowa. Krill and Popovic locked in straight-set victories for the Badgers. Popovic defeated Snezhko 6-2, 6-4 at No. 5 singles while Krill followed with his 6-4, 6-2 victory at the sixth position.

Up Next:
Wisconsin concludes the regular season at noon Sunday by taking on Nebraska at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

Iowa 4, Wisconsin 3

Doubles Results
1. Kareem Allaf/Will Davies (UI) def. Jared Pratt/Robin Parts (WIS) 6-3
2. Lenard Soha/Jesper Freimuth (WIS) def. Oliver Okonkwo/Joe Tyler (UI) 6-4
3. Tim Dzhurinskiy/Mihailo Popovic (WIS) def. Nikita Snezhko/Rudra Dixit (UI) 6-3

Singles Results
1. Kareem Allaf (UI) def. Jared Pratt (WIS) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
2. Oliver Okonkwo (UI) def. Lenard Soha (WIS) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
3. Joe Tyler (UI) def. Robin Parts (WIS) 6-4, 6-2
4. Will Davies (UI) def. Jesper Freimuth (WIS) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Mihailo Popovic (WIS) def. Nikita Snezhko (UI) 6-2, 6-4
6. Robert Krill (WIS) def. Jason Kerst (UI) 6-4, 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,5,1,6,2,4)